culture “Is That a Chainsaw In Your Pocket?”: Gender, Violence, & Gendered Violence in Slasher Movies Sam Moore Whether Leatherface’s chainsaw or the drill in Slumber Party Massacre, the intersection of gender, sex, and violence is what drives many slasher movies
culture Doll Parts: The Anarchic 1990s Origins of the Ladies of Yellowjackets Matt Belenky Celebrating the very 1990s cinematic origins of some of the hit stars of Showtimes biggest contemporary tv show Yellowjackets.
culture The Hardcover Connection: The Lost Charm of Film Reviewer Press Kits Keith Roysdon With the days of hard copy press kits long gone, Keith Roysdon shares his stash and the stories of their value -- both personally and as a film critic.
culture Parting is Such Sucky Sorrow: The Disruptive Romance of Tromeo and Juliet Elyse O’Dwyer Truly, what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with the sex, monster penis, love, and violence that is Tromeo and Juliet?
culture Quiet Influences: The Vast Reach of Douglas Trumbull’s Silent Running Raz Greenberg From Star Wars to Alien; from Studio Ghibli to Interstellar -- the influence of Trumbull's 1972 film Silent Running is undeniable.
culture A New Nightmare: At The Crossroads of Metafiction and Horror Gregory Paul Silber What happens when the horror movies know exactly how scared you are? Gregory Silber unpacks metafiction as it relates to the horror movie genre.
culture Shock!: How Old Monsters Haunted A New Generation Keith Roysdon Unpacking how the 1957 Shock! package changed pop culture by giving way to a revival of horror classics and monsters
culture Sinking with The Ship: On The Empathetic Filmmaking of James Cameron Elyse O’Dwyer The real key to compelling action in James Cameron's Aliens and Titanic? Empathy.
culture Perfect Relationships Don’t Exist: A Chaste Romance in “The Bishop’s Wife” Tiffany Babb Tiffany Babb discusses the 1948 film The Bishop's Wife and the rare avenue it gave to passion outside of the responsibilities of marriage.
culture What Makes a Cult Movie? (And What’s That Watermelon Doing There?): A Look Back At “Buckaroo Banzai” Keith Roysdon What makes a movie a success? What makes a movie a cult movie? Keith Roysdon unpacks why Buckaroo Banzai fits both bills.
culture Hallelujah, Holy Shit, Where’s The Tylenol: How Lockdown Has Turned Me Into Clark Griswold Chloe Maveal It's undeniable that holiday in lockdown have brought out the Clark Griswold in us...but that may not be a bad thing!
culture Here Comes Santa’s Claws: A Brief History of Christmas Horror Movies Caitlin Morton Christmas movies and horror movies have always gone hand-in-hand, and Caitlin Morton talks us through the history of the delightfully camp combo!
