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Robert Pattinson Catches A Predator
“Primetime” is a “To Catch a Predator” satire that turns media exploitation into pure entertainment.
 • Karl Delossantos
Why Do Queer People Love Horror? "Camp Miasma" Has the Answer.
"Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" turns the slasher genre inside out as it delightfully and hypnotically explores its relationship with queerness…
 • Karl Delossantos
Gay horror 'Leviticus' finds terror in shame
Two teens boys in small-town Australia spark a romance that takes a dark turn when a ritual turns their worst enemy into the greatest desire: each…
 • Karl Delossantos

Weekly Streaming Recs

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The Best Techno Thrillers and Horror Movies
Who needs monsters when the horror is on your phone...
 • Karl Delossantos
Best Movies of the Decade (Vol. 3)
Today's recommendations are all—hold for dramatic effect—thrillers.
 • Karl Delossantos
Best Movies of the Decade (Vol. 2)
A band of animal misfits, a house party for the ages and a grandma on an impossible mission are this week's streaming recs.
 • Karl Delossantos

Great Movies

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Why Do Queer People Love Horror? "Camp Miasma" Has the Answer.
"Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" turns the slasher genre inside out as it delightfully and hypnotically explores its relationship with queerness…
 • Karl Delossantos
Gay horror 'Leviticus' finds terror in shame
Two teens boys in small-town Australia spark a romance that takes a dark turn when a ritual turns their worst enemy into the greatest desire: each…
 • Karl Delossantos
'La Bola Negra' is the queer epic we deserve
Crossing decades, "La Bola Negra" follows three separate gay men whose lives and are impacted and will impact the generations that came before and after…
 • Karl Delossantos

Music Recs & Reviews

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Flow State
Flow State
Flow State
The Report Card
The Report Card
Matthew Huff
Do You Like Apples
Do You Like Apples
Drew Wendt
Grace’s Substack
Grace’s Substack
Grace Leeder
Salty Popcorn
Salty Popcorn
Thomas Johnson
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