Tag: law enforcement

Thoughts on Blind Cop 2

The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watched Blind Cop 2 (2026) and has some thoughts on its micro-budget fun! “Blind Cop 2 is a micro-budget, probably guerrilla, satirical cop film made with a lot of love for the action movies of the 1980s, a similar love for their soundtracks, […]

Spy Vibes: Keemat (1973)

After 21 years of watching lots and lots of Indian films, my life is still tragically underpopulated by Indian secret agent movies. Fortunately, there is at least one reliable purveyor: director Ravikant Nagaich, whom we haven’t seen around on the Gutter for ages (shame on me!). After debuting […]

Just One More Thing… Or Two or Three: Some Thoughts on The Residence, Elsbeth, and Poker Face

Sometimes you just want to watch a quirky investigator irritate people—especially wealthy and powerful people—into revealing they’ve committed crimes. Especially murder. I’ve been enjoying some new and new-ish mysteries lately, Poker Face, Elsbeth and The Residence. All three feature women investigating murders. All are series produced after Rian […]

The Projection Booth: La Haine

At the Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White discusses La Haine (France, 1995) with guest co-hosts Lumi Etienne, Judith Mayne and special guest Ginette Vincendeau. “Tension simmers and explodes in La Haine (1995), Matthieu Kassovitz’s electrifying portrait of disenfranchised youth in the Parisian banlieues. Mike […]