Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl’ Gently Pushes Back Against Growing Media Puritanism

Babygirl balances eroticism and sexuality in a positive, but still relatively milquetoast, manner. However, in an era where puritan attitudes surrounding sex in media seem to be having a second heyday, Halina Reijn brings forward a much-needed conversation about female-forward representations of sex. In the same vein, however, Babygirl overexplains itself, constantly and needlessly reasserting its right to exist.