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 […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins begin an exploration of adaptations of the novel, Parineeta. “How many Parineetas are too many Parineetas? Apparently 4! In these two consecutive episodes, we explore film adaptations of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1914 […]
At Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka talks about Abraham Van Helsing. “How did Van Helsing go from academic in Dracula to action hero icon? This episode explores his evolution from Victorian scholar to monster-hunting legend, unpacking his role in the novel, pop culture legacy, and why he remains the […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss adaptations of British literature! “We time travel to 19th century Britain for our next installment of Filmi Ladies book club. We discuss Dil Diya Dard Liya, a 1966 adaptation of Wuthering […]
Even if you don’t watch Indian films, I can promise you that you’ve very probably seen, or at least heard, some of this movie. It gave the world an incredibly infectious song that crossed international borders to appear on tv with The Cramps, on stage with California band […]
This week Guest Star Kate Laity writes about Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife (1943) and two lesser known adaptations. ~~~ I’m currently writing about Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife and the 1962 film based on it, Night of the Eagle, AKA, Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962). It’s a pity there are […]