Deranged Daylists and Mothers and Daughters On Screen…

Hey dolls,

It’s Thursday, which means we’re back in your inboxes with another big week of Dollhouse content, from “the well-documented horrors” of mother-daughter relationships onscreen to the true derangement of Spotify Daylist titles. Let’s dig in…

The Inevitable and Well-Documented Horrors of the Mother-Daughter Relationship (Opens in a new window)

Katarzyna Skiba writes on mothers and daughters in film, with particular reference to Poor Things, Black Swan and Saint Omer.

Why Are Spotify Daylist Titles So Unhinged? (Opens in a new window)

Amelia Braddick gets the inside scoop on the most shareable playlist titles around.

Roz Hernandez on Living for the Dead, Spirituality and the Draw of the Supernatural for Queer People (Opens in a new window)

Senior editor Gina Tonic chats to the standup and Living for the Dead star.

Lisa Frankenstein, Diablo Cody’s Women, and When to Stop Coming of Age (Opens in a new window)

Anna McKibbin explores the Diablo Cody-verse, with specific reference to her most recent film Lisa Frankenstein.

Filmmaker River Gallo on Ponyboi, Activism and a New Queer Tipping Point (Opens in a new window)

Sam Moore speaks to River Gallo about their feature film Ponyboi, intersex identity and their hope that “queer cinema has started to become just cinema”.

What Morvern Callar Has to Teach Us About Empathy (Opens in a new window)

And finally, Arianna Caserta reflects on Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, and how we can empathise with its protagonist.