The Rumpus Interview with Melissa Yancy
Melissa Yancy discusses her debut story collection Dog Years, using her day job for inspiration, and being “an old curmudgeon at heart.”
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Lars Von Trier
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The Rumpus Discussion of Nymphomaniac
[Lars von Trier is] a black hole in the middle of his cinematic universe, and sooner or later he's going to suck everything right into himself.
The Rumpus Review of Nymphomaniac Vol. II
If predictability was insight, if the familiar was shocking, if everyone hadn’t already watched a billion hours of Internet porn, Nymphomaniac might be the movie Lars von Trier thought he was making.
Women Who Prey
Sex in both endeavors [Nymphomanic and Under the Skin] is a must; an addiction in the former and a tool for sustenance in the latter. But in both cases the women are driven by something beyond their control and as a result, they prey.
The Rumpus Review of Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1
We view women’s sexual journeys different from men’s sexual journeys, particularly because we still have a hard time seeing women as sexual agents. In Nymphomaniac we see a woman who is in clear pursuit of sexual pleasure.
Emotional Creatures: Excess, Restraint and Deliverance in Antichrist
Lars von Trier's films are effective primarily because he is not afraid of creating complex female characters.
Before You See “Antichrist,” A Few Other Romantic Films
It doesn’t take a Harvard-trained therapist to know that with love comes madness, obsession, jealousy, mind-fuckery, fear, panic and a healthy dose of psychosexual terrorism. Maybe these symptoms aren’t manifested…