Four Favorites with Kier-La Janisse: psychotic women, Matt Dillon, Bee Gees and cockfights

Author and filmmaker Kier-La Janisse joins Slim and Mitchell to discuss the tenth-anniversary expanded edition of her book House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography Of Female Neurosis In Horror And Exploitation Films , as well as taking a dive through her four favorite films: Over the Edge ; Melody ; Cockfighter and The Last Wave . Plus: Kier-La’s trick to seeming so productive; Matt Dillon’s iconic outfits; knife fights in the woods; twelve year olds on acid; parents just don’t understand; Jack Wild’s preternaturally youthful looks; the dulcet sounds of the Bee Gees; the masterpiece that is Little Darlings ; Kier-La’s work with Severin Films restoring underground classics; taking vows of silence; the amount of cockfighting in Cockfighter ; our shared adoration for physical media; cosmic horror; the absolute legend Peter Weir; and Kier-La’s super-top-secret Letterboxd account (no we won’t share it, don’t ask). Sponsor: You can try MUBI free for 90 days at www.mubi.com/letterboxd . With MUBI, each and every film is hand-selected. It’s like your own personal film festival—streaming anytime, anywhere. Find out more about Notebook at mubi.com/magazine . Lists & Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; MUBI – Notebook ; Kier-La’s Magic Hour conversation with Ben Wheatley; “ House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography Of Female Neurosis In Horror And Exploitation Films ”; House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection boxset from Severin Films; “ Warped and Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive ”; “ Bleak and Gritty Teen Films ” by Vanina Reviews of: Over the Edge by MandrakeGray and JRK ; Cockfighter by Adam Robertson Credits: This episode was recorded in Philadelphia, Delaware and British Columbia, and edited by Slim . Facts by Jack . Booker: Brian Formo . Transcript by Sophie Shin . Art by Samm . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker . The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.