Our friends at Cinema Shame hand out their annual Shamely Awards! “Join Allan, James, and Eric for the 5th Annual First Watch Shamely Awards. They pick their favorite Films, Actors, Screenplays and Physical Media releases from whatever the hell they watched in 2025. Along the way they’re joined […]
At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner considers Iron Lung. “The feeling of actually playing a game and inhabiting the role of the protagonist is hard to translate to other media, and it’s what makes playing video games unique. When one is a passive observer, the […]
Vampire’s Embrace (1991) starts like many horror films: with teenagers mucking about somewhere they shouldn’t be. In this case, it’s a night party at a local crypt with a side of Spin the Bottle. After they get bored with the game, they decide to explore and come upon […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins–with the blessings of Isis–watch and discuss Cleopatra (USA, 1963)! “One of the filmiest ladies of them all! The great Elizabeth Taylor plays the great Cleopatra in this absolutely spectacular epic film. Both co-hosts […]
BBC Archive has a look at very early television! “A survey of BBC television production during the first six months since its official launch in 1936. Introduced by Leslie Mitchell, Jasmine Bligh and Elizabeth Cowell. Programme excerpts include: artist John Piper reviewing the work of Thomas Gainsborough, Pablo […]
At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White joins Heather Drain and Payton McCarty-Simas to discuss Pandemonium as part of a month-long look at Australian oddities! “The Projection Booth continues its dive into Australian cinema with Pandemonium, the delirious 1987 feature from writer-director Haydn Keenan. A […]