Mother Of Flies is not only a film about the transformation of a curse into a gift. It is not only a film about a harrowing ritual of healing. Mother of Flies is itself a ritual, a rite of healing.
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the Adams Family’s new film, Mother of Flies (USA, 2025): “Mother of Flies is itself a ritual—one that transmutes these experiences, these fears, the pain, the cost of survival, the wonder and joy of survival, and the intimate closeness […]
The pandemic has resulted in a year of film festivals here at the Gutter, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Hong Kong Filmart and now Nightstream and the Brooklyn Horror Festival. The Gutter’s own Angela and I attended Nightstream with press cards in the bands of our fedoras […]
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