Peter Raleigh

In Memoriam:

Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War

May be unable to spend much more because they are servicing the massive debt from their ownership group's leveraged buyout! That's fine though. That has no negative impact on the game.

Just want to say thank you to everyone who has spread word of Caden and I's upcoming TCM appearances. We're very excited about it. Love y'all <3

Happy Halloween everybody!

More or less! This was what the student didn't know! They thought they would be paying out of pocket for this degree!

I had to be told this myself as an undergraduate, of course. How would anyone outside the profession know it? A pretty good example imo of the kind of insider knowledge that creates invisible class barriers

Just met with an undergrad who is considering a PhD and has met with like ten different scholars for advice. About an hour into our meeting I thought to mention that any credible PhD program should offer a full tuition waiver and a salary. Not one other person had brought this up

Oh more than fair lmao

Thank you so much bud. How'd you dig Mother of Tears btw lol

Finally read this after watching Suspiria, folks it's the real deal, tap in, posthaste

He's soooo funny in it. Crowd wasn't too giggly but he got some huge laughs and how can you blame people frankly.

Winking, self-referential hokum in a lesser filmmaker's hands becomes a staging ground for some of Carpenter's most elementally strange and unsettling ideas and images. Despite its explicit reference points, too distinctive ever to collapse into pastiche, or even simple homage

We in Chicago are occasionally blessed

They're showing Carpenter trailers before the screening. Prince of Darkness is so sick man. That's one I need to see big pretty bad

The Fog is climbing my rankings as well. I have traditionally thought this one was great but missed Cundey on it, we'll see where I land this time

In the Mouth of Madness

Now seated for a 35mm screening (umpteenth viewing)

CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer

Sighs From The Depths Witchcraft and Capital in Argento's Suspiria

In honor of the season of the witch, I wrote about Suspiria, and about Argento's evolving vision of witchcraft as extraction. Hope you enjoy!
peterraleigh.substack.com/p/sighs-from...

Thank you so much for reading!

Last boost of the night - thanks for reading folks

Almost no "homework" is assigned in intro level university humanities classes. If I were to assign any less there would simply cease to be an assessed component to the course at all. It's that minimal

The third film doesn't exactly make it easy lol

I have probably watched SUSPIRIA seven times and nothing like the "the witches are rapacious capitalists" reading that Peter suggests here (and supports thoroughly with many downright obvious textual examples) ever occurred to me. Just right over my head. Goddamn, I gotta watch it again.

I can assure you I was in this same boat for a good handful of viewings lmao. Thanks so much for reading dude, I'm very grateful

By the by, if you're not reading @petreraleigh.bsky.social's film criticism blog, Long Library, you should be.

I remember the first time I saw his name in opening credits and said "oh that's Vincent Cassel's dad. I wonder if I'll be able to tell which one he is." Lmao

Suspiria is a film I've "been meaning to get to" for over five years at this point but I'm gonna watch it tomorrow just to read this piece. If you've already seen it or don't care about spoilers read this piece right now!!!!

Thanks so much man!