At RogerEbert.com, Marya E. Gates interviews Nicolas Winding Refn on his new film, Her Private Hell (2026). “The thing about a fairytale is that it transcends genre, it transcends narrative, it transcends culture, it transcends sex, it transcends years, it’s ageless, and suddenly it has an endless amount […]
At The Feminine Critique Podcast, our friends Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace “return to look at two of 2025’s most interesting genre films that share a lot of thematic elements! First up is the OSCAR NOMINATED The Ugly Stepsister, then the unfairly maligned Him. Spoilers abound. Have at […]
Friend of the Gutter Kate Laity has fascinating thoughts on Bryn Chainey’s new folk horror film, Rabbit Trap (UK / USA, 2025) including an excellent introduction to the fairy and cultural aspects. “It hits a lot of my favourite things: fairy lore, folk horror, sound exploration and design—theremin! […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the Adams Family’s new film, Mother of Flies (USA, 2025): “Mother of Flies is itself a ritual—one that transmutes these experiences, these fears, the pain, the cost of survival, the wonder and joy of survival, and the intimate closeness […]
The Gutter’s own Carol has some thoughts on 4 horror movies that screened at this year’s Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans! “This year I was fortunate enough to attend–remotely–the 2024 Overlook Film Festival. I would have loved to attend a horror film festival in New Orleans. I […]
Hey, it’s some initial impressions of the third movie the Gutter’s own Carol Borden saw at this year’s Overlook Film Festival: Paul Duane’s All You Need Is Death (Ireland, 2023): All You Need Is Death is like a ballad full of dread and a desperate foreboding. It has […]
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