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Video Dispatches: WHIRLPOOL, TIME WITHOUT PITY &THE CIRCUS

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the new Blu-ray releases of Whirlpool (1949), Time Without Pity (1957) and Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus (1928).

Fantasy Science Pt. 27: The Sci-Fi Writer’s Guide To Quantum Physics
Fantasy Science Pt. 27: The Sci-Fi Writer’s Guide To Quantum Physics

Whether you’re writing a screenplay or simply hoping to add a little quantum oomph to your novel, this writer’s guide to quantum physics is perfect for you!

Video Dispatches: JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, BEYOND EVIL & Universal Horror
Video Dispatches: JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, BEYOND EVIL & Universal Horror

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the recent Blu-Ray releases of Beyond Evil (1980), Universal Horror Vol. 2 (1933-1943) and Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955).

Queerly Ever After #12: BOYS (Jongens) (2014)

Boys takes a well-worn story of self-acceptance and turns it into a beautiful piece of internal struggle.

Video Dispatches: PLEDGE NIGHT, THE SET-UP & 3 by Von Sternberg
Video Dispatches: PLEDGE NIGHT, THE SET-UP & 3 By Von Sternberg

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the recent home video releases of Pledge Night (1990), The Set-Up (1949) and 3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg

Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Heroes
Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Heroes

Stories, no matter the medium, have always been full of heroes, so we’re taking a minute to highlight some of our favorites from film and television.

Queerly Ever After #11: BACK SOON (2007)
Queerly Ever After #11: BACK SOON (2007)

Back Soon is certainly an enjoyable bad movie, but for any bold statements on sexual fluidity you’re better off watching something else.

Video Dispatches: ANNA, VAMPIRES & A BUCKET OF BLOOD
Video Dispatches: ANNA, VAMPIRES & A BUCKET OF BLOOD

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the recent home video releases of Luc Besson’s Anna, John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) and Roger Corman’s A Bucket of Blood (1959).

Mental Illness In The Movies: THE END OF EVANGELION
Mental Illness In The Movies: THE END OF EVANGELION

Jack Godwin takes a look at the portrayal of mental illness in anime film The End of Evangelion.

Fantasy Science Pt. 26: Invisibility In Fiction & Human Vision

Invisibility. Camouflage. They are plot devices in many science fiction and fantasy stories, but do we have anything really like it in real life? How does it work?

Queerly Ever After #10: ALL OVER ME (1997)
Queerly Ever After #10: ALL OVER ME (1997)

In this week’s Queerly Ever After, Amanda Jane Stern considers the 1997 film All Over Me, a coming-of-age story about the relationship between two girls.

Video Dispatches: WILD IN THE COUNTRY, THE EAR & KILLER CROCODILE
Video Dispatches: WILD IN THE COUNTRY, THE EAR & KILLER CROCODILE

In this week’s Video Dispatches, Shawn Glinis covers home video releases of Wild in the Country (1961), The Ear (1970) and Killer Crocodile (1989).

Bollywood Inquiry September 2019: CHHICHHORE, DREAM GIRL & THE ZOYA FACTOR
Bollywood Inquiry September 2019: CHHICHHORE, DREAM GIRL & THE ZOYA FACTOR

In the September Bollywood Inquiry, Musanna Ahmed covers new Bollywood releases Chhichhore, Dream Girl and The Zoya Factor.

Staff Inquiry: Eternally Watchable Movies

Some movies can be watched over and over, never falling out of favor and always delivering exactly what we need. Here are our staff picks.

Queerly Ever After #9: THE LOVE PATIENT (2011)
Queerly Ever After #9: THE LOVE PATIENT (2011)

Sometimes, a movie is so bad it’s just bad, such is the case with 2011’s The Love Patient, a movie so offensively, irredeemably bad it’s hard to sit through.