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The Passion of Diego Armando Maradona

The Passion of Diego Armando Maradona

In that fine tradition of Latin American culture, Diego Armando Maradona was nothing if not a magical realist. Unconcerned with good and evil, he embodied that ancient connection between children and godliness.

The Corrosive Veneer of John Waters’ Polyester

The Corrosive Veneer of John Waters’ Polyester

Unlike his earlier provocations, John Waters' Polyester suggests that moral depravity may be liberating for the person willing to embrace it, but it always gives rise to pain elsewhere.

The Dialectic of the Freak: On John Waters’ ‘Female Trouble’

The Dialectic of the Freak: On John Waters’ ‘Female Trouble’

In John Waters' work, poor taste is a manner of refinement that attains a strange air of considered sophistication and knowing advertency.

John Waters and the Demented Delights of the Demi-Monde

John Waters and the Demented Delights of the Demi-Monde

Multiple Maniacs revels in the importance of unimportant things.
Divine Was a Master in the Fun of Making Fun

Divine Was a Master in the Fun of Making Fun

Divine was large and loud, an actor who challenged expectations, even among drag queens.

SXSW Film Day 2: ‘The Bounceback’ and Divine Docs

Part 3: The Stellar ’70s