I’ve never been an air show guy. Despite having a pretty established and well-attended one every summer here in Toronto, on top of my personal politics not aligning with parading around machines that are explicitly built to destroy people and things, I just think they’re noisy for no […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at “filmi tropes and common ingredients, one letter at a time. We debut with A for Apsara! Beth watched Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) and Pitu watched Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) and […]
BBC Archive shares a 1968 vision of “The Super City of Tomorrow.” “Your future is being created now – for better or for worse? Some quite fantastic designs for the cities of the twenty-first century are already appearing on drawing boards all over the world. Advanced technology has […]
At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner has some thoughts on Godzilla Minus Zero! “Godzilla Minus One (2023) was a huge international breakout hit for Toho, even winning an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2024. Critics lauded it not only for its special effects […]
Through its various iterations, The Wiz has stood the test of time as both a fun, epic fantasy adventure and a rousing exploration of the tenacity and passion of Black folks in the face of adversity. The original musical premiered in 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre […]
PBS’ American Masters series has posted the complete episode dedicated to author Ursula K. Le Guin. “Explore the remarkable life and legacy of late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin whose groundbreaking work, including “The Left Hand of Darkness,” transformed American literature by bringing science fiction into the […]