Essay
Spider Baby
On Jack Hill’s classic horror-comedy, a film outside of time.
Will Sloan
Essay
Allegro non troppo
On Italy’s lurid riposte to Fantasia.
From the Magazine
RidicuLists: Bugs Bunny Paternity Test
The much-disputed question of Bugs Bunny’s true parentage.
Columns
RidicuLists: The Top Five Literary Works by Ed Wood
For his latest RidicuLists column, Will Sloan offers a look at five of the cult independent filmmaker Ed Wood’s finest books.
Columns
Ridiculists: Art vs. Commerce in Five Roger Corman Films
Film history is a house with many rooms. In Ridiculists, Will Sloan explore some of its nooks and crannies. For the latest entry, a look at the battle between art and commerce in five Roger Corman films.
Columns
Silly Lists: The Top Five Non-Stooge Performances by Members of the Three Stooges
Essay
No Cutting Edge But His Own
Revisiting James Cameron’s beleaguered first underwater dive, The Abyss (1989).