Despite being rooted in silent film aesthetics and traditions, the structures within Hundreds Of Beavers conceal an underlying foundation of video gameyness in its presentation.
Our friends at Podcast on Fire watch The Moon Warriors (1992). “It turns out the duo of Mabel Cheung and Alex Law wrote and directed parts of Sammo Hung’s 1992 Wuxia movie The Moon Warriors. It’s not as odd and scandalous as it sounds. Kenny B and Tom […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins catch up on some filmi business! “No fancy theme here: we’re just catching up on what we’ve watched lately. Films under discussion: • 12th Fail 2023 • Dono 2023 • Pushpa 2021 • Kedarnath 2018 • […]
At The Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider WRATH with two films, Mirch Masala (1987) and the snake lady classic, Nagin (1976)! “It’s 2024 and if women aren’t angry or wrathful they’re just not paying attention. The women in our chosen films […]
When trying to decide what to write about this month, I realized director/producer Ram Gopal Varma has yet to appear on the Cultural Gutter—and that simply will not do. Some people reading this essay will assume I might write about one of his thrillers, since horror is a […]
At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White discusses the classic, campy and Queer Western Johnny Guitar (1954). “Western Month continues with a look at Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar. Released in 1954 the film stars Sterling Hayden as the titular Mr. Guitar. However, he’s outshone in […]