Polyester (1981) Queer Film (B) High Camp at a Midnight Screening.
It’s delirious fun in classic Waters mode, with the incomparable Divine scaling Crawford‑level heights of Sirkian melodrama.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, B, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
It’s delirious fun in classic Waters mode, with the incomparable Divine scaling Crawford‑level heights of Sirkian melodrama.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, C, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television
A sick-and-twisted black comedy and the first part of Water’s “Trash Trilogy”, which also includes “Female Trouble” and “Desperate Living.”
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, Amazon, C+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
Waters’ favorite of all of his movies, with the incomparable Divine embracing ugliness, violence and spectacle in a bravura performance.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Dec 7, 2025 | Essays, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV
The Dreamlanders are a group of stock players, directed by John Waters, who have appeared in his films since their humble beginnings. Most of the original bunch live /lived in the Baltimore area.
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