“Tamiya Iemon is the Worst”
At Teleport City, the Gutter’s own Carol writes about The Ghost Story of Yotsuya in its film adaptations and its villain, Iemon, who is the absolute worst.
“Worldweird Cinema’
Behold, the Gutter’s own Keith discovered a list of swell, “worldweird cinema” at Mubi.com. Enjoy them all!
20 Films Directed By Women
The Decider has a swank list of movies directed by women all of which are available on Netflix right now. (via The Muff Society)
“Godzilla 2014 vs. The Giant Claw”
Michael Aguilar discusses The Giant Claw and making the stop motion wonder of “Godzilla 2014 vs. The Giant Claw, Part I!” (Thanks, Kate!)
“Navajos on Mars: Native Sci-Fi Film Futures”
‘The recent rise of Native-produced sci-fi films is more than an academic fascination. These diverse set of films have the power to not only help us to reimagine our assumptions about the futures of Indigenous peoples, but also to serve as a cultural mirror enabling us to reassess […]
A Failure To Communicate: the Newfangled Zombies of Pontypool
I probably shouldn’t fret too much about spoilers discussing Bruce McDonald’s 2008 film Pontypool. The movie’s tagline, “Shut up or die,” is arguably a spoiler. And the novel it was based on, Tony Burgess’ Pontypool Changes Everything, has been around for 20 years. My personal bias is that […]
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