Teenage Sex & Death and the Trans Feminine Monster
At Mubi, Willow Catelyn Maclay discusses Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma (2026) and the history of Trans women and Trans killers on film in a video essay, “Loving the Monster.” Watch here.
Best of the Best Is Pretty Good!
Sometimes the Netflix algorithm gets it right, instead of serving up its usual tendency to knock you unconscious with a malfunctioning neon drone to the head, as happens to Best of the Best’s Maya at her high school talent show. The loosely Bollywood-related setting is right up my […]
Filmi Ladies watch Dor (2006)!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch Dor! “Dor completes 20 years! Such a sweet, heartwarming film about friendship, and women supporting each other despite harrowing circumstances. Have you seen Dor?” (There are also grumpy camels). Watch / […]
Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!
There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)
Kev Dooley’sTerms & Conditions (USA, 2026) was the only short–and the last film–I watched at Fantastic Fest this year and it was a delight. I enjoy translation and summoning based-humor. Fun, genderqueer demons are my favorite demons. And I enjoy seeing ironic, comedic justice done to people who […]
Day 4 at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026
The Gutter’s own Sachin returns to TIFF with colleagues Karen Shute, Jeromme Graham and Sanjay Rajput. Among the films watched are: Ghasideh Golmakani’s Head to Head; Edoardo Gabbriellini’s City of the Living; Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Everest: The Other Side; Louise Bagnall’s Julián; Beth D’Araujo’s Josephine; […]
