Cinematic Discomfort
Cinematic Discomfort dives into the movies that disturb us—and why we can’t look away. Host Charlotte brings a mix of humor, psychological insight, and deep-dive film nerdery to explore the themes, trauma, and artistry behind unsettling cinema.
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Suspiria (1977 & 2018): Ritual, Rebirth, and the Horror of Creation (opens the original)
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Two visions of witchcraft and womanhood: one drenched in neon nightmare; the other in bone and blood, both wrestling with the power and terror of transformation. In a special Double Feature episode, Charlotte and guest Forrest contemplate the feminist and cosmic implications of this classic movie and its "reimagining". Content warnings include witchcraft, blood, violence, body horror, religious imagery, psychological distress, bugs, discussion of BDSM (including impact play and knife play). Forr
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