“Haunted Gaycation!”
The Gutter’s own Carol watches the gay bachelor party horror comedy, Summoning Sylvia (USA, 2023), and shares some quick thoughts here.
Everyone Dies Singing: The Fantasy and Horror of Opera
April is switcheroo month at the Cultural Gutter, and this year we are once again turning our eyes upwards from our beloved gutter roots to gaze into the distance for a glimpse of art that is widely considered reputable. What I’ve noticed though, as I adjust my binoculars […]
The Feminine Critique: “Barbaric Hotdog Catchup!”
At The Feminine Critique Podcast, friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace watch so many things. So many. “Pass your favorite loaded condiment! It’s catchup time as Christine and Emily dive into their recent watches, with both light AND dark-haired Dolph Lundgren, various Ashmores, and much […]
“William F*cking Shatner”
Wil Wheaton performs “William F*cking Shatner” with Paul & Storm at Largo. Listen here.
The Projection Booth watches The Long Walk
Friend of the Gutter Mike White interviews filmmaker Mattie Do, director of the sf / time travel / thriller / horror movie set in Laos, The Long Walk (Laos, 2019)! “Mattie Do discusses her career from being a ballet instructor to suddenly directing horror features in Laos.” Listen […]
“It’s Not Easy Hating Evil”: The Bad Sleep Well
For this year’s Switcheroo Month, I decided to write about a lesser known film by one of the most reputable directors around—Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well (1960). Set in then contemporary mid-Twentieth Century Japan, The Bad Sleep Well is the story of Koichi Nishi (Toshiro Mifune) seeking […]
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