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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

The Gutter goes to TIFF 2026!

By Guttersnipe on September 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Goopy Gore, Killer Kotatsu, and the End of the World: Three Films from Jôji Iida

By Michelle on September 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

In Memoriam: Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?

By Keith on September 3, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

No Longer Prey: On Situational Awareness, A Wounded Fawn (2022), and Kuroneko (1968)

By Carol on August 27, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Capy Castaway: A Cozy, Dreamlike Love Letter to Toronto and Friendship

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on August 20, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Leaving Behind Bones and Ghosts: Simple Like Silver (2021)

By Michelle on August 13, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Goopy Gore, Killer Kotatsu, and the End of the World: Three Films from Jôji Iida

In Memoriam: Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?

No Longer Prey: On Situational Awareness, A Wounded Fawn (2022), and Kuroneko (1968)

Capy Castaway: A Cozy, Dreamlike Love Letter to Toronto and Friendship

Day 2 at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026

By Guttersnipe on September 12, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and Biff Bam Pop’s Karen Shute return to TIFF for River, Fivehead, Salvation, Voices, and, Bucking Fastard! “Today felt a lot like pieces falling into place and regular reality aligning with the shifted TIFF routines. It was another day that showed the wide […]

Day 1 at the Toronto International Film Festival!

By Guttersnipe on September 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo along with Karen Shute report on their first screenings at this year’s TIFF, including the newly restored version of Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), Miwa Nishikawa’s Children Untold (2026), Theo Rhys’ Stuffed (2026), and Nyla Innuksuk’s In The Heart […]

Filmi Ladies: “Our Top 5 Rishi Kapoor Films & Songs!”

By Guttersnipe on September 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins share their favorite Rishi Kapoor films and songs! “It’s a celebration of Rishi! In honor of his birth anniversary, we pick our top 5 Rishi performances and songs! Expect much nostalgia!” Watch […]

The Gutter goes to TIFF 2026!

By Guttersnipe on September 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo is on the ground reporting live from the scene at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival! He has been in training for this moment. He is experienced. He knows what to do. He is going to use his annual bikeshare with extreme prejudice. […]

Goopy Gore, Killer Kotatsu, and the End of the World: Three Films from Jôji Iida

By Michelle on September 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Cyclops (1987) Japan made a good number of direct-to-video horror shorts in the ’80s, and Cyclops is one of the better ones, even though the story is almost incomprehensible. Takamori (Kazuhiro Sano) is obsessed with birth defects, specifically “cyclopia,” where the two eyes fuse together in the womb […]

BBC Archive: “Is Women’s Wrestling Wrong?”

By Guttersnipe on September 9, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

BBC Archive shares a 1965 report on women’s professional wrestling in Britain and interview two wrestlers, Mitzi Mueller and Naughty Nancy Barton. “‘These are tough maidens… you can’t fix the floor–that stays hard, routines or no routines.’ Fyfe Robertson reports on a women’s wrestling match between Mitzi Mueller […]

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The Cultural Gutter is a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. The site is updated every Thursday afternoon. Carol Borden, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, Beth Watkins, and Michelle Kisner probe science fiction, draw out the best in comics, stare deeply into the screen, sink their fangs into horror, dally with romance, speedrun their brains on videogames, grapple with wrestling, and explore so much more. Our Guest Stars shine here. Thanks to Gutter aesthetic director Brian Kirby for all his swank art. Thanks to EJ Lee for providing the fantastic art we used in the Cultural Gutter book. The Cultural Gutter's signature nail polishes, "Disreputable," and, "Disreputable 2: Hellcat," were created by Andrea Evans of MPZ Cosmetics. MPZ Cosmetics also teamed up with Dill McKinley to recreate the classic fragrance, Cornichon by Dill McKinley for Gutterthon 2021. Follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, and Mastodon. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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