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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Spy Vibes: Keemat (1973)

By Beth Watkins on February 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

With Your Ears, The World Enters You: Rabbit Trap (UK/USA, 2025)

By Carol on February 12, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

The Hang(ed) Man

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on February 5, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Emotional Suppression and the Machinery of Control in “Equilibrium” (USA, 2002)

By michelle8e45d54816 on January 29, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A Slippery Slope from Cute to Evil in Cult of the Lamb

By Critterlab on January 22, 2026 • ( 5 Comments )

You Are Sleeping, You Do Not Want to Believe: ‘Dreamscape’ (1984)

By Guttersnipe on January 15, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

TIFF Day 5 with the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo!

By Guttersnipe on September 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

From the Archives: Murderbot Does Not Want a Hug

By Critterlab on September 11, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

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 […]

TIFF Day 4 with the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo!

By Guttersnipe on September 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Filmi Ladies: Parineeta Adaptation, Part 2

By Guttersnipe on September 9, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

TIFF Day 3 with the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo

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

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 […]

TIFF 2025 Day 2 with the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo!

By Guttersnipe on September 6, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

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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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