Trailers from Hell: The Savage Eye!
At Trailers from Hell, Kier-La Janisse talks about The Savage Eye (1959)! Watch here.
“The Entire Vic Mignogna Story: The Face of Anime’s Dumbest Culture War”
Kaylyn Saucedo / MarzGurl launches a documentary on Youtube. “Perhaps the closest thing you’ll ever get to a documentary on the subject of Vic Mignogna, his sexual harassment allegations, his lawsuit, and the culture war that sprung up around him. A history of a subculture within millennial-aged anime […]
“A Tragically Bitter kind of Folk Horror: Shadowland (Finland, 2024)”
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some reflections on the new documentary Shadowland: “It’s clear that Shadowland writer/director Otso Tiainen and co-writer Kalle Kinnunen want so much to embrace the landscape of the Montségur and the surrounding French Pyrenees and the esoteric and occult religious community that understand […]
The Gutter’s Own Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2024!
My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter, even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]
Fantastic Fest 2024: Quick thoughts on The Life & Deaths Of Christopher Lee (UK, 2024)
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the delightful documentary, The Life & Deaths Of Christopher Lee! There is very little more unwieldy than a life, but somehow The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee handles his sprawling life story with a fluid grace. Writer / […]
Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2023
Pull on your good lounging pants, hang that lanyard around your neck, and get yourself a latte, because I was lucky enough to go to this year’s Fantastic Fest with my (remote) press credentials and I am taking you with me. Well, I am taking you with me […]
The Cultural Gutter 