About this episode
Josh and Drusilla are OBSESSED with The Ugly Stepsister. From wiki: “ The Ugly Stepsister ( Norwegian : Den Stygge Stesøsteren ) is a 2025 Norwegian-speaking satirical [3] [4] dark comedy [5] body horror [6] [7] film written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt (in her directorial debut). The film, starring Lea Myren , Thea Sofie Loch Næss , Ane Dahl Torp , and Flo Fagerli, making use of the motif of the fairy tale " Cinderella ", retells a twisted story of Elvira, who competes against her beautiful stepsister in a bloody battle for beauty. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2025, where it opened the Midnight Section.” Also discussed: Hitchcock’s Rope , trauma dumping on friends, movies that feel like plays, classic queer cinema and the Hays Code, Alice Wu’s Saving Face , 90s lesbian films, pretty privilege, and more. NEXT WEEK: Dr. Caligari (1989) Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/ Drusilla Adeline: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/ https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/ @sisterhyde.bsky.social Joshua Conkel https://www.joshuaconkel.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/joshuaconkel.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/ https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/