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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 )

Model Misbehavior: Boom (2003)

By Beth Watkins on October 3, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

I’m not even sorry about that title. Boom (2003, directed and written by Kaizad Gustad) really is about a group of models behaving badly. But it’s also an artifact of one of the classic paths to stardom in Bollywood: the model-turned-actor. The models in the film have to […]

Captain America Comic Book Fans: “Cap Philosophy with Author Dr. Mark D. White! Virtues of Captain America”

By Guttersnipe on October 2, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White is on the latest episode of the Captain America Comic Book Fans podcast! “Professor of Philosophy and Author of Virtues of Captain America returns to discuss his new edition, covering topics of Hydra Cap, Sam Wilson, how Steve’s view of the […]

Filmi Ladies: Superstars Series: Smita Patil

By Guttersnipe on October 1, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the career of Smita Patil: “We discuss the brief but magnificent film career of Smita Patil—one of India’s greatest actresses. Winner of the Padma Shri and several film awards, she was the face of art […]

Fantastic Fest 2024: “Danny Villanueva Jr.’s Frightening and Tragic <i>What Happened To Dorothy Bell?</i>”

By Guttersnipe on September 27, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At Biff Bam Pop, The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts about What Happened To Dorothy Bell? “I’m not sure what it is about public libraries that make them a rich vein for horror. Whether it’s Ghostbusters or Stephen King’s IT, or if you’re somehow spooked by […]

The Gutter’s Own Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2024!

By Carol on September 26, 2024 • ( 2 Comments )

My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter,  even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]

Fantastic Fest 2024: Quick thoughts on The Life & Deaths Of Christopher Lee (UK, 2024)

By Carol on September 25, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the delightful documentary, The Life & Deaths Of Christopher Lee! There is very little more unwieldy than a life, but somehow The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee handles his sprawling life story with a fluid grace. Writer / […]

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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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