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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Blood Pact: Exploring SOV Director Glenn Andreiev’s Infatuation with the Vampire Mythos

By Michelle on February 26, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Spy Vibes: Keemat (1973)

By Beth Watkins on February 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

With Your Ears, The World Enters You: Rabbit Trap (UK/USA, 2025)

By Carol on February 12, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

The Hang(ed) Man

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on February 5, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Emotional Suppression and the Machinery of Control in “Equilibrium” (USA, 2002)

By Michelle 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 )

Little Batman

By Carol on September 22, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

The narrative frame and theme are heavy handed by the actual adventures are pretty sweet in “The Adventures of Little Batman.”

Marvel Kitties!

By Carol on September 20, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

M.O.D.O.K. becomes a “Machine Designed Only for Kitties” in this gallery of Marvel characters as cats. Other favorites: Galactus and the Punisher.  (Thanks, Dave!)

13 Assassins Reign!

By Carol on September 19, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s assassins galore with John Woo and Su Chao-Pin’s Reign of Assassins and Takashi Miike’s remake of the classic chanbara, Thirteen Assassins.

Space Battleship Yamato

By Carol on September 18, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Live action Space Battleship Yamato trailer!

Japanese Trailer for Studio Ghibli Game

By Carol on September 17, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s the Japanese trailer for the upcoming Studio Ghibli game: Ni no Kuni Shiroki Seihai no Joou. (via Comics Alliance)

25 Or 6 To A Better Tomorrow?

By Carol on September 17, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

This trailer for the Korean remake of John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow has Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4” going through my head. (thanks, brian!)

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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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