Going For It: 2024’s Best Things
Sachin Hingoo runs down some of his favourite things on screens big and small in 2024!
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo on Cuckoo (2024)
At BiffBamPop, the Gutter’s own Sachin has some thoughts about Cuckoo (2024), which is going into wide release Aug. 9! “It’s a movie that is built to gaslight you in the most fun way possible, setting you up for a pretty wild climax. It lets you know that […]
From the Archives: I’m Your Man (2021): Becoming A Person Who Wants Things
This is not a spoiler-free essay. There is a lot of discussion of plot elements. If you like to go into a film blind, you will want to wait to read this piece. ~~~ These are the stories of the robots: They resent us for creating them. They […]
The Comfortable Discomfort of Alex Ross Perry’s ‘Her Smell’ (2018)
“I don’t wanna quit, I just wanna be in control of it” – Becky Something, Her Smell (2018) Some movies challenge you. Difficult to watch, grappling with heady or uncomfortable themes or ideas, or just straight-up disorienting as the stupid camera swirls around like you’re on the Gravitron […]
I’m Your Man (2021): Becoming A Person Who Wants Things
This is not a spoiler-free essay. There is a lot of discussion of plot elements. If you like to go into a film blind, you will want to wait to read this piece. ~~~ These are the stories of the robots: They resent us for creating them. They […]
The Man from the Tin Can: Androids Learning to be Imperfect
I remember reading a book when I was a kid about a perfect android child who is unexpectedly delivered to a family’s doorstep in a giant metal can. He’s all dried out but comes with a nutrient solution that they use to reconstitute him. He was designed to […]
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