Jekyll And Sister Hyde is an unexpectedly fun, and perhaps unintentionally thoughtful entry into the canon of horror films that reflect the queer experience. They’re not aiming to be artful masterpieces, but pulp narratives with a catchy plotline, a couple of gruesome killings and gory effects, and maybe a flash or two of boobs. It’s more a farce or dark comedy than a straight horror film, evoking the films of Vincent Price or Roger Corman in style and tone: low-budget films that were clearly made in a sound stage with recycled period outfits, buckets of bright red blood, and actors performing to the back of the theater. This week it’s not Lucifer taking over a teenager, but a doctor taking an elixir that transforms him into something much more complex and fascinating than a regular old monster: the opposite gender.īut beyond the relevance that the movie has for queer audiences, it’s just a plain fun time. ![]() However, unlike last time, this film actually seems to have a point of view and purpose in tackling these subjects, and makes for a worthy, entertaining watch. This week, we’ll talk about another movie that reflects themes and issues that resonate with us. Horror, with its many portrayals of lonely creatures, underdog final girls, and celebration of the untraditional, has always been a rich place for us to find metaphors. Jekyll And Sister Hyde.Īt the beginning of the month, we discussed in this column how horror movie villains have historically been stand-ins for outcasts and the figure of the ‘Other,” and why the queer community tends to gravitate towards these stories and characters-even if the movie itself, the devil-as-a-gay-boy horror flick Fear No Evil was less than successful in its attempt. ![]() Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “ A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, we revisit 1971’s British body horror romp, Dr. You can watch the new special with your eye circles through Comedy Dynamics on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Spectrum, YouTube, and more on February 15.Image Credit: ‘Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde,’ Scream Factory Aging is on her mind it’s why she’s snacking on a bag of nuts while talking us through all this - they’re supposed to be healthy or something. If you do good things, you can get benefits back to you.” It’s fitting that the venue is in the round and right near where she began her comedy career decades ago. “My whole theory of the universe is about circles, and anything that circles ’round tends to be good: the circle of life, circle of the universe, the circle of the globe, the circle of orbits. The trailer for the special finds Izzard backstage before that final show, musing about some heady shit. That final London show is what she filmed for her upcoming comedy special, also titled Wunderbar. But for the final performance of the English stand-up comedian’s Wunderbar tour, she chose a tiny, “top-secret comedy club” right near Covent Garden, “where I was a street performer for four years, so it all comes back around.” (Before COVID), Eddie Izzard did the sort of world tour that’s usually reserved for pop stars: “Australia, New Zealand, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, all through America, all of the U.K.
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