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Five Films to Watch to Accompany the BFI’s Black Debutantes Film Season from the Curator
essay ione gamble 06/05/2025 essay ione gamble 06/05/2025

Five Films to Watch to Accompany the BFI’s Black Debutantes Film Season from the Curator

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Culture Slut: The Alternative Casting Multiverse & Cult Characters that were Almost Played By Someone Else
essay ione gamble 10/04/2025 essay ione gamble 10/04/2025

Culture Slut: The Alternative Casting Multiverse & Cult Characters that were Almost Played By Someone Else

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Culture Slut: On Derek Jarman, Klaus Nomi and AIDS On Screen
essay Sihaam Naik 12/12/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 12/12/2024

Culture Slut: On Derek Jarman, Klaus Nomi and AIDS On Screen

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Non Threatening Boys*: Action Movies are for Lover Girls
essay Sihaam Naik 28/11/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 28/11/2024

Non Threatening Boys*: Action Movies are for Lover Girls

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The Sensualist: Kennady Schneider on Training Mikey Madison for Anora, Migration Stories and the Banality of Sex Work
editorial, interview Sihaam Naik 26/11/2024 editorial, interview Sihaam Naik 26/11/2024

The Sensualist: Kennady Schneider on Training Mikey Madison for Anora, Migration Stories and the Banality of Sex Work

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Ashley Smith on Magic: The Gathering, Indie Sleaze and Independent Movie Making
interview, editorial Sihaam Naik 19/09/2024 interview, editorial Sihaam Naik 19/09/2024

Ashley Smith on Magic: The Gathering, Indie Sleaze and Independent Movie Making

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The Cougar Complex - On Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, MILFs and Power Imbalances
essay Sihaam Naik 17/09/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 17/09/2024

The Cougar Complex - On Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, MILFs and Power Imbalances

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Culture Slut: Alien, Aliens and the Legacy of Lieutenant Ripley
essay Sihaam Naik 10/09/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 10/09/2024

Culture Slut: Alien, Aliens and the Legacy of Lieutenant Ripley

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Film Fatale: Threads (1984) and the Kitchen Sink Apocalypse
Sihaam Naik 22/08/2024 Sihaam Naik 22/08/2024

Film Fatale: Threads (1984) and the Kitchen Sink Apocalypse

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Why Are We All Obsessed with Our Bosses?
essay Sihaam Naik 20/08/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 20/08/2024

Why Are We All Obsessed with Our Bosses?

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Film Fatale: Solaris, World on a Wire, and the Allure of Vintage Science Fiction
essay Sihaam Naik 18/06/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 18/06/2024

Film Fatale: Solaris, World on a Wire, and the Allure of Vintage Science Fiction

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Melissa Barrera on Ballet Horror Abigail, Her Love for Ireland, and Speaking Out for What You Believe In
editorial, interview Lauren O'Neill 23/05/2024 editorial, interview Lauren O'Neill 23/05/2024

Melissa Barrera on Ballet Horror Abigail, Her Love for Ireland, and Speaking Out for What You Believe In

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Culture Slut: Why Gloria Swanson is the Ultimate Gay Icon, Part 2
essay Lauren O'Neill 16/05/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 16/05/2024

Culture Slut: Why Gloria Swanson is the Ultimate Gay Icon, Part 2

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Beauty Archivist: From Barbarella to Klute, How Hair Liberated Jane Fonda
essay Lauren O'Neill 23/04/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 23/04/2024

Beauty Archivist: From Barbarella to Klute, How Hair Liberated Jane Fonda

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Yearning, Gazing, and Scissoring: The Politics of the Sad Sapphic Period Drama
essay Lauren O'Neill 02/04/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 02/04/2024

Yearning, Gazing, and Scissoring: The Politics of the Sad Sapphic Period Drama

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In Poor Things, Holly Waddington’s Costume Designs Signal Sexual Liberation
interview Lauren O'Neill 02/01/2024 interview Lauren O'Neill 02/01/2024

In Poor Things, Holly Waddington’s Costume Designs Signal Sexual Liberation

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Subversive Secretaries and Corporate Fairy Tales: Exploring the Resilient Assistant Trope In Cinema
essay Lauren O'Neill 14/11/2023 essay Lauren O'Neill 14/11/2023

Subversive Secretaries and Corporate Fairy Tales: Exploring the Resilient Assistant Trope In Cinema

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The (Bad) Taste Test: The Resistible Rise of Corporate Cinema
essay Charlotte Landrum 13/07/2023 essay Charlotte Landrum 13/07/2023

The (Bad) Taste Test: The Resistible Rise of Corporate Cinema

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Nina Menkes on the Male Gaze, Misogyny in Cinema and Brainwashed
interview Charlotte Landrum 06/06/2023 interview Charlotte Landrum 06/06/2023

Nina Menkes on the Male Gaze, Misogyny in Cinema and Brainwashed

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What Under The Skin Taught Me About Being a Woman
essay Charlotte Landrum 21/03/2023 essay Charlotte Landrum 21/03/2023

What Under The Skin Taught Me About Being a Woman

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