Once dubbed by Details magazine as “the meanest man in Hollywood,” writer-director Neil LaBute has indeed made some of the most caustic, cruel and wickedly funny films in contemporary cinema. His work as a playwright was no less vicious – his plays have provoked anger from critics and audiences alike, prompting one audience members to call for blood and the Mormon Church – of which he has been a member – to disfellowship him for his negative characterizations of the faithful. But the most frequent – and disavowed – criticism of LaBute has been to label him a misogynist. Time and again, LaBute
