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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 )

“The world’s largest galaxy of Star Wars relics”

By Guttersnipe on December 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Hey, the world’s largest collection of Star Wars materials is in a museum in Petaluma, California. (Thanks, Sox!)

“The 2021 Holiday Movie Guide: 100+ Movies to Get you in the Spirit”

By Guttersnipe on November 30, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

At NPR, Linda Holmes curates a list of over 100 holiday movies this year. “Every year, more outlets offer holiday movies (and by that I mean overwhelmingly Christmas movies, but occasionally not). And the places that offer them seem to offer more. It has become a kudzu situation. […]

The Projection Booth watches Lost Highway (1997)

By Guttersnipe on November 29, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Our friends at The Projection Booth watch David Lynch’s Lost Highway (1997). “We conclude #Noirvember 2021 with a special episode about David Lynch’s Lost Highway (1997). Written by Lynch and Barry Gifford, it’s the story of Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a musician who has trouble trusting his wife, […]

“The Boutique Bollywood Actor”

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

At Incurato, the Gutter’s own Beth joins Amrita to write about the appeal of actor Rahul Khanna. “Nothing about his career has been very typical as compared to his peers. He was a VJ on MTV Asia (kids, ask your parents). He went to the Lee Strasberg Theatre […]

From the Archives: Sometimes the Femme Fatale Wins

By Carol on November 25, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

The Gutter’s own Carol is out rolling the rubes and getting a bone-weary, disillusioned private detective to play the sap for her. In the meantime, in honor of Noirvember, enjoy her piece on the Wachowski Sister’s 1996 neo-noir, Bound. This month is Gutterthon, aka, Hellcats of the Gutterthon, […]

What happened to Pictures for Sad Children

By Guttersnipe on November 24, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

At Input, Justin Ling writes about Simone Veil, Pictures for Sad Children, making art and the internet. “For years, fans have searched for clues about what happened to the comics and their author. Sometimes, they would be hot on the trail — finding Pictures for Sad Children living […]

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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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