Fear Level: Terrifying, Existentially disconcerting
Trigger Warnings: rape/sexual assault, insomnia, OCD, eating disorders, auditory and visual hallucinations

• Director: Darren Aronofsky
• Writers: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin
• Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Rider

Did you watch Annihilation and think "I'd like to see another movie where Natalie Portman attempts to fight herself?" Well, have I got good news for you! It's time for sexual harassment, horrible hallucinations, and ballet that will keep you awake at night. Let's talk Black Swan with our friends Megan Brown and Elizabeth Brei

Topics of Discussion:

• Body horror is just a cool side effect of ballet
• Artistic Madness
• Mirrors: the true horror
• Treatment of mental illness
• Does this movie know it's about sexual harassment? Discuss!
• This is the wrong kind of sexual harassment
• Vincent Cassel, our worst villain yet
• Consult a lady
• Lily gets a bad rap
• The eerie similarities of Winona Rider
• MOM! GET OUT OF MY ROOM! I'M TRYING TO GET OFF!
• The problem with sexuality in this movie
• This movie is broken because it relies on the concept that people don't think Natalie Portman is potentially attractive
• THE MALE GAZE

Recommendations:

• Whiplash
• Sebastian Stan
• Chopping Mall
• Attack of the Clones?
• Suspiria
• Paranoia Agent
• Misandrists
• Climax
• Step Up 2: The Streets
• Birdman
• Perfect Blue
• Hannibal
• Requiem for a Dream
• The Wrestler
• Pi
• The Dream of a Beast by Neil Jordan
• The Machinist
• Jupiter Ascending

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