Director Ryan Coogler explains Aspect Ratios
Ryan Coogler explains aspect ratios and different film formats here. There are white boards, drawings, and clips from Sinners (2025)! (Thanks, Michelle Kisner!)
Story First Games: Southern Gothic to Steampunk
The first article I ever wrote for the Gutter was about an innovative video game called The Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream, 2005). It was described as “a breakthrough in interactive narrative”, which may have been an attempt to dissociate it from the short-lived interactive movie genre of the previous […]
Filmi Ladies: “Hyderabad Blues & Blue”
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their “Watching the Rainbow” series with Hyderabad Blues and Blue! “Blue is so many things: it’s clear blue skies and the ocean, the excitement of tropical holidays, but also the snobbery […]
Cinema Centric: Godzilla vs Biollante!
At Cinema Centric Podast, friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner discusses Criterion’s Godzilla vs Biollante (1989) and Godzilla films in general. “The CINEMA CENTRIC meet up for an episode with Michelle Kisner—also known as Robot Cookie—a powerhouse film critic, fearless freelance writer, champion of physical media, essayist with […]
Touring Mid-Century Modern
Architectural Digest tours the set of Mid-Century Modern and offers a nice little glimpse of Palm Beach style. Watch here.
Free Criterion Week 2025!
We’ve been meaning to promote this Free Criterion Week schedule, well, all week. But there’s still time. So if you didn’t know, Criterion is offering a week of free films streaming online. Read more here.
The Cultural Gutter 