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Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s <em>House of Psychotic Women</em>, Ten Years Later

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women, Ten Years Later

“Every woman who enjoys horror films has at some point felt the need to explain herself.”

By Elizabeth Horkley | October 21, 2022

Sadly, <em>The Peripheral</em> Is Not the Great Cyberpunk Series We’ve Been Waiting for

Sadly, The Peripheral Is Not the Great Cyberpunk Series We’ve Been Waiting for

Dylan Roth Reviews the Bland New Adaptation of William Gibson’s Novel

By Dylan Roth | October 20, 2022

How <em>Magnolia</em> Engages with the Aftermath of Being in a Dysfunctional Family

How Magnolia Engages with the Aftermath of Being in a Dysfunctional Family

Chantal V. Johnson in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | October 20, 2022

Taika Waititi is directing and producing the miniseries adaptation of <em>Interior Chinatown</em>.

Taika Waititi is directing and producing the miniseries adaptation of Interior Chinatown.

By Dan Sheehan | October 17, 2022

Why Elon Musk is More Like Thomas Edison Than Nikola Tesla

Why Elon Musk is More Like Thomas Edison Than Nikola Tesla

Michael Almereyda Discusses Two Giants of Invention

By Michael Almereyda | October 17, 2022

At the Lonely Crossroads of Horror and the American Century

At the Lonely Crossroads of Horror and the American Century

W. Scott Poole on the Intertwined History of Horror Films and Social Critique

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Talking to Myself: On <em>The Image Book</em> and the Legacy of Jean-Luc Godard

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What Godard is saying has always been a matter of how he is saying it."">"What Godard is saying has always been a matter of how he is saying it."

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A film scholar uncovered the oldest footage from a Black film company at the Library of Congress.

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Dawnie Walton in Praise of <em>Say Anything</em>’s Gangly, Vulnerable Male Lead

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How <em>The Exorcist</em> Turned the Tensions Beneath the Inviolable Nuclear Family Unit into Horror

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Powerful and Multifaceted: Maya Phillips on the Responsibility of Black Superheroes

Powerful and Multifaceted: Maya Phillips on the Responsibility of Black Superheroes

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