A dilapidated mansion. An eerie, mist-shrouded forest. A lone samurai making his way home late at night meets a seemingly defenseless beautiful and refined young woman. So begins Kuroneko–Kaneto Shindo’s tale of cats, vengeance, and the wrongs visited upon women (and powerless men) by entitled men. Kuroneko is […]
Timo Tjahento’s ‘The Shadow Strays’ continues the director’s flawless record of producing maximalist action-horror that pulls no punches (or kicks)
I’m not even sorry about that title. Boom (2003, directed and written by Kaizad Gustad) really is about a group of models behaving badly. But it’s also an artifact of one of the classic paths to stardom in Bollywood: the model-turned-actor. The models in the film have to […]
My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter, even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]
Sachin Hingoo attends the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and brings back three visions of environmental collapse!
Watching tv and movies as a trans guy, I often feel like a mythical creature. There are stories about me, but no one ever sees me. I’m like Bigfoot: shy and reclusive, rarely photographed, frequently demonized or misrepresented, and somewhat traumatized by human society’s reaction to me. I […]
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