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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Welcome to Potters Bluff: Death, Resurrection, and the Horror of Small-Town America

By Michelle on October 8, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Best of the Best Is Pretty Good!

By Beth Watkins on October 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Carol on September 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

Fear of the Other: Hope (2026) Turns the Creature Feature Inside Out

By Guttersnipe on September 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner watches Hope (South Korea, 2026). “A fun fact about raccoons is that they have super-sensitive paws, and they get over half of their sensory input from their sense of touch. Because of this, when they find food in the […]

Day 3 at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026

By Guttersnipe on September 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and Biff Bam Pop’s Karen Shute and Jeromme Graham share their impressions of TIFF films including: Bassam Tariq’s Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother; Michael Dowse’s The Stunt Driver; Kris Rey’s Trash Mountain; Sue Kim’s Always Lalisa; Youm Kyu-Bouk’s Long Long Night. Plus […]

Day 2 at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026

By Guttersnipe on September 12, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and Biff Bam Pop’s Karen Shute return to TIFF for River, Fivehead, Salvation, Voices, and, Bucking Fastard! “Today felt a lot like pieces falling into place and regular reality aligning with the shifted TIFF routines. It was another day that showed the wide […]

Day 1 at the Toronto International Film Festival!

By Guttersnipe on September 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo along with Karen Shute report on their first screenings at this year’s TIFF, including the newly restored version of Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), Miwa Nishikawa’s Children Untold (2026), Theo Rhys’ Stuffed (2026), and Nyla Innuksuk’s In The Heart […]

Filmi Ladies: “Our Top 5 Rishi Kapoor Films & Songs!”

By Guttersnipe on September 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins share their favorite Rishi Kapoor films and songs! “It’s a celebration of Rishi! In honor of his birth anniversary, we pick our top 5 Rishi performances and songs! Expect much nostalgia!” Watch […]

The Gutter goes to TIFF 2026!

By Guttersnipe on September 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo is on the ground reporting live from the scene at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival! He has been in training for this moment. He is experienced. He knows what to do. He is going to use his annual bikeshare with extreme prejudice. […]

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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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