There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
At Fantastic Fest, the Gutter’s own Carol Borden girds her loins and travels into a hostile subterranean world with Mason DeRushie’s Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss (Canada, 2026)! I have missed sword and sorcery movies and fantasy that isn’t J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, and […]
The Cultural Gutter is attending Fantastic Fest again this year! This time the Gutter’s own Carol Borden will be attending strapped into the chairs of the CG Viewatorium (and Sachin Hingoo might be if he survives TIFF 2026). We’ll be sharing first impressions and reviews here at the […]
Rygel: This is madness. Crichton: Could be genius, Sparky. You know there’s a very fine line between the two. Rygel: Geniuses make plans. Crichton: “That’s your plan? Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that!” Last spring, throughout the day—at lunch, before bed, whenever—I […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin has some thoughts on The Rule Of Jenny Pen (New Zealand, 2024). “Ultimately, Ashcroft’s film is about how bullying, left unchecked, can morph into tyranny and while such a story is usually portrayed between younger people on a schoolyard, it […]
This year, I have actually received “for your consideration” emails from publicists. They are emails asking you to add a particular film to your year end lists, or if you are fancy enough, to vote for the films in various awards. All these emails were promoting Hundreds of […]
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