The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Hou Hsien-Hsiao’s Millennium Mambo at Monstrous Industry. “Millennium Mambo is very much a film of 2001. The cinematography, the techno, the fashion, the decor, the liminality, the settings, the drugs, the raves, the clubs, the ennui–all very much of […]
I know it’s a bit late for a list of things I liked in 2022, but here at the Gutter we do what we want. And like Angela Englert and Sachin Hingoo, I am taking care of some end of year business. Besides, what if you discover something […]
Our friends at the renowned Podcast on Fire present their holiday special: “Listen in as our various hosts compete to win money, money, money, in the Spectacular, super-colossal Christmas trivia-display contest! (Beagles need not apply). That’s right, Phil G of Eastern Film Fans, Tom K-W (of The Lager […]
Video game adaptations have a rocky history in film. For every good-to-ok one, like Mortal Kombat (1994), Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) or Werewolves Within (2021), there are scores of films that don’t do justice to their digital counterparts. The K:D ratio* just isn’t great for these movies, partly […]
This Halloween, Sachin Hingoo is paying tribute to the last few matches of the career of spooky wrestler Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta!
Did you know that renowned distributor of East Asian film excellence, Third Window Films has a podcast? They do and if you are interested in East Asian film, you should listen! Available here and wherever find podcasts are streamed.
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