IFWT #38 - Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995)

Think your time in high school was miserable? Then thank your lucky stars your name isn’t Dawn Weiner! Yes, this week we’re taking a look at Welcome To The Dollhouse, the breakout film from famed cinematic satirist Todd Solondz, released to critical acclaim and box office success in that most glorious of decades: The 90s. Dawn hates her teachers, her classmates, her pestering sister and unsympathetic mother. But she’s no angel herself, often indulging in the same behaviour and name calling that she regularly suffers. So, allow us to welcome you to our very own Dollhouse as we take a disturbingly close look at this daring, frank and emotionally complex independent flick that still resonates to this day.