Generational trauma knows no particular race, ethnicity, or personal experience but there is a unique and uniquely bitter flavour when it sets itself on Black lives. In communities where violence can be routine but the lasting effects and the voids it creates are anything but, trauma is often […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw (USA, 2023). “We’re in the midst of 31 Days of Horror around these parts, but if you’re a pro wrestling fan, there are few stories more horrifying than that of […]
The University of California–Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies (!!!) has a podcast where they talk about monsters called, The Show Where They Talk About Monsters! “Join host Mike Halekakis (Boom! Knowledge) and monster expert Dr. Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness) for […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the work of actor Saif Ali Khan! “He’s one of the most versatile actors we’ve seen and is always re-inventing himself. We remember him from his moppetty 90s Ole Ole days to his metrosexual avatar […]
Halaloween is back with 4 new films this month! You can stream Joko Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion (Indonesia, 2022) and Alper Mestçi’s Siccīn 3: Love (Turkey, 2016) at home and then attend live screenings of Tarik Saleh’s The Cairo Conspiracy (Egypt, 2022) and Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger […]
Ruth Franklin writes about Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, childbirth, Queerness and new novels that address them all. “Perhaps this is why the “Frankenstein” story continues to haunt us. If, as parents, we are Victor Frankenstein, then as children we are all his creature. Or, perhaps better, the creature is […]
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