The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo–and his pal, Karen Shute–continues to watch films at an astounding pace at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025: Good Boy; Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5; Exit 8; and, The Smashing Machine! We are officially at the halfway mark of TIFF, and boy […]
The truth is that all I really want to read is fantasy. Stories set in other worlds, other solar systems, other versions of reality that don’t entirely resemble this one. I used to read a much wider range of fiction and every so often I still pick up […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo continues to provide updates to our friends at Biff Bam Pop on the Toronto International Film Festival. This time he–and his pal Sam Dizon–watch The Napa Boys, The Testament of Ann Lee, Sacrifice, and, Normal. “One thing–perhaps the main thing–I love about film […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look at adaptation of the 1914 novel, Parineeta. “This week, it’s time for 2 more Hindi versions: • Sankoch (Hindi, 1976) • Parineeta (Hindi, 2005) We end the episode with […]
At BiffBamPop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo reports from Day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival 2025! He saw Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Movie (USA), Christy (USA), and one of the Gutter’s most anticipated movies of the year, The Furious (Hong Kong)! “Chatting with […]
At BiffBamPop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo reports on his second day at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025! “I decided to start off Day Two with another lighthearted comedy; Nadia Latif’s The Man in My Basement. Just kidding, this is a weighty, emotional horror anchored by two […]