The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watches the Swissploitation classic, Mad Heidi (Switzerland, 2022). “In a world where lactose-intolerance is a crime, one woman stands against the dictator of Switzerland, Our Most Swiss Leader Meili (Casper van Dien) and his authoritarian cheese-based regime. Set in a dystopian, alternate reality […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch, The Namesake! “It will not surprise you to learn that we ADORE The Namesake, both book and film. Topics of discussion include: the Gangulys’ relationship, the universal American-ness of the story, Golgol’s imperfections, and Ashima’s […]
Hey, Slashfilm has an excellent series, “Movies are Gay,” about films that are gay, explicitly or not! It starts with Point Break (1991) and continues from there with movies like: The Perfection; Hard-Boiled; Young Soul Rebels; Batman &Robin; Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and more. Start here […]
The Honorable Judge John Hodgman hears a Pokémon-related dispute on the Judge John Hodgman podcast. “Cameron brings the case against his friend Shooka. When Cameron and Shooka were in college, Cameron was obsessed with Pokémon Go. One day, Cameron was distracted with Pokémon Go, so Shooka took his […]
Summer isn’t quite here, but it’s been hot and a chunk of North America is already on fire, so I thought I’d go straight ahead with my Summer Fun Time Reading recommendations. There’s Gilded Age tomfoolery, science fiction, horror, mysterious figures with antlers, UFOs, ghosts, cats with skulls […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the Mexican/Polish psychological thriller, The Hole in the Fence / El hoyo en la cerca (2021). “With its presentation of the sons of privilege brutalizing each other in the woods, The Hole In The Fence will likely remind people […]
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