by Noah Grossman | Mar 12, 2015 | Articles
If you hear “Spanish cinema” and think hairspray, eye-popping pastels, and lots of arguing about nothing, well, checkmate. But don’t take Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! for some pointless pleasure romp or you’ll be doing spit-takes with your margarita. Director Pedro...
by Theresa Phung | Mar 8, 2015 | Articles, Comics
You might know Jeffrey Brown from the witty children’s picture book Darth Vader and Son, or its equally clever sequel Vader’s Little Princess, but Brown got his start in comics way back in 2002 with books definitely not made for kids. His first graphic novel was a...
by Noah Grossman | Mar 5, 2015 | Articles
There are some things in life you just can’t prepare for: being pushed off a helicopter to fight a war you don’t know the first thing about, holding the tiny hand of a person who just came out of you, watching Peter Greenway’s The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her...
by Theresa Phung | Feb 28, 2015 | Articles
In Japan, there is the Sex Industry—the Red Light District, prostitution, peep shows, BDSM clubs—and then there’s the Love Industry. In Japan you can find an expansive collection of services to replace dedicated interpersonal relationships. At Host and Hostess Bars...
by Noah Grossman | Feb 27, 2015 | Articles, Reviews
Crash isn’t David Cronenberg’s first psycho-sexual cringe masterpiece, but it’s up there with his best. Cronenberg’s stories often center around the collision of the physical with the virtual; for example, in Videodrome (1983) a mysterious and sexually arousing TV...
by Devan Johnson | Feb 23, 2015 | Articles, Reviews
Alright, I’m gonna be honest with you guys; I have no idea how I feel about Curse of the Were-Woman by Dawn Carrington. I might like it? But I might also hate it. I don’t know. To help me work through my feelings, I’m gonna summarize the book for you...
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