Spellcast! The Getalong
Judge John Hodgman hears cases related to the card game, Magic: The Gathering… or, in the context of the show, Spellcast! The Getalong. Listen here.
Sex and Naps: Lessons from The Wicker Man (1973)
December 6th was the 50th anniversary of the folk horror (and Beltane holiday) classic, The Wicker Man’s release. It seems positively disreputable to let the event pass completely unmarked. So this month we are presenting an essay Carol Borden originally wrote on The Wicker Man‘s origins for CG Editor […]
Filmi Ladies: Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at films with the theme of greed. “Two masala gems came to mind when we thought about greed: Bluffmaster! (2005) and Judaai (1997). On the surface these stories are about wanting money, but both of […]
Projection Booth: The Apple Fell (1948)
At the Projection Booth Podcast, friends of the Gutter Mike White and Emily Intravia join Samm Deighan to discuss The Apple Fell! “It’s the story of Adam Schmidt (Bobby Todd) who is torn between his wife Lilith (Joana Maria Gorvin) and his mistress Eve (Bettina Moissi). Despondent, Adam […]
Filmi Ladies: Seven Deadly Sins: Pride
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins start as series looking the seven deadly sins in cinema. First up: Pride. “We discuss what it means to be prideful and why that’s bad through the characters in our chosen movies Kalyug (1981) and Raincoat (2004). […]
Sachin Hingoo’s Best of 2023 (or: The Emma Stone/Godzilla Appreciation Station)
When I think about the last year in film, it feels like one that was a study of extremes and surprises. Films seemed to fall into a ‘difficult or at least demanding to watch’ end of the spectrum, like Oppenheimer, or they leaned into a candy-coated, fun end […]
The Cultural Gutter 