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The Queer World of Gregg Araki’s Films

The Queer World of Gregg Araki’s Films

Campy, surreal, and even “trauma”-inducing, the queer world of Gregg Araki’s smart, challenging, and colorfully eccentric films seduce.

Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom’ Is a Rambunctious Ride

Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom’ Is a Rambunctious Ride

The pretty college kids in Kaboom seek a future they’re unlikely to find, but the journey is provocative and weirdly enchanting.

Adolescence in the Middle of Gregg Araki’s ‘Nowhere’

Adolescence in the Middle of Gregg Araki’s ‘Nowhere’

Who hasn’t been Nowhere‘s Dark at some point in early life, bored and still uncovering the mysteries of their bodies and dreams, terrified by norms and morals?

Gregg Araki’s ‘Mysterious Skin’ Keeps the Truth at an Untouchable Distance

Gregg Araki’s ‘Mysterious Skin’ Keeps the Truth at an Untouchable Distance

If Mysterious Skin‘s approach isn’t a new way to treat childhood abuse in film, it grants a certain edge, a study in effects.