At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins start as series looking the seven deadly sins in cinema. First up: Pride. “We discuss what it means to be prideful and why that’s bad through the characters in our chosen movies Kalyug (1981) and Raincoat (2004). […]
When I think about the last year in film, it feels like one that was a study of extremes and surprises. Films seemed to fall into a ‘difficult or at least demanding to watch’ end of the spectrum, like Oppenheimer, or they leaned into a candy-coated, fun end […]
At Pluralistic, Cory Doctorow has some thoughts. “When a tech company designs a device for remote, irreversible, nonconsensual downgrades, they invite both external and internal parties to demand those downgrades. Like Pavel Chekov says, a phaser on the bridge in Act I is going to go off by […]
Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds looks at bootleg merchandise in an excellent video series! “Join Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds and a series of special guests as they explore the best and worst knock-off merchandise.” Watch here. Thanks, Ed!
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo writes about The Holdovers (2023). ”Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is destined to become a must-watch Christmas mainstay with all the reflective poignancy of It’s A Wonderful Life, the youthful charm and humour of A Christmas Story, and the claustrophobic vibes […]
Join Emily and Christine as they discuss their 2023 year end list on The Feminine Critique Podcast! “It’s the year-end list you’ve all been waiting for (kind of). Christine makes her triumphant return to join Emily as they walk through their favorite stuff of 2023. There are movies […]