Jinkx Monsoon Sings Les Misérables!
At Miscast, drag and Broadway diva sings all the parts for “One Day More” from Les Misérables. Watch and listen here.
“A History of Funk Music and Black Liberation in the 1970s”
The Independent Lens has a look at Funk and Black Liberation. “‘WE WANT THE FUNK!,’ a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spans from gospel, soul, highlife, and early jazz roots, to its rise and impact on new wave and hip-hop, as funk music has been […]
Love Story 2050
Spoilers for a key event in the first half of the film; if you’re experienced with Bollywood, it’s nothing you wouldn’t predict. ~~~ I can’t explain why I decided to revisit this time-travel flop from 2008. Maybe 2025 is making me empathize with flops. Maybe I hoped I […]
Cinema Junkie: “Unpacking the Virtues of Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners'”
In the final video episode of Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando talks Sinners. with KPBS’ Jade Hindeman and Moviewallas‘ Yazdi Pithavala. “Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has been dominating the box office the last two weeks. One of the reasons is that people don’t just want to […]
And Then There Were None on an Indian Island: Gumnaam (1965)
Even if you don’t watch Indian films, I can promise you that you’ve very probably seen, or at least heard, some of this movie. It gave the world an incredibly infectious song that crossed international borders to appear on tv with The Cramps, on stage with California band […]
Paperback Writers: Alan Moore
“Alan Moore, the legendary comic book writer shares his favourite music and chats to producer and writer Richard Norris about the important part it’s played in his life and work. With titles like Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan has transformed […]
The Cultural Gutter 