The Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner joins Mike White and Kyler Fey to discuss Bertrand Mandico’s The Wild Boys. “A fever dream of transgression and transformation, the film follows five privileged boys who rape and murder their literature teacher—then are spirited away by a mysterious sea captain to the […]
At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White joins Heather Drain and Payton McCarty-Simas to discuss Pandemonium as part of a month-long look at Australian oddities! “The Projection Booth continues its dive into Australian cinema with Pandemonium, the delirious 1987 feature from writer-director Haydn Keenan. A […]
Our friends at the Projection Booth watch and discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis! “Mike Thompson and Rob St. Mary join Mike to step into the rubble, rhetoric, and Roman cosplay of Megalopolis (2024), Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed, forty-years-in-the-making cinematic fever dream. A film obsessed with power, legacy, architecture, […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, the Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Jackie Stargrove to discuss The Killer (1989). “Carol Borden and Jackie Stargrove join Mike for a double-barreled deep dive into John Woo’s The Killer — both the 1989 Hong Kong […]
Our friends at The Projection Booth Podcast discuss V. I. Warshawski (1991)! “Noirvember 2025 keeps rolling as Mike teams up with author Dahlia Schweitzer and artist Rahne Alexander to crack open V.I. Warshawski (1991), Jeff Kanew’s glossy take on Sara Paretsky’s groundbreaking detective. Kathleen Turner commands the screen […]
Friends of the Gutter Mike White, Beth Accomando and Walter Chaw gather on The Projection Booth Podcast to discuss Walter Hill’s The Driver (1978). “Noirvember 2025 roars to life with Walter Hill’s sleek, existential chase film The Driver (1978). Ryan O’Neal plays the nameless getaway specialist who moves […]
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