“Humor Is A Weapon: A Conversation with John Waters”
At Roger Ebert.com, Marya E. Gates has a great conversation with John Waters. Read it here.
Summer Fun Time Reading ’26
It’s not meteorological summer here in the Northern Hemisphere yet, but it’s June. It’s hot and my a/c is on. I have been sticky with sweat and sunscreen. I have had my first Arnold Palmer of the season.(And my first Dinah Shore—lemonade with seltzer). It is summer as […]
“Bob the Drag Queen’s Closet Picks”
Bob the Drag Queen shares his picks in the Criterion Closet. Watch here.
“Another Scene: Placing Fantasy in Two Vietnamese Gay Films, Part I”
At Asian Movie Pulse, friend of the Gutter Earl Jackson writes about gay male fantasy in Vietnamese film: “The English title for Hot boy nổi loạn (Vũ Ngọc Đãng, 2011), ‘Lost in Paradise,’ reflects the protagonist’s fantasy of Ho Chi Minh City as an chance to live as […]
“Second Run: Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974”
At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner writes about Kazuo Hara’s Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (Japan, 1974). “In his autobiography Camera Obtrusa, Kazuo Hara speaks candidly about his obsession with pulling out and filming the most intimate parts of a person. He is not […]
The Feminine Critique: The Adventures of Wong Foo, Queen of the Desert!
At the Feminine Critique Podcast, friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace are on a glam adventure! “Don your finest flip flop minidress and hop into our ill-prepared vehicle! We’re driving cross-country with two glamorous road trips located on different sides of the world because let’s […]
The Cultural Gutter 