I also run a books and culture podcast called Getting Lit. I’ve been trying to work out how to integrate it here, since I spend a lot more time on the ‘stack these days. For now, I’ll just embed the odd episode. This has been doing numbers since it came out on Monday! Probably because it’s topical: Sam Levinson’s much-maligned series, The Idol, just finished up.
We talk about the show, as well as the unhinged reaction to it online by media illiterate critics, and three films with similar vibes: Body Double (Brian de Palma 1984), Sliver (Phillip Noyce 1993), and The Voyeurs (Michael Mohan 2021).
Sex, violence, erotic thrillers, degradation, eroticism, dead eyed zoomer sex negativity, Sydney Sweeney's magnificent tits and so much more is discussed with my good friend, Jacques. Enjoy!