Prince of Darkness (1987) is not often included among John Carpenter’s greatest films. To be fair, he has a lot of great films. The writer-director-composer-grumpy soundbite generator has clocked an embarrassment of beloved cinema in his time. Halloween (1978), Escape From New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big […]
At WWAC, Dayn Broder writes about Oracle / Barbara Gordon and representation. “Barbara Gordon is a woman of many names, faces, and identities. Batgirl, Oracle, crime fighter, hacker, able-bodied, wheelchair user, and most importantly: hero. She is one of, if not THE most famous disabled caped crusader to […]
Listen to friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace as they catch up with all their end of summer viewing! “It’s been a long summer, so naturally, Christine and Emily are here to discuss it in movie (and TV) language! On their latest epic catchup, the […]
Bill Moyers interviews Ursula K. LeGuin about writing, her process, and the 1980 PBS adaptation of her novel, The Lathe Of Heaven (1971). It’s really good. Watch here.
At Biff Bam Pop, Sanjay Rajput shares some suggestions for films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival that you should consider seeing! “It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of TIFF and try to chase down big premieres, but with over 200 films there are […]
A few weeks ago, the Indian cinema-focused Twitter account Cinema Rare posted a list of “some of the trippiest Indian films,” and with wording like that, I knew I had to investigate the whole thing, regardless of how likely I was to agree.* Skimming the 25 titles, I […]
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