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At Freaky Triggers, Tom Ewing concludes a massive project, reading and pondering Dave Sim’s Cerebus. “In writing these posts, I’ve written about Cerebus as it’s legally available now: organised by phonebook collections. I’ve separated the 6000 pages of work from the many extra thousands of backmatter, even ignoring […]
At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz writes about Zendaya: “Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune films are bookended by Zendaya’s face. It’s her voice as the Fremen warrior Chani that you see and hear in the opening flash-forward of the first movie, introducing viewers to the universe of 10191 wherein the […]
Friend of the Gutter and Patricia Highsmith scholar Kate Laity has some thoughts about the new Netflix adaptation of Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and on Ripley himself. “I had equal parts of anticipation and dread for this new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith‘s The Talented Mr Ripley especially […]
New at Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins start a series dedicated to India’s acting dynasty, the Kapoors, with a look at the dynasty’s founder, Prithviraj: “Today we’re launching a new series on the first family of Hindi cinema: THE KAPOORS! Founding great-granddaddy […]
At the Filmi Ladies podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins fly with Crew (2024)! “There’s so much to love about Crew! ✈️ Bossladies, heist, hijinks, glamor, humor, Ila Arun remixes and so, so much gold!” Listen here.
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo attended the Boston Underground Film Festival this year! Read his write ups at Biff Bam Pop! First up, Sachin reviews Joseph Mault’s Strange Kindness (2023). “There’s a lot of loud in movies right now. Big explosions, big sets, big sandworms, and just…more of […]
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