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Karyn Kusama

American filmmaker; her debut Girlfight (2000) won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, followed by Æon Flux (2005), Jennifer's Body (2009), The Invitation (2015), Destroyer (2018) and work on Yellowjackets.

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SafeOther Todd Haynes

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Todd Haynes’s Safe makes adulthood as terrifying as it actually is.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Karyn Kusama, the entry for Safe.

2019-01-28·criterion.com ↗

Blow OutOther Brian De Palma

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Brian De Palma’s Blow Out is a nihilistic portrait of political corruption, featuring John Travolta at his most blazingly charismatic.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Karyn Kusama, the entry for Blow Out.

2019-01-28·criterion.com ↗

NakedOther Mike Leigh

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Mike Leigh’s Naked is one of the darkest, saddest, most hopeless depictions of corrupted masculinity in movies.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Karyn Kusama, the entry for Naked.

2019-01-28·criterion.com ↗

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