The Movie Sleuth: It Follows (2015)
Friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner has an excellent piece on It Follows (2015) at The Movie Sleuth with some thoughtful discussion of white flight, Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Read more here.
There Are No Boundaries in Rock and Roll: Wild Zero
This week’s Guest Star Michelle Kisner writes about Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Wild Zero (1999). Keep up with her on Instagram at @robotcookie! ~~~ Guitar Wolf is more than just a band; it’s an idea. Although they are known for their loud and untamed “jet rock ‘n’ roll,” they also […]
“Crime is like a Magic Box: Black Lizard (1968)”
Friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner on Kinji Fukasaku’s 1968 film, Black Lizard! “Villains can be alluring and enchanting and, if executed correctly, can hold the audience in the palm of their hands. Kinji Fukasaku’s film Black Lizard (1968) has one such outlaw, Mrs. Midorikawa (Akihiro Miwa), AKA […]
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It: Knock at the Cabin Door–Reviewed”
Friend of the Gutter Michelle Kisner reviews M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin Door (2022). “We live in uncertain times right now. Pandemics, climate change, and an unstable economy. Humanity flirts with the apocalypse, dipping its toe into the murky darkness. What if we could somehow save […]
Adrift in a Sea of People: Rebels of the Neon God
This week Guest Star Michelle Kisner writes about Tsai Ming-liang’s Rebels of the Neon God (1992). Keep up with her and all her film writing via Instagram at @robotcookie! ~~~ Tsai Ming-liang’s debut film Rebels of the Neon God (1992) is an exploration of isolation and longing–on the […]
Zeiram: Wearing Cool Armor, Shooting Big Ass Guns, and Kicking the Sh*t out of Monsters!
This week Guest Star Michelle Kisner writes about the genre-bending sci fi creature feature, Zeiram. Keep up with her and all her film writing via Instagram at @robotcookie! ~~~ Zeiram (1991) is a fantastically creative sci-fi creature feature hybrid with exquisitely goopy monster designs coupled with great practical […]
The Cultural Gutter 