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A Sympathetic Killer in ‘The Stylist’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Wigging out.
After closing out November with a visit to the pre-Code era in Albert Ray’s 1932 murder mystery comedy The Thirteenth Guest (listen) and a stay at “Aaron’s” cabin in Creep 2 (listen), we’re checking into the local salon to discuss the scalp-obssessed hairdresser at the center of Jill Gevargizian‘s 2020 film The Stylist.
In The Stylist, a lonely and socially awkward hair stylist named Claire (Najarra Townsend) struggles through her day-to-day life as she obsesses over her clients to the point where she scalps them and wears their hair in an attempt to experience just a glimpse of their seemingly perfect lives. When Olivia (Brea Grant), one of Claire’s regulars, reaches out in need of a last-minute wedding style, Claire’s world begins to unravel as she tries to resist her desire for Olivia’s gorgeous head of hair.
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Episode 310: The Stylist (2020)
Wield your clippers and marvel at your Scalp Shrine because we’re discussing Jill Gevargizian‘s feature directorial debut The Stylist (2020)! Tagging in for the conversation is returning guest (and resident wig expert) Lindsay Traves!
Join us as we dive into the mind of protagonist Claire, played wonderfully by Najarra Townsend while lauding Gevargizian’s stylish (heh heh) filmmaking techniques. Plus: a discussion on salon etiquette, some supremely squelchy foley work and the world’s cheapest wedding hairstyle ($65?! Really?!).
Cross out The Stylist!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re looking at a very recent, yet underseen, Helen Hunt vehicle in the 2019 thriller I See You.
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On the DL.
After spending June on explicitly queer texts like Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (listen) and William Castle’s Homicidal (listen), it’s only appropriate that Horror Queers celebrate the American holiday with a blockbuster film with a not-so-secret gay connection.
In Independence Day, an unlikely group of people come together when the human race faces extinction from a threatening alien race. After spaceships destroy every major city, pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) must team up with secret tech genius David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), as well as the US President (Bill Pullman), to execute a daring plan to save the planet from annihilation.
Along for the ride are the two saviors’ romantic partners – WH Communications Director Constance (Margaret Colin) and stripper Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) – plus eccentric scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner), who is at the center of the film’s most horrific set piece.
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Episode 393: Independence Day (1996)
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day…courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich.
As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.
Plus: the death that upsets the most; bemoaning Vivica A. Fox’s career; pondering what could have been with the casting; why Smith’s bravado and the film’s patriotism doesn’t always work for Joe; and plenty of riffing on the atrocious sequel.
Cross out Independence Day!
Coming Up Next: We’re retreating to the country for some questionable therapy courtesy of Joe Dante’s 1981 classic, The Howling!
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