Middlebrow 8 April 2026

Inside You Are Two Clowns

with Christina Catherine Martinez


  1. 1:18

    Sunset Boulevard Billy Wilder, 1950

    The pool at the recording house reads less supervillain, more someone's lover floating face down.

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  2. 2:38

    Beetlejuice Tim Burton, 1988

    Her name said three times, summoning the guest into the room.

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  3. 4:28

    The Hills Adam DiVello, 2006

    She has never watched it, but she is reportedly in two episodes, selling denim. Christina Catherine Martinez

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  4. 18:12

    The Bible various authors

    Read aloud every morning after breakfast in a homeschool she credits for making her a writer. Christina Catherine Martinez

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  5. 19:20

    The Perils of Pauline Renata Adler, 1980

    Invoked on whether criticism is a dignified profession, or masturbatory intellect aimed at B movies. Christina Catherine Martinez

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  6. 19:51

    Sistine Chapel ceiling Michelangelo, 1511

    The yardstick for how seriously Pauline Kael treated a B movie.

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  7. 33:19

    The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Tom Six, 2009

    How retail's second tier feeds on the dregs of the first.

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  8. 54:10

    Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy Franklyn Ajaye, 2002

    Wrapped in brown paper beside the jug of wine, too embarrassing to be seen reading. Christina Catherine Martinez

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  9. 1:11:00

    How to Bake a Cake in the Digital Age Christina Catherine Martinez

    Her audience free special, shot in a makeshift kitchen, capitalism and the body included. Christina Catherine Martinez

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  10. 1:11:10

    Modern Times Christina Catherine Martinez, 1700

    The new hour she is working out in LA, an hour partly about Ross. Christina Catherine Martinez

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