‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ – Revisiting the ’90s Thriller Ahead of the Remake

I have a vivid memory of watching The Hand That Rocks the Cradle when I was no more than six or seven. I recall being absolutely enthralled—not necessarily by the story, but the imagery reeled me in. It left an indelible mark on my brain; that’s probably why I’m drawn to psychological thrillers so much. […]

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Blame Pedestrian Sex, Not Madonna, for the Failure of ‘Body of Evidence’ [Sex Crimes]

In the pantheon of Erotic Thrillers, Body of Evidence is an odd one. It falls into the even more niche sub-category of courtroom thrillers, which spend as much time on the naughty bits as they do with witnesses on the stand or in depositions (see also: Disclosure). Enter Body of Evidence. In the film, femme […]

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The Bleak Outlook of a World With AIDS in Todd Haynes’ ‘Safe’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Moore Milk, Please. After wrapping up 2022 with a discussion of Carter Smith’s Into the Dark entry “Midnight Kiss“, we kicked off 2023 with a re-do of one of our earliest episodes on Richard Shepard’s The Perfection. Now, we’re talking about what Wes Craven dubbed “the scariest film of 1995” in Todd Haynes‘ AIDS allegory Safe, which boasts […]

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Ivan Reitman’s ‘Evolution’ – Celebrating 20 Years of the Other Ghostbusters

No matter how you feel about the sequels, reboots and spin-offs, there’s no denying that the first Ghostbusters captured lightning in a bottle in a way that not even the original team could replicate. Sometimes, the right people pop up at the right place and the right time, and the universe gifts us with an […]

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