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Reclaiming Horror Movie Monsters as Queer Icons

By Mark Pariselli | April 9, 2018

Reclaiming Horror Movie Monsters as Queer Icons

Pariselli delves into what 2017's #Babawise meme truly means, and suggests the villain of a forgotten horror gem as a prime candidate for reclamation.

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

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By Mark Pariselli | July 5, 2017

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

Mark Pariselli explains how a debilitating case of flu led him to discover the ultimate teen movie, and how it reshaped how he saw the world.