New Scientist has a nice interview with Martha Wells about her Murderbot Diaries series, writing, neurodiversity, labor, gender, and robot & artificial intelligence stories from the beginning. “Martha Wells is the author of All Systems Red, the first novella in the Murderbot series. The book follows the adventures […]
In the final video episode of Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando talks Sinners. with KPBS’ Jade Hindeman and Moviewallas‘ Yazdi Pithavala. “Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has been dominating the box office the last two weeks. One of the reasons is that people don’t just want to […]
Letterboxd has filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s1993 Star Wars film. “30 years ago, when I was 17 years old, I made a little Star Wars film. Using my family’s camcorder, I animated my toys frame by frame in stop motion, disguised my friends as Ewoks and stormtroopers, and edited on […]
At Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando interviews Joe Bob Briggs on Walpurgisnacht! “April 30 is Walpurgisnacht, also known as Witches’ Night — so there’s no better time to talk with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder’s “The Last Drive-In.” We discuss his crusade to get […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss adaptations of British literature! “We time travel to 19th century Britain for our next installment of Filmi Ladies book club. We discuss Dil Diya Dard Liya, a 1966 adaptation of Wuthering […]
At the Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White discusses La Haine (France, 1995) with guest co-hosts Lumi Etienne, Judith Mayne and special guest Ginette Vincendeau. “Tension simmers and explodes in La Haine (1995), Matthieu Kassovitz’s electrifying portrait of disenfranchised youth in the Parisian banlieues. Mike […]