We're wrapping up our look at Toxic Masculinity with David Slade's feature directorial debut, Hard Candy (2005).
This secret rape/revenge film features powerhouse performances from Elliot Page and Patrick Wilson and plenty of uncomfortable moments.
Plus: comparisons to Promising Young Woman (and Saw X?!), a frank discussion of pedophilia, plenty of strategic framing, and the prequel we want to see.
Reference: Hadass S. Wade. "What Are Little Girls Made Of?: Abjection and the Queer Child in Hard Candy." CAA Undergraduate Research Journal.
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Hard Candy (2005)

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Look out for UFOs and stay away from Froot Loops because we're discussing Gregg Araki's tender-yet-traumatizing adaptation Mysterious Skin (2004). Tagging in for the conversation is RogerEbert.com Assistant Editor and The Spool founder & EIC Clint Worthington.
Join us as we have many difficult conversations about a film filled to the brim with controversial subject matter. From Joseph Gordon Levitt and Brady Corbet's heartbreaking performances to the accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sex abuse, there's no shortage of things to talk about.
Plus: a defense of the single working mother, praise for Michelle Trachtenberg, MPAA woes (again) and the journey of Scott Heim's source novel from page to screen.
References:
> "Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin". Ion Magazine
> Damon Young and Gilbert Caluya. “A Vessel of Imagery: An Interview with Gregg Araki”. Sense of Cinema
> 'Mysterious Skin'. Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
> Peter Bowen. "THE WONDER YEARS: An Interview with Gregg Araki". FilmMaker Magazine
> Jeff Otto. "Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet and Michelle Trachtenberg". IGN
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Mysterious Skin (2004) feat. Clint Worthington

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the pretty bad but kinda-sorta entertaining Tarot (2024), aka "teeny-bopper Thir13en Ghosts."
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Tarot (Patreon Clip)

After plenty of requests for coverage, we're finally caught up on AMC's Interview with the Vampire S01. Spoiler alert: we both strongly recommend this.
Qualms about Sam Reid's accent aside, this show has everything: hot sex, unabashed queerness, race and class critiques, and Bailey Bass is  as Claudia.
Plus: thirsting after Jacob Anderson, vibing with Eric Bogosian's interviewer, and anticipating Ben Daniels in S02
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Interview with the Vampire S01

Smash all the lights and strike a match because we're talking about disability horror, Audrey Hepburn and Wait Until Dark (1967).
Joining us for the conversation is disability documentary filmmaker Ariel Baska, who has a love/hate relationship with the film and its contribution to "cripping up."
Plus: that famous jump scare, accusations of misogyny and ableism, the gross history of "Ugly Laws," and the return of Trace's recurring joke about Charade
Reference: ‘Wait Until Dark’: Terence Young’s Terrifyingly Effective Suspense Thriller with Brilliant Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. Cinephilia and Beyond
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Wait Until Dark (1967) feat. Ariel Baska

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the infamous S01E05 "Angel Maker" episode of Hannibal, "Coquilles."
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Hard Candy (2005)

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