The New Skiffy and Fanty: Changes to Come on the Show
A little while ago, we ran a listener survey to learn more about how you access our show, what you listen to, what you like and dislike, and so on. That survey garnered a lot of wonderful responses — thanks! As such, The Skiffy and Fanty Show will be changing a bit. These changes aren’t permanent. They’re […]
Around the World: The Driller Killer (1979; dir. Abel Ferrara)
As Abel Ferrara’s first non-porn feature film, The Driller Killer serves as a signpost of the director’s vision of New York City and its social ills. Ferrara would hone this vision into a more coherent film three years later (in Ms. 45), but in The Driller Killer, he was, I think, in his rawest form: vulgar, uncompromising, and noisy. […]