Cyclops (1987) Japan made a good number of direct-to-video horror shorts in the ’80s, and Cyclops is one of the better ones, even though the story is almost incomprehensible. Takamori (Kazuhiro Sano) is obsessed with birth defects, specifically “cyclopia,” where the two eyes fuse together in the womb […]
It’s a 1984 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, A Suspension of Mercy / The Story-Teller (1965). “When crime novelist Sydney Bartleby begins rehearsing the ‘perfect murder’ for creative inspiration, his macabre habits draw dangerous attention from neighbours, police, and even his own wife. But when […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has another report from Fantasia 2026! According to Sachin The Mouths is “the kind of movie in general we need more of. Less mindlessly-consumed and more engaging and compelling, even if part of that engagement is the piercing sound […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Emily Intravia to discuss Kevin Costner’s post-apocalyptic celebration of the postal service, The Postman. “Sci-fi month concludes with one of the great cinematic boondoggles of the ’90s. Kevin Costner directs and stars in The Postman […]
Friend of the Gutter Earl Jackson has a fantastic analysis on desire in Heated Rivalry in Taiwan’s Wenshan Review. Read “On Choosing ‘Or’: A Situated Response to Heated Rivalry” via PDF here.
Bellenac’s vineyards are failing and the solution will not be a new strain or a scientific intervention. The farmers seek an older solution: a willing sacrifice.
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