“Cat Performances, Ranked”
At Vulture, Bilge Ebiri considers and ranks cat peformances in film. See the list here.
Filmi Ladies: Underappreciated Shah Rukh Khan
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss Shah Rukh Khan movies that could use more appreciation. “Are there any items in King Khan’s filmography that don’t get discussed all day every day? Yes, as it turns out, and many of them cluster […]
Filmi Ladies: “Barbie! and Zoolander???”
The Gutter’s own Beth Watkins and Pitu Sultan discuss Barbie (USA, 2023) and Zoolander (USA, 2001) on the Filmi Ladies Podcast! “What do Barbie, Zoolander, Pinocchio and The Velveteen Rabbit have in common? They’re all about non-living things (except for Zoolander who’s living but kinda a caricature) that […]
Sharksploitation!
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Sharksploitation (USA, 2023), Stephen Scarlata’s new documentary about sharksploitation! “I was one of those kids that was scarred by Jaws (1975). I worried about sharks in the bathtub.* I was scared in the pool. And getting me to swim […]
Bollywood Zom-Com: Go Goa Gone
When I first watched this zombie horror-comedy when it released in 2013, I felt like it didn’t have enough bite. I wanted it to do more with some of what it started to lay out, namely the smart and funny premise that the party scene in Goa (a […]
The Legend Of My House
“It watches,” he added suddenly. “The house. It watches every move you make.” “We have grown to trust blindly in our senses of balance and reason, and I can see where the mind might fight wildly to preserve its own familiar stable patterns against all evidence that it […]
The Cultural Gutter 