‘Men’ review: ‘Folk horror’ movie has a lot to show, but not much to say
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The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
Full disclaimer: “Men” is a movie written and directed by a man, with editing and cinematography by men, and this is a review written by a man, but the movie is actually about a woman — and about women’s relationships to men. And while the movie has some really startling and horrifically beautiful scenes and effects that will unfortunately stay with me for a long time, I wonder if “Men” might have benefited from having more women co-writing or -directing — not just because women still don’t get as many opportunities or the same pay in Hollywood, but because the movie might have had more to say…