Tag: Canada

Loving Disreputable Wrestling

Given all the other things I like, it should come as no surprise that the wrestling I love most is disreputable wrestling. Wait, you might say, all wrestling is disreputable. That’s true, but some kinds of wrestling are more disreputable than others among reputable wrestling fans. And it […]

Midnight Madness 2023!

Gaze upon the wonder of this year’s Midnight Madness line-up here. It features: Larry Charles’ Dicks the Musical (USA); Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft (USA); Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World (Germany / South Africa / USA); Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk’s Hell of a Summer (USA / Canada); Nikhil […]

Making Idlis and Being Seen.

At Gamespot, Veerender Jubal writes about Venba, a new game about a South Asian immigrant woman’s experience in 1980s Canada–with cooking mechanics! “Venba does not just make me feel seen, Venba makes me feel acknowledged and reassured in ways video games have never explored so profoundly.” Read more […]

Fantasia 2023 Line-Up!

Check out the line-up for this year’s Fantasia Film Festival. Make your plans now to see some of the best, most fun and most interesting genre films this year! Even if you can’t make it to the festival, it’s a good opportunity to add to your future viewing […]

Filmi Ladies: “The Namesake”

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch, The Namesake! “It will not surprise you to learn that we ADORE The Namesake, both book and film. Topics of discussion include: the Gangulys’ relationship, the universal American-ness of the story, Golgol’s imperfections, and Ashima’s […]

Summer Fun Time Reading ’23

Summer isn’t quite here, but it’s been hot and a chunk of North America is already on fire, so I thought I’d go straight ahead with my Summer Fun Time Reading recommendations. There’s Gilded Age tomfoolery, science fiction, horror, mysterious figures with antlers, UFOs, ghosts, cats with skulls […]