How can you make a film about women resisting violence,
without wallowing in the experience of the violence itself? Two new ‘thrillers’
set me thinking. ‘The Girl on the Train’ and ‘Under the Shadow’ both share a
feminist sub-text, but one was infinitely more successful at exploring the
dilemmas without brutalising the senses, although you’ll have to search hard to
find it at your local cinema.
