Keeping it Cozy
Sachin Hingoo learns to love taking turns in video games by calming down with Unpacking, one of the coziest games around.
From Scooby Doo to Shakespeare: Reputable and Disreputable Ghosts
I’ve decided to round off Switcheroo Month at the Gutter with ghosts. Are ghost stories reputable, you might ask? As a genre, not really, but as a literary device they’ve been used to explore some of the most serious themes imaginable, from personal tragedy and grief to unresolved […]
Heat and Dust
Merchant and Ivory’s India-set films tend to rip out my heart and stomp on it—in a good way. Two years ago I wrote about Shakespeare-Wallah for Switcheroo Month, and here I am again, this time with a sort of bildungsroman, complicated by imperial socio-political goings-on. Heat and Dust […]
(Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock
This year for Switcheroo Month I thought I would doubly switch things up by writing about something reputable–the films of Alfred Hitchcock–and something I would not usually write about–the films of Alfred Hitchock. Hitchcock is a filmmaker I struggle with. I recognize the quality of his work. I […]
“The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, a Gentleman of Asskickery
“The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada is a gentleman among monsters, and a true Gentleman of Asskickery.
There Are No Boundaries in Rock and Roll: Wild Zero
This week’s Guest Star Michelle Kisner writes about Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Wild Zero (1999). Keep up with her on Instagram at @robotcookie! ~~~ Guitar Wolf is more than just a band; it’s an idea. Although they are known for their loud and untamed “jet rock ‘n’ roll,” they also […]
The Cultural Gutter 