Belgian Neo-Noir!
The Gutter’s own Carol has some thoughts on The Other Laurens (2024), the new Belgian neo-noir from Claude Schmitz with a strong 1970s neo-noir vibe! Read the mostly spoiler-free thoughts here.
Midnight Madness 2024!
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo looks at this year’s Midnight Madness line-up at the Toronto International Film Festival! “Coming in hot from Toronto is the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2024 Midnight Madness Programme. This lineup, as it does every year, features the hottest talent in […]
Murder, Surrealism, Women’s Rage, and Les Abysses
This week’s Guest Star is friend of the Gutter Kate Laity! ~~~ Men love ‘crazy’ women.* In fiction, anyway: they love the ‘truth’ of revealing what’s inside those other creatures men are so sure are completely different from them—another species! Women are from Venus, men are from Uranus […]
“The Complete History Of Guys Getting Their Junk Destroyed In Horror Movies”
At The Ringer, Brooke Knisley looks at a very specific film history: “In the long history of exploitation and horror movies, the fairer sex tends to get a raw deal when it comes to preserving their privates. But, as audiences found out this week, that’s changing with anti-heroines […]
“The Unravelling of an Expert on Serial Killers”
Lauren Collins considers the curious case of Stéphane Bourgoin. “Stéphane Bourgoin became famous through his jailhouse interviews with murderers. Then an anonymous collective of true-crime fans began investigating his own story.” Read more here.
Sims 4: Anatomy of a Fall!
Behold the glory of Betty Squires’ forensic use of Sims 4 as an analytical tool to determine the truth at the heart of Anatomy Of A Fall (2023)! “The Oscar-nominated Anatomy of a Fall (competing Sunday for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and […]
