Friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell’s coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 continues with some thoughts on The Ones Who Grieve (France, 2026) and an interview with the film’s director Quarxx. “The violence that Jacob brings to the victims of the black veil, people advancing progress and his […]
The Cultural Gutter is attending Fantastic Fest again this year! This time the Gutter’s own Carol Borden will be attending strapped into the chairs of the CG Viewatorium (and Sachin Hingoo might be if he survives TIFF 2026). We’ll be sharing first impressions and reviews here at the […]
At Biff Bam Pop, friend of the Gutter Jeffery X Martin and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo have some suggestions for the upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival! “As far as we’re concerned around these parts, though we might cover a few film festivals over the course of the […]
Jeffery X Martin returns as this week’s Guest Star! ~~~ Some people look forward to the utter destruction of Planet Earth and the societies it hosts like a six-year-old awaiting Winter holidays. Explosions! Fireballs! Tsunamis! Avalanches! Probably all at the same time! Cold War kids have been expecting […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White, Rob Spencer and Rob St. Mary discuss Alex Proyas Dark City. “The conversation covers the film’s three screenplay stages and two finished cuts, the studio-mandated voice-over that Proyas spent a decade trying to undo, and Roger Ebert’s […]
At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White and Rob St. Mary watch The Toxic Avenger. “In 2025, New Jersey’s favorite hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength returned — twice. Writer/director Macon Blair’s big-budget reimagining, The Toxic Avenger (2023), finally received a wide theatrical […]