“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” That’s a quote from former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, famously cited by Taylor Swift by way of Katie Couric (and/or Starbucks cups where it appeared). But Swift’s use of it — in response to some light awards-show joking from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — is the one that echoes throughout the extremely millennial-coded new horror-comedy Forbidden Fruits. Swift only comes up directly once during the film, when Cherry (Victoria Pedretti), one of three fruit-named women in a witchy workplace clique, notes that she has a Scottish fold cat, just like the pop singer. But in a movie that’s largely about younger millennials’ precarious position in the world, Swift’s cultural cachet as the preeminent member of that generation extends far beyond her influence on Cherry’s pet.
