88 - Red Sparrow

Eavesdropping at the Movies · Sep 3, 2018 · 36m

We catch up on home media with an erotic thriller that, while it fails to titillate, offers a fascinating portrayal of totalitarianism, sexuality, control and ownership of the female body and the way power is expressed through it, revenge, and more. Jennifer Lawrence stars as a ballet dancer forced into working for the state as a honeypot, tasked with seducing Joel Edgerton's CIA operative for the purpose of smoking out his mole. We are in agreement on the extravagant thrill of the opening, and the electifying darkness of the sex school's complex dynamics and brutal methods. Mike is less…