There is nothing charming about the red fairy door we encounter in Aislinn Clark’s Irish language horror film, Fréwaka (Ireland, 2024).* Its fairy tree is old and hung with scissors and bones. And there is nothing safe about the Good Folk attracted to the house with the fairy door in it.
At The Witching Hour Is Nigh, Peg Aloi and and friend of the Gutter Kate Laity discuss Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (2024)! “My special guest and friend Kate Laity, who was featured on my first podcast episode, and I went to see The Substance late last fall and […]
This week’s Guest Star is Michelle Kisner. Keep up with her on Instagram at @robotcookie! ~~~~ Pornography generally has a negative reputation, and it’s fair to say that most modern porn is primarily focused on sexual gratification. However, there are exceptions, as some classic films have successfully integrated […]
At PBS’s It’s Lit, Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes talk about the Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Octavia Butler. “If you are a fan of science fiction a name you should be familiar with is Octavia E. Butler (cough especially if you watched our telly award-winning Afro-Futurism video […]
At Autostraddle, Steff Rubino interviews Marya E. Gates about her new book, Cinema Her Way. It’s a great interview and if you are interested in film and film writing, you should probably read it! “I did make a concerted effort to make sure that I had women from […]
At their blog, Tom Alberta writes about the Great Gonzo, Queerness and Jean-Francois Lyotard: “It’s not exactly a secret: Queers are sneaky. Traditionally deprived of role models who think and act like us, we have become experts in the art of subverting characters in nominally ‘wholesome’ media. Everybody’s […]
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