“Sketches of Satan: How Giles Deacon Created Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer Look”
Giles Deacon talks about their designs for Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer in Netflix’s Sandman series. There are also design sketches! See it all here.
The Gutter’s Own Carol goes to Fantasia 2022!
I attended the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival remotely, but with a press card in my cap and a matcha latte in my hand. I was disappointed I did not get a chance to see the movie I was most looking forward to, Wai Ka-Fai’s new film starring […]
Fantasia 2022: Convenience Story (Japan, 2022)
The Gutter’s own Carol is reporting back from the Fantasia International Film Festival with a review of Satoshi Miki’s Convenience Story (Japan, 2022): Kato (Narita Ryo) is a screenwriter. You might not have heard of his movies, but he’s reasonably successful. He makes a living, but feels professionally […]
Curtain Raiser: The Cultural Gutter Goes to Fantasia 2022!
There are so many events happening at Fantasia 2022 between July 14 and August 3, including world and North American film premieres, a tribute to John Woo, and a special screening series as part of a celebration of the tenth anniversary of Kier-La Janesse’s book, House of Psychotic […]
Mary Reilly’s Frankenstein on The Feminine Critique
“How does one celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of lazy podcasting? With not one but TWO Marys, of course! It’s a super gothic 150th episode spectacular as Christine and Emily tackle two very ‘90s adaptations of some very 19th century literary properties: 1996’s Mary Reilly and 1994’s Mary Shelley’s […]
“Saturday Matinee: Back From The Dead“
Friend of the Gutter Kate Laity watches Back From The Dead (1957). ” I was hepped to this film by Steve Bissette as we were talking about occult body-swapping in The Witches and other related things. I’d never heard of it. I have a paperback of the novel […]
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