I was fortunate enough to able to attend the Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (HK Filmart) again this year. Among the panel discussions and analyses of trends–and one inquiry about whether I wanted to purchase rights to a documentary–I was lucky enough to see five movies: […]
In the early days of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, unconfirmed reports trickled out about a mythical “Ghost of Kyiv”, a single pilot at the helm of a MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet that was rumoured to have taken out several Russian fighters despite being impossibly outgunned and outmanned. It’s […]
The Gutter’s own Angela Englert has traveled to space to fight several horror villains. We’re sure it’s fine and she’ll be back next month! In the meantime, enjoy her piece on Jason X (2001)… ~~~ “Jason X is my favorite episode of Andromeda.” – Carol Borden “Honey, this […]
Arising from a mishmash of Indiana Jones’s greatest hits, a handful of action films I personally cannot identify, and a particularly mid-2000s stumbling love of hip hop aesthetics, Naksha (“The Map”) (2006) works for me a lot better than it has any right to. Much of the credit […]
This is not a spoiler-free essay. There is a lot of discussion of plot elements. If you like to go into a film blind, you will want to wait to read this piece. ~~~ These are the stories of the robots: They resent us for creating them. They […]
I don’t think I have to tell you that pro wrestlers are a generally mercurial bunch. You pretty much have to be in order to exist between the real and unreal worlds where pro wrestling resides, that blurred-line known as Kayfabe*. Of these profoundly odd men and women, […]
Find t-shirts, mugs, totes and more at our new Guttermart location at Teepublic!
The Cultural Gutter 