It would be pretty easy to say that by the sixth entry into the Final Destination franchise–leaving aside that we perhaps need to stage an intervention with this series’ creatives about the meaning of the word ‘final’–that the gimmick has run dry. What evolved, or rather, did not […]
At The Movie Sleuth, friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner considers Talk To Me (2023). “Twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou up until now have been running RackaRacka, a successful YouTube empire with almost seven million followers. Their bread and butter were gory horror-themed shorts and pop culture […]
At the Denver Public Library’s Saturday Afternoon Film Discussion, “Actor, director and producer Alex Winter (act. Bill & Ted film series; act. The Lost Boys; dir. Zappa) joined film critic Walter Chaw on December 5th 2020 to discuss Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 haunting masterpiece, Ugetsu.” Watch here.
There is nothing charming about the red fairy door we encounter in Aislinn Clark’s Irish language horror film, Fréwaka (Ireland, 2024).* Its fairy tree is old and hung with scissors and bones. And there is nothing safe about the Good Folk attracted to the house with the fairy door in it.
In the final video episode of Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando talks Sinners. with KPBS’ Jade Hindeman and Moviewallas‘ Yazdi Pithavala. “Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has been dominating the box office the last two weeks. One of the reasons is that people don’t just want to […]
At Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando interviews Joe Bob Briggs on Walpurgisnacht! “April 30 is Walpurgisnacht, also known as Witches’ Night — so there’s no better time to talk with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder’s “The Last Drive-In.” We discuss his crusade to get […]
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