There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
My last feature at this year’s Fantastic Fest was director Fergal Costello, co-director/action choreographer Lee Huang, and writer Paddy McDonald’s kung fu horror comedy, Kung Fu Deadly (Ireland/Australia, 2026). When Dublin is beset by a swarm of rats, well, one neighborhood in Dublin, exterminators Danny (actor/comedian Steven He […]
The Cultural Gutter is attending Fantastic Fest again this year! This time the Gutter’s own Carol Borden will be attending strapped into the chairs of the CG Viewatorium (and Sachin Hingoo might be if he survives TIFF 2026). We’ll be sharing first impressions and reviews here at the […]
Enter The 44th Chamber of Shaolin–a new short kung fu comedy by Hundreds of Beaver action choreographer and friend of the Gutter Jon Truei! “A mischievous, prank loving kung fu master creates fake training for a gullible teenager who still believes fantastical myths about martial arts. THE 44TH […]
The Gutter’s own Carol shares some initial thoughts on the new action movie, Attack On Paradise (Netherlands / Belgium, 2026), that screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival this week! “Attack on Paradise is a thoroughly satisfying action movie. It embraces the conceits of 1990s and early 2000s […]
At Biff Bam Pop, friend of the Gutter Jeffery X Martin and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo have some suggestions for the upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival! “As far as we’re concerned around these parts, though we might cover a few film festivals over the course of the […]
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