“A Skin for Dancing In: Possession, Witchcraft, and Voodoo in Film”
Tanya Krzywinska has made her hard to find classic, A Skin For Dancing In: Possession, Witchcraft, and Voodoo in Film (2001) available for free on her website. You can read it here.
John Carpenter and the Secret of the Ooze
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 […]
“Oracle & the Evolution of Disability Representation”
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 […]
The Feminine Critique: “Resurrection of the Catchup!”
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 […]
Ursula K. LeGuin on The Lathe Of Heaven
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.
TIFF 2023: “5 Under-the-Radar Films”
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 […]
The Cultural Gutter 