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10 Things I liked in 2025

By Carol on December 18, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Reflections of a Reflection in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s ‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on December 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam!

By Guttersnipe on December 8, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Disavowing the Story: On Kimi wa Koibito (You Are My Lover): Part Two

By Guttersnipe on December 4, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Hat on a Hat on a Dinosaur: Jurassic Overkill and Instant Aliens

By Critterlab on November 27, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock

By Carol on November 20, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Takao Saito’s Amazing Process

By Guttersnipe on September 29, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Watch in wonder as Golgo 13 creator and gekiga innovator Takao Saito draws and discusses his process with mangaka Naoki Urasawa on Urasawa’s show, Manben. There will be drying white-out with a cigarette.

“Gore, Guts and Glory in the Predator Omnibus”

By Guttersnipe on September 28, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Predator comics for Comic Book Herald! “Foregoing the larger world building that the Aliens franchise has explored in novels and comics to focus on repeating the format that makes the Predator movies so great, it’s easy to forget about the […]

“Asimov’s Empire, Asimov’s Wall”

By Guttersnipe on September 27, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

“The science fiction author Isaac Asimov engaged in forms of unwanted touching with countless women. It set the tone for the entire genre.” More from Alec Nevala-Lee here.

From The Archives: Cahiers du Cannon: Street Smart

By Guttersnipe on September 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

This month we share Guest Star Jessica Ritchey’s entry into her series, Cahiers du Cannon. Previously, Jessica wrote about Castaway and Runaway Train. This month she looks at Christopher Reeve in Street Smart (1987). Until Batman V Superman disgraced itself in theaters the most reviled Superman property was […]

“More than Fearless Nadia: Rare memorabilia from films by the Wadia brothers on auction”

By Guttersnipe on September 22, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Look at this amazing gallery of posters, lobby cards, song booklets and more featuring actor and stunt performer Fearless Nadia in films by the Wadia Brothers from the 1930s through the 1960! And learn more about the Wadia Brothers, Wadia Movietone, and their films! (Thanks, Tars!)

The Feminine Critique watches Charade (1963) and Identity (2003)

By Guttersnipe on September 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

“Put on your best Givenchy sheath dress and most comfortable (but stylish) flats: we’ve got three hours to chat! Christine and Emily are joined by the one and only Jason ‘Fozzie Bare’ Nelson to tackle a pair of twisty, joyous genre hodgepodges. After an extended round of what […]

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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, Angela Englert, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, and Beth Watkins 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 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, Mastodon, and Bluesky as @culturalgutter. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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