Posts by Sam Moore

John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy and the end of faith

By Sam Moore

As The Thing turns 40, its place within Carpenter's exploration of spiritual breakdown has never felt more prescient.

Why Meiko Kaji’s cult characters are still subversive in their strength

By Sam Moore

As Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion turns 50, Meiko Kaji's feminist action heroines are as thrilling to watch as ever.

The radically non-binary nature of Sally Potter’s Orlando

By Sam Moore

Thirty years after it was released, the British director’s take on Virginia Woolf’s novel is a powerful study of self-identity.

It’s a Sin shows the tragic consequences of misinformation

By Sam Moore

Russell T Davies’ landmark AIDS drama reveals how confusion and fear gripped gay men in 1980s.

How Derek Jarman’s films queer the narrative of history

By Sam Moore

In 1976’s Sebastiane and 1986’s Caravaggio, the director refuses to relegate homosexuality to the subtext.

Why Sunset Boulevard remains a glorious Gothic horror

By Sam Moore

Billy Wilder’s classic Hollywood satire from 1950 is also a great post-modern ghost story.

Queer coming of age in the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

By Sam Moore

Gregg Araki’s mid-’90s triptych explores the hope and hopelessness of being young and openly gay.

Is Hans Gruber the ultimate cinematic embodiment of capitalism?

By Sam Moore

Alan Rickman’s iconic Die Hard baddie is a faux-revolutionary motivated purely by financial gain.

Tetsuo: The Iron Man and the dark side of transhumanism

By Sam Moore

Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s nightmarish 1989 body horror explores the morbid fusion of biology and technology.

Why the politics of Derek Jarman’s late films are so important

By Sam Moore

In a time of political uncertainty, his bold representations of queerness remain as vital and relevant as ever.

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