Interview with Yayan Ruhian
The Jakarta Post has a feature on Yayan Ruhian, who has remarkable fight scenes as Mad Dog in The Raid (2011); as Erik in Merantau (2009); and as Prakoso in The Raid II (2014). (Via The Heroic Sisterhood)
“Mad Max: Fury Road Makes Your Rape Arguments Invalid”
At Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Carrie S. has some thoughts about the depiction of rape in fiction and how George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road gets it right. “If ever a movie seemed tailor-made to include a rape scene, it’s this one, an R-rated movie with rape at […]
“The Iceman List”
“Here are just a few other classic movie antagonists who we root against not because they’re wrong per se, but mostly because they’re just not as likable as the characters who carry the movie. Let’s call it ‘The Iceman List.’” Read more of Tim Carmody’s “The Iceman List” […]
“The Marvel-Industrial Complex”
In “The Marvel-Industrial Complex” James Rocchi has some thoughts about Disney’s Marvel movies–and some things to say in response to the responses to his essay. “In the ’80s, Spiderman told me that with great power comes great responsibility; Marvel Studios, via Disney, has money and power both, and […]
A Week of Fast & Furious Reviews
Friend of the Gutter Evan Munday has been re-watching the Fast & Furious films in anticipation of Furious 7‘s release this week. See all his thoughts here.
RIP, Leonard Nimoy
Actor, director, writer and artist Leonard Nimoy has died. Nimoy was most famous for playing Spock in Star Trek, but he also appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), In Search Of…, Ancient Mysteries, Columbo, Fringe, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Faerie Tale Theatre, Mission: Impossible, Dragnet and […]
The Cultural Gutter 