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Tag Archives: Capitalism
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022): A Brutal, Queer Return of the Repressed
Leatherface rears his head again to make sure we remember he’s here, he’s queer, and nobody invading his home is safe.
BINGO HELL: The Intersectional Terrors of White Gentrification
Gigi Saul Guerrero’s BINGO HELL pits a tenacious old woman & her friends against white gentrification, embodied by the Devil himself.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 16] SUPERHOST: Capitalise, Consume, Kill
The latest 31 Days of Halloween essay is about SUPERHOST and the terrors of renting an Airbnb.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 14] Attacking the Patriarchy’s Penis in HOSTEL: PART II
Another day in the 31 Days of Halloween, this time looking into the interesting HOSTEL: PART II, a sequel with things to say about its predecessor and about men.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 11] The Bureaucracy & Bourgeois Nightmare of Life/Death in BEETLEJUICE
Day 11 in the 31 Days of Horror chants the forbidden words: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJUICE!
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 5] HOSTEL’s American Masculinity & Xenophobia
Day 5 of 31 Days of Halloween keeps on trucking with Eli Roth’s HOSTEL, a film meant to critique Americans but one that ends up very, very messy.
[Fantastic Fest 2021] Destructive Privatisation of Nature & Soul in LUZIFER
Peter Brunner’s LUZIFER explores the privatisation and destruction of nature, alongside the spiritual privatisation and destruction of a mother’s son.
Shakespearean-Level Vamp Tragedy in MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO
An eerie take on vampires that questions the nature of family and home.
[Nightstream] DINNER IN AMERICA & the Universal Spirit of Punk Rock
F**k America.
Black Market Women & Debating How to Die in Brea Grant’s 12 HOUR SHIFT
Being a nurse is a bitch.
The Entertainment Industry Will Suck Your Blood in TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
One woman’s soon-to-be unemployment collides with a vampire bat. The results? Surreal workplace mayhem.