Riley Stearns's Dual is a surprisingly thoughtful look at chronic illness inside a dark comedy about future with clones. Read all of our Sundance 2022 coverage …
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Ep. 73: Promising Young Woman and The Assistant: Explorations of rape culture
This week on the podcast we discuss two explorations of rape culture that approach the topic in very different way. We look at Emerald Fennell's stylish revenge …
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Modern Whore is a short about sex work for fans of Cam
Nicole Bazuin’s short Modern Whore feels like a documentary sister to Cam: it’s just as stylised, intelligent, and positive about sex work. This is part of our …
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Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls and Blood Quantum
This episode of the podcast discusses Jeff Barnaby's new Indigenous zombie film, Blood Quantum in conversation with his modern classic, Rhymes for Young Ghouls …
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Ep. 37: Meek’s Cutoff and subverting the western
Kelly Reichardt has directed two films set in the 19th century American West, Meek's Cutoff (2010) and First Cow (2019). To explore how she differs from the …
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Ep. 21: Feminist horror
In this episode, we celebrate our new ebook, Beyond empowertainment: Feminist horror and the struggle for female agency. In addition to discussing the films …