With Your Ears, The World Enters You: Rabbit Trap (UK/USA, 2025)
Rabbit Trap is a film as folk tale.
Filmi Ladies: “Kabhi Kabhie 50th Anniversary”
On Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss Kabhi Kabhie! “Kabhi Kabhie contains many, many elements familiar in the Yash Chopra Universe, but how well does he combine them here? We actually disagree a bit about how effective this […]
Filmi Ladies: Superstars: Kangana Ranaut
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the career of filmi superstar Kangana Ranaut! “Love her or hate her, you can’t ignore her. We are talking about Kangana Ranaut—probably the most polarizing person in our superstars series. Actually, […]
“Saturday at the Movies: Sook-Yin Lee’s ‘Paying For It’ Is A Non-Traditional Love Story Brought To Life”
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Sook Yin-Lee’s Paying For It (Canada, 2025), her film adaptation of Chester Brown’s eponymous graphic novel. “Whatever term I’d apply to Brown’s honest self-portrayal in graphic novel form applies equally to his best friend, ex-partner, […]
Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Emotional Suppression and the Machinery of Control in “Equilibrium” (USA, 2002)
Despite lukewarm reviews and poor box-office performance in 2002, Equilibrium has captivated audiences and become a cult hit in the decades since its release. That isn’t to say it’s a film without issues; the main one is that it is quite derivative at times, with echoes of Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Matrix, but it runs with these inspirations, crafting a unique aesthetic and universe.
Filmi Ladies: Silver Films
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their Watching the Rainbow film series with Shaan and Enthiran (Robot). “We’ve reached the SHINY part of our rainbow series: silver! In Indian movies, it can be futuristic (like the tech […]
The Cultural Gutter 