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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Carol on September 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)

By Carol on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kung Fu Deadly

By Carol on September 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Girl In The Night!

By Carol on September 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess

By Carol on September 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss!

By Carol on September 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

Connecting the Dots at TIFF 2026

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

In Memoriam: Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?

“A Pro Wrestler Asks! Takeshita, SEGA Insiders & Fans on Why They Love Yakuza Kiwami!”

By Guttersnipe on September 26, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Hikaru Shida asks her colleague Takeshita, SEGA folk, and a variety of cosplaying fans to name their favorite thing about the first Yakuza game,Yakuza Kiwami. And then she asks Kenny Omega about Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 as well. Watch here and here.

Fantastic Fest Interviews 2026!

By Guttersnipe on September 25, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Soldier of Cinema, friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell interviews the director and cast of Girl In The Night, here and here; the directors of the documentary about conspiracy theories, Gimme Truth; the director of Death Has No Master; the director of the infernal comedy short […]

Culture Geek at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

By Guttersnipe on September 25, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando visits the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and considers the pros and cons of how it presents its art in an excellent piece with excellent photos. “I stood next to people exclaiming with glee at the sight of a Frazetta painting or […]

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Carol on September 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]

Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)

By Carol on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Kev Dooley’sTerms & Conditions (USA, 2026) was the only short–and the last film–I watched at Fantastic Fest this year and it was a delight. I enjoy translation and summoning based-humor. Fun, genderqueer demons are my favorite demons. And I enjoy seeing ironic, comedic justice done to people who […]

TIFF 2026: “That’s a Wrap (or is it a Burrito?)”

By Guttersnipe on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Biff Bam Pop, Karen Shute and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo have lived to tell about their final days at the Toronto Internatioal Film Festival! “Cut, print, and [insert every other movie buzzword] because after ten or eleven days of movies, TIFF 2026 (TIFFty Two if ya […]

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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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