Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Today marks 51 years since one of the most controversial and influential horror films, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, first premiered in Austin, Texas, on October 1, 1974. Directed by Tobe Hooper, the ...

Controversy in art and cinema reveals society’s boundaries, exposing the pressure points where cultural comfort meets disruptive truth. Films that generate genuine outrage achieve something more ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

What makes a film controversial spans diverse factors beyond simple obscenity or violence, encompassing social taboos around race and sexuality, political themes that threaten power structures, ...