Contributions from Sam Moore | Little White Lies

Contributor Sam Moore

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Queer Cinema

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.
Man holding a gun in a dark setting.
In Praise Of

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.
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In Praise Of

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.
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In Praise Of

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.