Filmi Fiascos
Beth Watkins seeks out the truest fiascos in Indian film, which, of course, includes Shaitani Dracula. “To paraphrase Seinfeld, these movies are a mess—and they’re spectacular.”
Pop Culture That Makes Pop Culture Happy Hour Cry
On Pop Culture Happy Hour, Linda, Stephen and Chris share what pop culture makes them cry and why.
Demanding Better Representation
At XOJane, Chaka Cumberbath demands better representation for Black girl nerds in geek culture: “We can be spunky. We can be vivacious. We can be complicated and beautiful and emotional and flawed and we might be all of those things or none of those things at all, but […]
An Oral History of Evil Dead II
“I think I can speak for all of us: We’d rather be doing slapstick comedy. But because we were so concerned, at the time, with getting our work into theaters, we thought: ‘Eh, horror films. That’s a good way in.’” More history of Evil Dead II at The […]
The Shrieking Horror of Castle Lemongrab
“Sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable. Sometimes I wished to express my sensations in my own mode, but the uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened me into silence again” (Frankenstein, 110). “He raised her and smiled with […]
Cutting Snowpiercer
Director Bong Joon-ho confirms that the Weinstein Company will be cutting his film Snowpiercer for release in the “English-speaking territories.” Updates from Yahoo News and Variety via @NewKoreanCinema
The Cultural Gutter 