There is nothing charming about the red fairy door we encounter in Aislinn Clark’s Irish language horror film, Fréwaka (Ireland, 2024).* Its fairy tree is old and hung with scissors and bones. And there is nothing safe about the Good Folk attracted to the house with the fairy door in it.
Letterboxd has filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s1993 Star Wars film. “30 years ago, when I was 17 years old, I made a little Star Wars film. Using my family’s camcorder, I animated my toys frame by frame in stop motion, disguised my friends as Ewoks and stormtroopers, and edited on […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss adaptations of British literature! “We time travel to 19th century Britain for our next installment of Filmi Ladies book club. We discuss Dil Diya Dard Liya, a 1966 adaptation of Wuthering […]
At the Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White discusses La Haine (France, 1995) with guest co-hosts Lumi Etienne, Judith Mayne and special guest Ginette Vincendeau. “Tension simmers and explodes in La Haine (1995), Matthieu Kassovitz’s electrifying portrait of disenfranchised youth in the Parisian banlieues. Mike […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of filmi superstar, Tabu! “We love Tabu! And so does everyone else apparently. What’s not to love? She’s strong, fearless, complex, talented and plays complicated characters with an […]
At PBS’s It’s Lit, Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes talk about the Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Octavia Butler. “If you are a fan of science fiction a name you should be familiar with is Octavia E. Butler (cough especially if you watched our telly award-winning Afro-Futurism video […]
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