New video essay, just in time for Valentine’s Day! This one focuses on one of my favorite horror romance movies, Bones and All. This 2022 movie stars Taylor Russell and Timothee Chalamet directed by Luca Guadagnino, based on a book by Camille DeAngelis.
New video essay on the films Candyman 1992 and 2021, how they compare, the cultural analysis of them both, and how they relate to what is currently going on in the world.
In this video I discuss the use of Redsploitation in horror movies and how it affects the way we see Native peoples and cultures.
Video essay on the work of Junji Ito, specifically his manga Uzumaki and it’s focus on the anxieties that surround natural disasters.
Video essay on the history of the monster lover - those that choose the monster over the leading man. It’s history, its cultural implications and what it says about gender and sexuality in our culture.
This video goes through about the past 90 years of the representation of trans people and gender non-conforming people in the horror genre. The impact of the way that transgender people are depicted in media has direct impact on laws, violence, and how everyone views themselves.
In collaboration with A24 and the release of their film Zola, a panel discussion on the film and the perspectives of Black femme sex workers. Featuring artist and actvist Briq House and performer Marley.
Tonight's video is all about the 1918 Pandemic, commonly called the Spanish Flu, and what similarities it has to the Coronavirus spreading through the world right now. I was really fascinated to find so many similarities to a pandemic that happened almost exactly 100 years ago.
