The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some initial thoughts on the new Steffen Haars and Nick Frost horror comedy, Get Away. “In the vacation horror comedy Get Away, an everyday British (and Irish) family goes on holiday on a remote Swedish island, Svälta, an island definitely full of […]
At Lit Hub, Jesse Sheidlower considers the world “Fuck.” “In all of English there are few words rich enough in their history and variety of use to warrant a dedicated dictionary that runs to hundreds of pages and multiple editions. That fuck is at the same time one […]
At The Feminine Critique, friend of the Gutter Emily Intravia gets out her cocoa and coziest peacoat for her annual viewing and discussion of Christmas movies! “Seasons greetings! It’s time to ring in the holidays with the official start of the TENTH year of Stocking Stuffers! Emily is […]
The fact that I have to start a discussion of Shalimar (1978) by specifying that this is the English-language version of the film, which is only 60% as long as the Hindi and therefore almost automatically makes less sense than the fuller work, tells you that we are […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and Beth Watkins share two of their comfort films! “What do you watch when you need a hug from the screen? For us, it’s American comedies When Harry Met Sally (1989) and Legally Blonde (2001). What, like it’s hard?” Listen here.
Now on YouTube–Surreal Noir by friend of the Gutter Kate Laity! In this episode she extensively discusses Otto Preminger’s Laura (1944) and Vera Caspary’s 1943 novel. “Episode Two: Surreal portraiture—-Muse or artist? Can you fall in love with a picture? Can you fall in love with someone from […]
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