Benedetta

it's not surprising that "lesbian nun sex" is the main narrative around benedetta, given the internet is what it is and that's a much easier pitch than "catholic politicking in the time of the plague." and there is sex here - stilted, male gazey, cartoon sex, as it is- but it's a sideshow among sideshows in a movie that doesn't know where to point the camera. in some ways it feels like an adaptation of a much longer tv show; a greatest hits album that covers the main plot but misses all the connecting bits. it's being called nunsploitation but that implies a degree of fun that even my most... read more