Diabolique: Machine Made Dirt
On Diabolique: Beat Girl, Gillian Hills, go-go dancing, hip slang, seedy strip joints, teenage rebellion, and Oliver Reed in a checkered shirt.
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Cultural Gutter: Folk Horror for the Atomic Age
On The Cultural Gutter, I’m writing about Hammer Films’ These Are the Damned and the intersection of science fiction, horror, and folk horror in the atomic era.
Read moreWelcome to Cairowood
Examples of Egyptian filmmaking date back to the beginning of the 20th century, with Cairo becoming a hub of commercial filmmaking in the Arab world with the introduction of sound.
Read moreThe Silent Star
The imagination apparent in every aspect of The Silent Star‘s design is a joy, with a story that is solid and economical enough in its construction to survive instances of ideological lip service.
Read moreGolden Buddha
The Shaw Brothers take a crack at the jet-set spy genre and come up with a pretty awesome film full of judo, sunglasses, slinky cocktail dresses, secret lairs, gadgets, and of course a super villain in a shiny gold suit and cape.
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