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Susie’s Movie Awards: The 12 Who Will Stand the Test of Time
Film critics in America are flapping our dodo bird wings this last month of the year, and championing our darlings in cinema excellence.
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Behind the Scenes of “The Celluloid Closet”
Remembering Vito Russo, with Love - Susie Live in Ithaca NY
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3:44
What You Asked Santa! — Here Comes 2026
I’ve Got Your Number and Your Wish List
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Let’s Twist Again Like We Did Last Year
Our readers (with extremely good taste) named the books, movies, and music they are likely to return to this winter
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Susie interviews David Cronenberg: Sex, Violence, & “Crash”
Accidents will happen. The director of “Crash” talks about gender-bending, propaganda, and the sexual iconography of the Edsel
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Susie’s Interview with the late Gunnar Hansen: Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The most charming actor I’ve ever interrogated
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25:15
The Gloria Steinem Doc Broke My Head in Two
+ Bill Vollman’s Last Word, Dubious Sex Statistics, Adrian McKinty Has “Nothing” to Say, and How to Be Suitably Banned in Edmonton, Atwood-style
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The Leisure Hours, July 17
Mitford Madness, Gilded Age Housewives, & Hot Arthur Summer
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Unforced Emperor Error - Love is in the Air!
My reveals of the week: politics, movies, and pop-hopping
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31:12
Susie on “The Children’s Hour” in Celluloid Closet
Remembering Vito Russo, with Love
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3:44
The Radiance of Bettie Page, 1923 - 2008
Susie Bright interviews Bettie Page screenwriter/director Mary Harron
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Baby Animal
As democracy falters, our yearning for creature comfort hits its furry-belly peak
 • Susie Bright
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