At Vague Visages, D.M. Palmer writes about the influence of world cinema in the 1920s. “the silent works of the 20s brim with invention, pushing forcefully against technological and social boundaries. There is a danger and dynamism to 20s cinema which was gradually eradicated by the standardisation of […]
Friend of the Gutter Tim Gerolami joins Joel Christensen and the Movies We Dig podcast to talk about The Warriors–and the Ancient World! “That’s right all you hard boppers, we’re back with a new episode on the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. Joined by special guests Joel Christensen, […]
The Gutter’s own Beth Watkins and Pitu Sultan celebrate Galentines Day at the Filmi Ladies podcast! “Happy Galentine’s Day (a day late) to all our filmi ladies of every gender identity! Today’s episode looks at women’s friendships in Hindi cinema. There are very few films that focus on […]
At Vulture, Sam Adler-Bell considers recent ‘Eat the Rich ‘ movies including The Menu (2022), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Glass Onion (2022), and Parasite (2019). “The true villains of our time are ensconced in cocoons of comfort, immune to accountability. They enjoy their lives; they are not burdened […]
Our friends at Podcast on Fire watch Wong Jing’s Magic Crystal (1986)! “Wong Jing makes his Wong Jing film, which means he steals from all other films but he lets his action director be the star of the show as well, in Magic Crystal from 1986. Also, actor […]
Rolling Stone interviews Joseph Galbo, the social media specialist for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Galbo grew CPSC’s social media followers with an assortment of oddball memes that encouraged people to change their smoke alarm batteries and check for hot playground equipment. Galbo also began to develop an […]