“Phil Tippett: Mad God, 30 Years in the Making”
The BBC has a program on Phil Tippett on filmmaking and stop-motion animation. Listen here!
“Monsters, Mayhem and Marvel Horror in Rise of the Midnight Sons“
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century has some things to say about Ghost Rider, horror and Marvel’s Rise of the Midnight Sons at Comic Book Herald! “With an influx of scary villains, extreme action sequences, and earnest looks into a reluctant hero’s tortured inner world, the early days […]
“The Great Recession”
At Film Comment, Shonni Enelow writes about a new style of acting in American film. “But something else is brewing. [Jennifer] Lawrence’s characters in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games don’t arrive at emotional release or revelation; rather than fight to express themselves, her characters fight not to. […]
Henry Ford meets Jim Henson: “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited”
I heard industrial pa-chunking before I even entered the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Across the street from the museum is the Ford Development Center, where Ford Motor Company does research on new vehicles and “mobility solutions.” The center first opened in 1953 and was designed by […]
Michelle Kisner on Candyman (2021)
Friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner writes about Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (2021)! “This new take on Candyman is a direct response to the first film, a mirror reflection running parallel with the themes of the original work. Where the 1992 film is from the viewpoint of a white […]
It’s Tickle Time! Laugh at Annette, Damn It!
This week’s Guest Star Dylan Garsee writes about Annette (2021)! ~~~ Won’t someone think of the arthouse film? As the theatrical experience is whittled down with the chainsaw that is COVID and the vast Sahara of streaming media, the small but mighty pillar of the movie-going experience is […]
The Cultural Gutter 