The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watched Blind Cop 2 (2026) and has some thoughts on its micro-budget fun! “Blind Cop 2 is a micro-budget, probably guerrilla, satirical cop film made with a lot of love for the action movies of the 1980s, a similar love for their soundtracks, […]
At The Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White and Rob St. Mary watch The Toxic Avenger. “In 2025, New Jersey’s favorite hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength returned — twice. Writer/director Macon Blair’s big-budget reimagining, The Toxic Avenger (2023), finally received a wide theatrical […]
Sometimes you encounter a movie late at night. A movie you didn’t even know existed before. And you discover that the movie had basically disappeared for 30 years. Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer was supposed to be the first in a series of low budget art house horror movies. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program in 1997. It was picked up by Miramax, released in a limited run of art house theaters and then it just disappeared.
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo writes about Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (USA, 2025)! “With his newest, One Battle After Another, Anderson is back on form. Not that he ever truly left, but after a couple of divisive titles like Licorice Pizza […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on Kenichi Ugana’s The Curse (Taiwan / Japan, 2025), now screening at Fantastic Fest 2025! Kenichi Ugana’s The Curse has the punk sensibility—down to its scratchy opening title card that looks like a punk zine cover—the gleeful gore, the dark […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate the 30th anniversary of Clueless (USA, 1995)! “Clueless, a cinematic treasure, just turned 30 years old this year. Could we let its anniversary pass by without talking about it? AS IF! […]
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