If you let me, I can help you become a better person – The Housemaid

About this episode

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the themes of coercive control and survival in the film The Housemaid.

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith descend into the glossy nightmare of The Housemaid, where fake-perfect kitchens, mommy’s boys, and cream-cheese-frosted thriller twists hide a story about coercive control and survival.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

Topics covered

• coercive control
• survival
• thriller
• family dynamics
• psychological drama

Keywords

• The Housemaid
• coercive control
• survival
• thriller
• family dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Housemaid

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