What happens when you struggle with your sexuality? What happens when you are torn between two relationships, the one society wants you to have and the one you actually desire? What…
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This is the Robocop sequel I’ve always wanted to see. In 1969, Toei Company launched the Toei Cartoon Festival, an annual summer event that showcased their upcoming TV shows in theaters.…
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Psychedelics are having a moment. Denver, Oakland, Ann Arbor, Seattle, and Detroit all decriminalized psilocybin. So if you go there, the cops won’t bother you while you smell sounds and hear…
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At some point, every generation inevitably feels that all the good stories have been told and there’s nothing left to say. It makes sense, especially in the 21st century. The more…
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The origin stories of many kaiju involve nuclear pollution that awakens and/or mutates a beast, usually on an ancient island or deep in the bowels of Earth. The monsters emerge and…
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I wish that I wasn’t allergic to cats. Because if that was the case, I could adopt one. And then, in addition to all the head bumps, cuddles, and belly rubs…
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Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…
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Imagine alien parasites, which look like very oily, slightly hairy scrotums, taking over humans and turning them into goopy, armored, tentacled, supercharged death machines with robotic arms that are giant power…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull was a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) from 2018-22. Purchase the Wicked World Special Edition Blu-ray here. In 1989, filmmaker Barry J.…
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Fun fact: The artwork on vintage arcade game cabinets is one of the most significant cultural achievements of humankind. From the backlit haze of the marquees to the wild collages on…
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The Nineties were bizarre. Everyone remembers Nirvana, extra-large flannels, and greasy hair, sure. But we often forget about the other part of the era that included the unfortunately named Cherry Poppin’…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull was a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) from 2018-22. Purchase the Pathogen Special Edition Blu-ray here. Conceived when filmmaker Emily Hagins…
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Some of the strongest human emotions are revealed where we least expect them—not in the expression, but the spaces between. It’s the exhale of breath you hear after someone tells you…
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Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has spent much of his career creating “one-minute sculptures,” in which people hold awkward positions with random objects. Many involve people sticking their head through pieces of…
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In Japanese folklore, hitodama are the souls of dead people. They look like bright balls of fire that float around at night. Sometimes they make a thunderous sound. Other times they…
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In the pilot episode of the mighty My So-Called Life, a band plays at a house party. Their music could be described as “Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Stone Temple Pilots,”…
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It’s nice to know that cocaine was alive and well in 2003. In the depths of hell, Dominator (a guitar-shredding warrior who wears a metal mask), steals a magic key from…
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There’s a career trajectory for teen stars that feels familiar at this point: A popular family sitcom finally ends long past its expiration date, and its young stars clamor for the…
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In the opening minutes of Screambook, a lady named Eleanor hangs out with siblings at a family reunion. She says, “David, how’s your law business going?” The camera cuts to a…
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It’s a story we’ve seen over and over and over again: A Hell Witch appears at a “devil hole” along with the Hell Virgin, who is the innocent daughter of the…