This is Carol Borden’s last film of this year’s Overlook Film Festival–Exhuma (South Korea, 2024): The past is very present in writer/director Jang Jae-hyun’s Exhuma (South Korea, 2024). There is both familial and colonial history reaching back to World War II and then even further. Shaman Lee Hwa-rim […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden is fortunate enough to be (remotely) attending the Overlook Film Festival 2024 and has some thoughts on Larry Fessenden’s new werewolf movie, Blackout: Charlie (Alex Hurt) is trying to escape Talbot Falls but can’t quite get out. A town with that name is […]
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 […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth are joined by Amrita from the Khandaan podcast to pay tribute to Sridevi! “Today’s episode celebrates the greatest of Indian superstars: the brilliant Sridevi! In a career spanning 50 years, she did 300 movies in 5 languages. Truly […]
At City On Fire, JJ Bona interviews martial arts super star Cynthia Rothrock. about her favorite martial arts films: “Cynthia Rothrock is a cult martial arts star who needs no introduction. Whether it be as a foreigner in a Hong Kong actioner, or as a female in a male-dominated […]
It’s a new episode of “What’s Korean Cinema?” on Podcast On Fire as Kenny B and Paul Quinn watch R-Point (2004). “The Korean war movie gets spooky, in 2004’s R-Point. With Kenny B and Paul Quinn.” Listen here.
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