“Asimov’s Empire, Asimov’s Wall”
“The science fiction author Isaac Asimov engaged in forms of unwanted touching with countless women. It set the tone for the entire genre.” More from Alec Nevala-Lee here.
From The Archives: Cahiers du Cannon: Street Smart
This month we share Guest Star Jessica Ritchey’s entry into her series, Cahiers du Cannon. Previously, Jessica wrote about Castaway and Runaway Train. This month she looks at Christopher Reeve in Street Smart (1987). Until Batman V Superman disgraced itself in theaters the most reviled Superman property was […]
The Gutter at TIFF 2021
The Gutter’s own Carol wrote for a different site at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read her reviews of 14 films here. And make sure to check out reviews, incoming filmmaker interviews with Ritwik Pareek (Dug Dug), Arsalan Amiri (Zalava) and more ongoing coverage from friend of the […]
“In Praise of Movies that Just End (because They Used to Know When to End)”
At Uproxx, Mike Ryan writes about contemporary movies and their multiple or stretched out endings. “I reached out to a few prominent screenwriters/filmmakers to ask them if I was off base. These are people you have most likely heard of who have made movies you have most likely […]
Henry Ford meets Jim Henson: “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited”
I heard industrial pa-chunking before I even entered the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Across the street from the museum is the Ford Development Center, where Ford Motor Company does research on new vehicles and “mobility solutions.” The center first opened in 1953 and was designed by […]
“The Return of Candyman”
At Chicago Magazine, Jake Malooley writes about the origins of Candyman (1992) in a piece about a murder in Chicago’s Grace Abbott Homes. “To get at the real horror behind Candyman, I knew I had to talk to Steve Bogira. Now 66, the veteran journalist covered race and […]
The Cultural Gutter 