“While the top of the charts has been oligopolized, the bottom remains a vibrant anarchy. There are weird books and funky movies and bangers from across the sea. Two of the most interesting video games of the past decade put you in the role of an immigration officer and an […]
East Screen West Screen podcast returns to discuss S. S. Rajamouli’s historical action epic RRR (2022) with Kevin Ma! Listen here.
For years, I have wondered why there is no Bollywood adaptation of Face/Off (1997). The story and the OTT performances seem perfect for the filmi treatment. Bollywood loves the following key elements of this beloved classic: convoluted, unlikely scientific processes, complete with bubbling lab equipment brothers grieving parents […]
Tim Greiving writes about composer Miklós Rózsa at the Criterion blog. “Rózsa was the musical counterpart to Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, and James M. Cain, the film’s writers, and Double Indemnity the ur–noir score.” Read more here.
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo presents The Week In Horror at Biff Bam Pop! “We’ve got a packed house in The Week in Horror with lots of curiously Netflix-centric announcements and previews. New series from Guillermo Del Toro, Tim Burton, and Mike Flanagan, updates on the new Predator […]
The Gutter’s own Carol writes about Phil Tippett’s Mad God! “Mad God (USA, 2022) opens with Wagnerian fanfare and a tower, the very image of the Tower of Babel, consumed by darkness. Then we are shown a piece of parchment with a quotation from Leviticus as Tippett’s Mad […]