Wronged women rising up as supernatural beings against their oppressors is a tale as old as time, narrated in literature and cinema over and over again. Writer-director Anvita Dutt upends the idea of the witch, often portrayed as a conniving, evil woman with magic powers by the Brothers Grimm, German authors who collected and published folklore during the 19th century. …
Brightburn belongs to the queerly modern phenomenon of popular entertainments whose subtext offers far more edifying fare than their narrative. As if recognising the enormity of the superhero superstructure, the Gunns add horror to the mix, even resorting to gore when they find their project dramatically wanting and tame. Tori is portrayed as an overtly protective mother who, in keeping …
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