The Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner joins Mike White and Kyler Fey to discuss Bertrand Mandico’s The Wild Boys. “A fever dream of transgression and transformation, the film follows five privileged boys who rape and murder their literature teacher—then are spirited away by a mysterious sea captain to the […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Sook Yin-Lee’s Paying For It (Canada, 2025), her film adaptation of Chester Brown’s eponymous graphic novel. “Whatever term I’d apply to Brown’s honest self-portrayal in graphic novel form applies equally to his best friend, ex-partner, […]
At The Movie Sleuth, friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner has a nice piece on a recent adaptation of Stephen King, The Long Walk (USA, 2025). “One of the unifying features of King’s work, when writing as Bachman, is the prevailing nihilism of the stories and the bleak […]
Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, thrills and stories Hitchcock built his films on. Hitchcock himself gave credit where it was due. He put writers’ names on screen for everyone to see. But if film history has taught us anything, it’s that credits, dedications and acknowledgments are not enough to keep women both trans and cis, genderqueer and nonbinary people from disappearing from memory and history.
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate the 30th anniversary of Clueless (USA, 1995)! “Clueless, a cinematic treasure, just turned 30 years old this year. Could we let its anniversary pass by without talking about it? AS IF! […]
The Sachin Hingoo has thoughts on 4 more films from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Frankenstein (USA, 2025); Dust Bunny (USA, 2025); Train Dreams (USA, 2025); and, The Ugly (South Korea, 2025)! “As we enter the back half of TIFFty and the films start to almost literally […]
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