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Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022)
I really wish to see more episodes in the future
I am a huge fan of Bryan Fuller for years. Since the project was announced on SDCC2020 I've been tracking news and looking forward to put my eyeballs on it.
This is a wonderfully detailed and insightful docuseries that delves into the history of queer horror. It also encompasses great humor as Fuller's works always do. The argument over whether Mrs Danvers is top or bottom is literally killing me.
Though to my disappointment the whole series is unstructured. It seems they wanted to do it chronologically at first, and then (probably Fuller's idea) changed episode 1 & 2 into storytellers' biography. Meanwhile they arrange episode 3 & 4 thematically and spend the whole last episode introducing one single theme. Maybe in producers' mind there's a clear and structured plan for all three seasons, but from audience's point of view the structure of first season is completely a mess.
Considering the misfortune of all Mr. Fuller's shows, I highly doubt there are going to be three seasons of Queer for Fear. If this is the sole season I'll be devastated.
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo (2022)
The purest soul I've ever known
Growing up in China as a daydreamer just like Yuguo, I deeply deeply deeply resonate with the story. Though I don't have the courage to leave my role as daughter and future wife, don't have the courage to pursuit the beauty of this world. This doc provide me a parallel world where dreams were fulfilled and life ended with no regret.
17 years of constant pursuit of art, yet ended in a sea of snow, I can't imagine a more poetic way of death for a poet like him. It's so so beautiful that he came with a heart of gold and left without being contaminated by any ugliness of reality.
Thanks Yuguo, and also the wonderful writer/director Ilinca Calugareanu, for showing me the purest soul in this world.