Poor Things, Hopecore and Eternal Sunshine at 20
Hey dolls,
It’s the first Thursday of the year and the Dollhouse is back with another week of essays and interviews for you. We’re coming in hot for 2024 with an interview with Holly Waddington, costume designer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming Poor Things, a reflection on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at 20, an ode to minimal music videos, and loads more. So for the first time this year, let’s jump in…
In Poor Things, Holly Waddington’s Costume Designs Signal Sexual Liberation (Opens in a new window)
Sabrina Cooper chats with the costume designer for the upcoming movie, to find out about working with Emma Stone and communicating the film’s specific aesthetic world through clothes.
Hopecore: The Internetification of Existentialism (Opens in a new window)
Emma Quin explores hopecore and everything it tells us about the way we perceive and communicate ourselves and our lives online right now.
Female Adolescence, Isolation and Hauntings in the Work of Francesca Woodman (Opens in a new window)
Karla Mendez writes on the short career of photographer Francesca Woodman, whose images uniquely detail the uncanny in-between of teen girlhood.
Culture Slut: The Best Parties in Cinematic History (Opens in a new window)
For this month’s Culture Slut, Misha M-N beats the January blues by listing their favourite parties in cinema from Romeo and Juliet to The Boys in the Band.
Plain White MVs: 2024 Boasts the Return of an Industry Favourite (Opens in a new window)
Douglas Jardim zooms in on the trend back towards minimal music videos, noting that they’re often the most impactful.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at 20 and Our Obsession with Making Ourselves Sadder (Opens in a new window)
And finally, James Punshon thinks through the sadcore movie to end all sadcore movies, and its place in the pantheon of media that we turn to when we just want to wallow.
See ya next week!
XOXO,
The Polyester Team
