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Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

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 )

Sachin’s Best of 2025 (and maybe 2026!)

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on January 8, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

From The Archives: In György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’, the Real Lady Bird is (in) the Eggs We Laid Along The Way

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

An Unusual Merry Christmas from Bombay

By Beth Watkins on December 25, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Bitches On Comics: “The future is indie featuring Vera Drew!”

By Guttersnipe on November 18, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Bitches On Comics talks to filmmaker Vera Drew about her film, The People’s Joker! “Vera Drew joins us to discuss her indie feature film The People’s Joker! We get into using comic book characters to tell autobiographical stories, the film’s unconventional path to distribution, and turning a personal […]

Every Frame A Painting: “What Would Billy Wilder Do?”

By Guttersnipe on November 16, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Every Frame A Painting takes a look at the films and filmmaking of Billy Wilder. “In the annals of filmmaking, we have great writers and great directors, but then there is Billy Wilder – one of the greatest who did both.” Watch here.

The Projection Booth: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)

By Guttersnipe on November 15, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White talks about the history of The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. “On this special episode, we’re diving into the curious 1953 fantasy The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Produced by Stanley Kramer, directed by Roy Rowland, and uniquely penned […]

Small Comfort

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on November 14, 2024 • ( 2 Comments )

Sachin Hingoo, like many of you, is Going Through It, and provides a couple of movie recommendations to, in some small way, soothe what ails you.

Filmi Ladies: Veer-Zaara 20th Anniversary!

By Guttersnipe on November 13, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate the 20th anniversary of Veer Zaara (2004)! “Veer Zara celebrates its 20 year anniversary and Pitu and Beth disagree on basically everything about it. 😆 The only things we agree on: • Preity’s cute outfits […]

“A Voice from the Great Unconscious: Tony Todd (1954-2024)”

By Guttersnipe on November 12, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz remembers the legendary Tony Todd. “Tony Todd was an elegant, six-foot-five, broad shouldered man, graceful and imposing. But he led with his voice. Hear it once, and it would echo in your mind forever. It was magnificent. And he was magnificent.” Read more here.

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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 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 as @culturalgutter. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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