Cinephile 13.1 aims to examine low culture in order to challenge the instinct to privilege critical engagement with texts deemed academically and culturally respectable. The concept of 'low culture' is often used to refer to popular texts consumed by the masses rather than by an elite few; similarly, it is used to strike a contrast with texts recognized as ‘high art’. With this issue of Cinephile, we hope to enter existing conversations on low culture and provide a platform for scholars focusing on areas previously overlooked or continuing to develop in academic discourse.