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KinoKultur: Monkey business, monkey love

The 1970s saw certain corners of cinema longing for a return to the wild and primal, without any thought given to the truth beyond those racist fantasies.

This isn’t Camp. This is holy water!: “Showgirls” at 25

Paul Verhoeven's infamous 1995 satire isn't Camp going by Susan Sontag's definition, but it is one of the great American movies.

Meet “The New Pope”, Same as “The Young Pope”

Paolo Sorrentino's lush, campy papal drama returns for a second season, and throws John Malkovich into the lurid mix.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

Criterion Corner: “Polyester” “The Circus”

Two masters of the absurd get new Criterion releases - one (The Circus) Chaplin's last great silent, the other (Polyester) uproarious John Waters vulgarity.

Cannes Review: “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” Delivers Blood-Soaked Korean Action

Lee Won-Tae piles on the cheese in this pulpy gangster thriller that rewards mightily, if you're in the right mood.

Greta Review: Neil Jordan’s Mad-Mother Thriller is Devilish, Delicious

Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz amp up the camp in Neil Jordan's offbeat thriller about a madwoman searching for a daughter figure any way she can.

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