“Some Notes on Romulans”
Michael Chabon shares some of his notes on Romulan culture for Star Trek: Picard.
Justice and the Gentleman Thief
I have never quite been able to get a handle on recommending movies or tv shows to my mother, so when I started watching the French mystery show Lupin on Netflix and thought she might enjoy it, I second guessed myself. It started off with a vibe that […]
Japan’s Feminine Answer to RoboCop: Lady Battle Cop (1990)
This week Guest Star Michelle Kisner writes about Kaoru, tennis champion and Lady Battle Cop. Keep up with Michelle’s work on Instagram at @robotcookie. ~~~ RoboCop (1987) took the world by storm when it came out, spawning many knock-offs with varying degrees of technical expertise. While some of […]
In Memoriam: The Words Got Stuck In My Throat
Author, musician, film critic and friend of the Gutter Todd Stadtman has died. In his honor, this week we’re sharing a piece he wrote for the Gutter in 2013. ~~~ “If I had a hidden microphone inside of my heart/I would turn the power on/It would amplify my […]
“Has The Mandalorian succumbed to the Dark Side?”
At The Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz considers the second season finale of The Mandalorian and recognizing the structural problems in something you love. “The Mandalorian is earnest and lovingly crafted, easily the freshest thing Lucasfilm has given viewers since Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2003 Cartoon Network classic, Clone Wars. For […]
Weird, Bloody, Wonderful Westerns!
Sadie Hartmann recommends some weird Westerns for your reading pleasure! “If you cut your teeth on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Series and you want more of that good, good, cosmic, weird, horrific, fucked up, Western life, I have some recommendations for you. Some of these I have […]
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