Tag: documentary

“Carpet Cowboys: Being the Man!”

The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the new documentary about the world of carpet manufacturing, Carpet Cowboys (USA, 2023)! “Emily McKenzie and Noah Collier’s documentary Carpet Cowboys looks at the world of carpeting—especially the carpet used in big, almost anonymous spaces. If you have ever […]

Black Barbie: A Documentary

Lagueria Davis’ Black Barbie: A Documentary (USA, 2023) explores “Black female respresentation through the history of Black Barbie. Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Black Barbie delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women struggle to elevate their own […]

Sharksploitation!

The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Sharksploitation (USA, 2023), Stephen Scarlata’s new documentary about sharksploitation! “I was one of those kids that was scarred by Jaws (1975). I worried about sharks in the bathtub.* I was scared in the pool. And getting me to swim […]

The Legend Of My House

“It watches,” he added suddenly. “The house. It watches every move you make.” “We have grown to trust blindly in our senses of balance and reason, and I can see where the mind might fight wildly to preserve its own familiar stable patterns against all evidence that it […]