When I think about the last year in film, it feels like one that was a study of extremes and surprises. Films seemed to fall into a ‘difficult or at least demanding to watch’ end of the spectrum, like Oppenheimer, or they leaned into a candy-coated, fun end […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo writes about The Holdovers (2023). ”Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is destined to become a must-watch Christmas mainstay with all the reflective poignancy of It’s A Wonderful Life, the youthful charm and humour of A Christmas Story, and the claustrophobic vibes […]
Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker is finally getting a release date in the US. “Described as an absurdist semi-autobiographical dark comedy, The People’s Joker stars Drew as a painfully unfunny aspiring clown called Joker the Harlequin. Her character grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has put together a list of holiday gift ideas from the A24 store! “If you’ve got a dedicated, and I mean dedicated film fan in your life, it can be tough to find that one unique gift for them […]
It all started with the Racer Trash collective, a group of decentralized film editors, who had a stated aim to “attack and dethrone cinema.” Working remotely as COVID was just starting to worm its way through us, this self-described ‘freeform collective’ gathered in virtual spaces to plan their […]
“The first two uses of any technology are sex and war.” Unknown I’m not sure where to properly attribute that quote, but when it’s spoken in the ethereal narration of rock legend and Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry in Amanda Kramer’s new documentary, So Unreal, it has a certain […]
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