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In Praise Of

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 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.
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.
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.
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.

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