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Vintage Film Review: Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972)
There is a reason that some film directors are regarded as maestros of the genre, whereas others are relegated to cult status, and so by extension are their products mere cult fodder. This 1972 film sits firmly and comfortably in the latter category. With all the scares of ‘Scooby-Doo’, plus some of the wardrobe, director…
Archive Review : From The Deep
Arts:Blog Music Review: From The Deep–From The Deep **** Posted by Across the Arts on October 16, 2015, at 10.20am Lorna Irvine reviews an ‘excellent collaboration’ between Katharine Blake and Nick Marsh. Old Goth that I am, I have long had a girl-crush on Katharine Blake, the angel-voiced singer who made dark, impish music in the 90s…
The Lolita Problem
Kidcore; Jenna Ortega as ‘Wednesday’, ‘St Trinians’, ‘Pretty Baby’, Jodie Foster in ‘Taxi Driver ‘, a young Britney Spears, Natalie Portman’s early roles, Kawaii, groupie tales, sexy young models, schoolgirl strippers, Page 3 and of course, the book from which the fetish arose- these are all massive cultural touchstones for many fans of pop culture.…
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