At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the powerful Marathi film, Sairat (2016). “Also, content notice: this film is about honor killings. Make a listening choice that works for your mental well-being. Almost a decade after its release, […]
Adam Serwer has shared a gift link to his fantastic piece on the history of Dungeons & Dragons, the history of “fantasy racism,” and the interplay between fantasy racism and “scientific racism.” “D&D was the original role-playing game, a structure that has influenced every kind of genre fiction […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some reflections on the new documentary Shadowland: “It’s clear that Shadowland writer/director Otso Tiainen and co-writer Kalle Kinnunen want so much to embrace the landscape of the Montségur and the surrounding French Pyrenees and the esoteric and occult religious community that understand […]
At Freaky Triggers, Tom Ewing concludes a massive project, reading and pondering Dave Sim’s Cerebus. “In writing these posts, I’ve written about Cerebus as it’s legally available now: organised by phonebook collections. I’ve separated the 6000 pages of work from the many extra thousands of backmatter, even ignoring […]
At The Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider WRATH with two films, Mirch Masala (1987) and the snake lady classic, Nagin (1976)! “It’s 2024 and if women aren’t angry or wrathful they’re just not paying attention. The women in our chosen films […]
At Vulture, Angelica Jade Bastién has some thoughts about camp and gender. “At times, camp can feel like a suffocating label. Its proponents often misconstrue the fact that recreating oneself as a character is not merely an aesthetic for women, but rather, for many, a matter of survival. […]