Category: Essays
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I’m boycotting ‘Scream 7,’ and you should, too (Justice for Melissa Barrera Edition)
The 'Scream' franchise is dead to me.
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Black Christmas, a grueling art-piece of male aggression & female power
Editor-in-chief Jason Scott examines the sociopolitical importance of Bob Clark's 1974 slasher.
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Delusion and pain in ‘Saint Maud’ & ‘Censor’
Both films depict the tragedy which lies with those who never recovery from trauma
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The doom of growing old in ‘The Amusement Park’ & ‘I Care A Lot’
George A. Romero's long-lost "film" The Amusement Park presents aging as a nightmarish wonderland.
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Essay: tragedy and triumph of pop stardom in ‘Bloodthirsty’
Amelia Moses' latest feature examine hunger for fame.
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Review: the terror of sleep paralysis in ‘Come True’
Anthony Scott Burns' new film is a perfect slice of sleep paralysis.
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Trauma’s aftershocks, the art of sacrifice, and ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell's directorial debut is flashy and goes for a knockout punch.
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‘Happiest Season’ is a problematic nightmare
Now streaming on Hulu, what could have been a fabulous queer Christmas film is actually quite harmful.
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Essay: Why I love ‘Freaky’ (and its heartfelt gender politics)
Christopher Landon's new slasher flick is a queer wonderland.
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Essay: Why Leigh Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’ moved me to tears
A re-imagination of H.G. Wells' iconic novel explores domestic violence, paranoia, and escape.
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‘Black Christmas’ (2006) remake is somehow both stylish & soulless
The 2006 remake of 1974's classic Black Christmas is heavy on the gore, light on the character and suspense.
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Child’s Play, a beleaguered franchise eyes a necessary facelift
B-Sides & Badlands revisits the entire Child's Play franchise and makes a case for the upcoming 2019 remake.
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Essay: What it’s like to be a non-binary musician
Non-binary musicians Rae Spoon, Shawnee and T. Thomason discuss what the industry is like, their coming out stories and what the LGBTQIA+ needs to do next, post-PWR BTTM controversy.
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Essay: Trixie Mattel, good intentions and the danger of language
EIC writes a personal essay about identity and a country album breaking down barriers.
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