Tag: oppression

The Ones Who Grieve interview!

Friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell’s coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 continues with some thoughts on The Ones Who Grieve (France, 2026) and an interview with the film’s director Quarxx. “The violence that Jacob brings to the victims of the black veil, people advancing progress and his […]

I had a bad day, but you’re a jerk

We all know what we thought before we did that thing we really shouldn’t have done. We had a reason. Maybe it wasn’t a good reason, but unless we’re in an existentialist novel it wasn’t completely random and without motivation. Our understanding of why we do things is […]