Contributions from Justine Smith | Little White Lies

Contributor Justine Smith

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Makin’ Wookie – A brief history of Star Wars porn parodies

by Justine Smith

George Lucas’ space saga was instru­men­tal in kick-start­ing the X‑rated spoof industry.
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A Horror Travelogue: 31 horror movies from 31 different countries

by Justine Smith

Join us on an epic round the world trip to some of the dark­est reach­es of hor­ror cinema.
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Obama Era Cinema

The New Fear – How horror cinema uncaged America’s internal monster

by Justine Smith

Jus­tine Smith exam­ines how movies like The House of the Dev­il and Lords of Salem use nos­tal­gia to expose a frac­tured nation­al identity.
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The softcore feminist romp ushering in the Roman Porno New Wave

by Justine Smith

Sion Sono’s Anti-Porno explores the untapped sex­u­al imag­i­na­tion of women.
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Is there still a place for eroticism in cinema?

by Justine Smith

Events like Le Fes­ti­val du Film de Fess­es are explor­ing stig­ma­tis­ing and trans­gres­sion on the big screen.
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Dreaming Big

Why Sex and the City is the greatest blockbuster of the 21st century

by Justine Smith

This TV spin-off kick­start­ed a con­ver­sa­tion on diver­si­ty, while also say­ing that women could and should have the same rabid con­sumer rights as men.
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In Praise Of

The seminal fashion industry satire that paved the way for Zoolander

by Justine Smith

Ben Stiller’s com­ic cre­ation chan­nels the absurd charm of ​’60s cult clas­sic Who Are You, Pol­ly Maggoo?