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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)

By Carol on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kung Fu Deadly

By Carol on September 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Girl In The Night!

By Carol on September 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess

By Carol on September 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss!

By Carol on September 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Guttersnipe on September 17, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Everyone Dies Singing: The Fantasy and Horror of Opera

By Critterlab on April 20, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

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!”

By Guttersnipe on April 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

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”

By Guttersnipe on April 18, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Wil Wheaton performs “William F*cking Shatner” with Paul & Storm at Largo. Listen here.

The Projection Booth watches The Long Walk

By Guttersnipe on April 17, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Carol on April 13, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

“Ad-hoc Block: Dystopian Worlds and the War for Advertising”

By Guttersnipe on April 12, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

“Today, we’re policed by ads. Targeted with products and services by what a surveilling algorithm “thinks we’ll like.” But people usually know when they are being sold to and when they are being solicited for money. It is not always so clear, however, when a company is seeking […]

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The Cultural Gutter is a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. The site is updated every Thursday afternoon. Carol Borden, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, Beth Watkins, and Michelle Kisner probe science fiction, draw out the best in comics, stare deeply into the screen, sink their fangs into horror, dally with romance, speedrun their brains on videogames, grapple with wrestling, and explore so much more. Our Guest Stars shine here. Thanks to Gutter aesthetic director Brian Kirby for all his swank art. Thanks to EJ Lee for providing the fantastic art we used in the Cultural Gutter book. The Cultural Gutter's signature nail polishes, "Disreputable," and, "Disreputable 2: Hellcat," were created by Andrea Evans of MPZ Cosmetics. MPZ Cosmetics also teamed up with Dill McKinley to recreate the classic fragrance, Cornichon by Dill McKinley for Gutterthon 2021. Follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, and Mastodon. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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