The First 10 Minutes of Shin Ultraman!
Watch the first ten minutes of Shin Ultraman for a limited time here! (Thanks, August!)
Summer Fun Time Reading ’22!
Summer is nearly upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere and it is, to say the least, an uncertain time. I don’t know what your plans are. Maybe a camping trip. Maybe the beach. Maybe you feel safe traveling for vacation. Maybe you’re just going to the park […]
In Memoriam: The Words Got Stuck In My Throat
Author, musician, film critic and friend of the Gutter Todd Stadtman has died. In his honor, this week we’re sharing a piece he wrote for the Gutter in 2013. ~~~ “If I had a hidden microphone inside of my heart/I would turn the power on/It would amplify my […]
“Godzilla’s Conscience: The Monstrous Humanism of Ishiro Honda”
At Criterion, Steven Ryfle writes about director Ishiro Honda and Godzilla. “Ishiro Honda gathered his crew and gave them an ultimatum. He was about to put his career at risk, and he would only work with those who approached his current project—a movie about a radiation-spewing prehistoric reptile […]
Godzilla Rises from Lake Michigan!
Listen in awe and horror as Godzilla rises from Lake Michigan and Chicago is threatened with alien invasion!
“An Ode to Mothra”
Friend of the Gutter Jessica Ritchey writes an ode to Mothra at Balder & Dash at RogerEbert.com. “The giant moth’s introduction to audiences came in 1961’s “Mothra,” and for all it owed to the conventions of the Kaiju formula it offered plenty that was unique. Instead of a […]
The Cultural Gutter 