FRESH KILL (1994)
dir. Shu Lea Cheang
Shareen Lightfoot and Claire Mayakovsky raise their daughter Honey near the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island in New York City. Shareen works as a salvager recovering refuse from the landfill, while Claire works as a waitress at a sushi restaurant. The city is heavily contaminated with pollution that adversely affects local animals and food; Claire brings home contaminated fish from the restaurant that is eaten by Honey, who begins glowing green and then vanishes. Shareen and Claire discover that the multinational GX Corporation is responsible for the pollution and Honey's disappearance, and become involved in an effort to hack and expose the company with sushi chef/hacker Jiannbin Lui, and poet/dishwasher Miguel Flores. (link in title)
There’s something about the fact that there have been girls my age almost a century ago that felt the same way as I do now. Despite the fact that the world evolved in terms of technology and science, we still equally struggle with our emotions. Manuela surely would’ve had a tc account if tumblr had been invented before.
I highly recommend Huesera: The Bone Woman to any feminist horror fans out there! I was shocked by how visceral and relatable it was. I won't spoil too much, but this is the first feature film of the director, Michelle Garza Cervera, and I'm so excited to see what she does next.
D.E.B.S. (2004)
dir. Angela Robinson
Recruited by the U.S. government for their unique ability to lie, cheat and fight, Amy, Max, Janet and Dominique join an underground academy of secret agents known only as D.E.B.S. These crime fighting hotties set out to save the world and keep their lipstick perfectly applied while doing so. Now the girls must combine their skills for their most important mission- to capture vexing vixen Lucy Diamond, the deadliest criminal the world has ever known. When D.E.B.S. star player, Amy, falls for Lucy, chaos erupts and the D.E.B.S. loyalty is put to the test.
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