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Katrina Kemp, a prolific actress and little person rights advocate, joins me for a thorough discussion about Tod Browning's controversial Hollywood film: Freaks (1932). We talk about the history of side shows, the history of people with dwarfism in art and film, Tod Browning's life and background, as well as give a traditional GGG scene by scene analysis of the film. And of course since both Kat and I are queer as fuck, this analysis is also GAY.

Kamikaze Jones returns for the third installment in our series about important directors of gay porn from the 1970s!

In a stunning reevaluation of a film I once called "indefensible," trans therapist and femme sadist Maeve Martin joins me for an episode about Brian De Palma's most controversial film. This a traditional GGG episode, meaning we go scene by scene and do a deep analysis of the subversive themes and history of the film. Maeve provides much needed insights on psychiatric history in regards to gender dysphoria.

Fellow perverted film writer Travis Woods talked to me for three and a half hours about voyeurism in Brian De Palma's oeuvre. This is part I of that conversation, part II will be available on my patreon. Listen to us get hot and horny for looking and being looked at.

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Bibliography:

Keesey, Douglas . 2015. Brian De Palma's Split-Screen: A Life in Film. University Press of Mississippi.

Woods, Travis. "A Shot in the Dark: Syncing the Personal, Political, and Perverse of Brian De Palma’S Blow Out." Bright Wall/Dark Room. https://doi.org/brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/11/03/a-shot-in-the-dark-blow-out-1981/.

Woods, Travis. "De Palma Does Hollywood: Fleshing Out the Split-Screened Study of Voyeurism & Illusion in Body Double." Bright Wall/Dark Room. https://doi.org/https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Palmas-Split-Screen-Life-Film/dp/1628466979.

Critic and programer Justine Peres Smith joins me to discuss four films from the New French Extremity movement: Trouble Every Day, In My Skin, Inside, and Martyrs. We discuss Justine's work on religious devotion and body horror and apply it to this group of films.

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Bibliography:

West, Alexandra . 2016. Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity. McFarland & Company.

Screenwriter/streamer Carol Grant joins me for a review episode about Todd Field's new Oscar-nominated film! This is the first review episode about a movie I actually liked. We talk about themes of colonialism, power, lesbian masculinity, and reactionary politics. Listen to find out why we think Lydia Tár would defend JK Rowling. 

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I'm trying out a new venture where I review new movies with guests. I promise that the fact that I've hated everyone so far is a complete coincidence! Caleb Luna joins me to discuss Darren Aronofsky's lauded new film, The Whale. We cover fat archetypes in film, Brendan Fraser's comeback, and the tyranny of the fat suit. 

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Bibliography: 

Gay, Roxane. "The Cruel Spectacle of ‘The Whale’." The New York Times, December 10, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html

Oh, I love this episode. Artist Nayland Blake joins me again for a spirited discussion about this Faye Dunaway camp masterpiece. We discuss final girl slasher tropes, photographic controversy, THE ART WORLD, dirty old New York City aesthetics and so much more. 

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Bibliography: 

Clover, Carol J. 1992. Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. Princeton University Press.