Teenage Sex & Death and the Trans Feminine Monster
At Mubi, Willow Catelyn Maclay discusses Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma (2026) and the history of Trans women and Trans killers on film in a video essay, “Loving the Monster.” Watch here.
The Feminine Critque / Projection Booth Mega Fire Bird Team Up!
At The Feminine Critque, Friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia, Christine Makepeace, and Mike White team up to discuss some movies, baby! “Christine and Emily have to save the world! Or stop a drug war. Or a land war. Or…something. Anyway, it’s hard, and they can’t do it […]
“Nigel Kneale: The BBC Radio Collection”
The BBC has uploaded a collection of Nigel Kneale’s radio works and adaptations of them at The Internet Archive. It includes: “The Pond”; “The Road”; “The Quatermass Memoirs”; and, “The Stone Tape” (adapted by Peter Strickland and Matthew Graham). There’s also a discussion of Kneale and his work. […]
“As Years Go By: Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong’s Radiant Star”
Dylan Cheung talks about actor Maggie Cheung, discussing her career in parallel with the history of the Hong Kong film industry. “Writer-translator Dylan Cheung joins us to discuss the life and career of Maggie Cheung as part of our cinema program ‘In the Mood for Maggie Cheung’, exploring […]
It’s Snake Festival Time, Part 2! Sheshnaag
Once again, I am scheduled to post at the Gutter shortly before the Hindu/Jain/Buddhist festival for snake deities, Naga Panchami (August 17 this year), so once again I simply must bring another Hindi snake film to the table. If you are new to Hindi snake films*…welcome, it is […]
“I’d Had 35 Years To Hate It”
Rachel Talalay talks about how bad shots happen and, in particular, how the Freddie explosion shot from Freddie’s Dead: The New Nightmare (1991) happened. “A tweet told me this is the worst shot allowed on screen. I discuss how these things happen and what went wrong here. This […]
