Irreversible

Disgusting. Horrible. And, above all, not in any way “genius” as it pretends to be. Portraying violence against women is never the “absolute cinema” people think it is; this is just torture porn. To enjoy this movie, you first have to be evil, then CALMLY sit through an hour and a half of racism, transphobia, homophobia, and misogyny. And oh, did I mention the 10-minute rape scene too? (Unsurprisingly, the only lengthy scene with consistently stable camerawork.) Clearly, this is a film made by a man for men. Other than that scene, which exists purely for shock value, I don’t think it would have gotten nearly as much attention as it has. I regret forcing myself to even watch this.