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“I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly.” ~ Umberto Eco
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly.” ~ Umberto Eco
In Memoriam Viola Fletcher
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In Memoriam Viola Fletcher
Happy Birthday, Boris.
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Happy Birthday, Boris.
A few films based on books by Jim Thompson.
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A few films based on books by Jim Thompson.
In Memoriam Udo Kier
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
In Memoriam Udo Kier
It tickles me that The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1947) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Charles Barton, 1948) were released only a few months apart in America. What a wild double feature they could have made.
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It tickles me that The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1947) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Charles Barton, 1948) were released only a few months apart in America. What a wild double feature they could have made.
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (Orson Welles, 1947)
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (Orson Welles, 1947)
Served with fries, garnish, onions, and a slice of watermelon? Is the watermelon a reference to the video game Kirby? Is this all a very meta pun?
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Served with fries, garnish, onions, and a slice of watermelon? Is the watermelon a reference to the video game Kirby? Is this all a very meta pun?
“Andrew is definitely a pedo.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“Andrew is definitely a pedo.”
“Morissey is such a ponce!”
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Morissey is such a ponce!”
Some of Ronald Searle’s illustrations for DICK DEADEYE (1975).
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Some of Ronald Searle’s illustrations for DICK DEADEYE (1975).
I appreciated the Douglas Sirk steak joke in PULP FICTION, but I’ll be darned if I can figure out why Tarantino named a hamburger after Durward Kirby, aside from simple assonance.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I appreciated the Douglas Sirk steak joke in PULP FICTION, but I’ll be darned if I can figure out why Tarantino named a hamburger after Durward Kirby, aside from simple assonance.
Our peaceful morning walk, five minutes before the hail storm started.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our peaceful morning walk, five minutes before the hail storm started.
“A love that will never die.”
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“A love that will never die.”
I’m having no luck finding my copy of Our Lady of Darkness. It’s on a shelf somewhere. This book is not for everybody, but I recommend it highly.
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m having no luck finding my copy of Our Lady of Darkness. It’s on a shelf somewhere. This book is not for everybody, but I recommend it highly.
Barbara Eden’s “normie” fashions on I Dream Of Jeannie were flirty, whimsical, and very Mod.
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Barbara Eden’s “normie” fashions on I Dream Of Jeannie were flirty, whimsical, and very Mod.
The languid allure of Cult Movies.
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The languid allure of Cult Movies.
There’s a plausible head-canon where Alice (of ALICE, SWEET ALICE) grows up to be Adrian from LIQUID SKY
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There’s a plausible head-canon where Alice (of ALICE, SWEET ALICE) grows up to be Adrian from LIQUID SKY
An Appreciation of Paula Sheppard
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
An Appreciation of Paula Sheppard
Poise, pose, and pretension. Aliens feed on orgasmic death amidst the decadent downtown neon bohemia of LIQUID SKY (Slava Tsukerman, 1982)
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Poise, pose, and pretension. Aliens feed on orgasmic death amidst the decadent downtown neon bohemia of LIQUID SKY (Slava Tsukerman, 1982)
The delicate miniature nightmares of Jan Švankmajer.
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The delicate miniature nightmares of Jan Švankmajer.
Jack Smith remembering Atlantis.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jack Smith remembering Atlantis.
Jack Smith rediscovering Atlantis.
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Jack Smith rediscovering Atlantis.
I understand the impulse.
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I understand the impulse.
“You’re in Wizzard, ‘Arry!”
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
“You’re in Wizzard, ‘Arry!”