At Strange Harbors, Jeffrey Zhang reviews Benny Chan’s Raging Fire (2021). “Chan, with his swan song, has crafted an ode to the ‘heroic bloodshed’ genre of Hong Kong action cinema. A maelstrom of melodramatic concepts: redemption, brotherhood, duty, honor–and of course–copious amounts of bloodletting, this sub-genre was a […]
At Certified Forgotten, friend of the Gutter Christine Makepeace writes about The Final Girls (2015). “Summer camp slashers are a staple of the horror genre. From Friday the 13th to Sleepaway Camp to The Burning, choosing this adult-free setting for your bloodbath is so ubiquitous that it’s become […]
At Bright Wall, Dark Room, Carrie Couregen writes an exquisite piece about Jane Fonda and Klute. “Time has a habit of showing us the ways in which it is a flat circle, always continuing but never really changing. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a […]
The line up for this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival has been announced and it looks pretty swank indeed. It includes MM alumna Julia Ducornau’s Titane; Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother; Arsalan Amiri’s Zalava; Jean Luc Herbelot’s Saloum; Rob Savage’s Dashcam; […]
There’s an excellent piece on the Great Gonzo, queer whatever performance artist, and the disappointment of Muppets From Space (1999) at Storming the Ivory Tower.
At Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando spotlights stunt performers and interviews stunt performers Brad Martin and Mickey Facchinello. And teaches you how to make delicious edible blood. Like, fake blood. Not blood blood.
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