With the sprawling desert landscapes and vast rumbling sandworms of Dune 2 now gracing theatre screens, it seems like the perfect time to raise the specter of a very different Arrakis that never came to pass. While Denis Villeneuve’s treatment of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci fi novel, Dune, […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo watches Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s You Are Not Me. “There are certainly situations where family drama, especially during the holidays, is more disturbing than any horror movie. In Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s You’re Not Me, Aitana and her partner Gabi show […]
Pull on your good lounging pants, hang that lanyard around your neck, and get yourself a latte, because I was lucky enough to go to this year’s Fantastic Fest with my (remote) press credentials and I am taking you with me. Well, I am taking you with me […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on F. Javier Gutierrez’s latest film screening this week at Fantastic Fest 2023! The Wait / La Espera is a well-crafted Neo-Western/ folk horror-ish film that does not quite make it for me. In early 1970s Spain, Eladio (Victor Clavijo) […]
Dobaaraa, a Hindi-language film released earlier this year, stands in intriguing contrast to mainstream Indian cinema’s habits, not just in how this compelling remake handles it source material but also just more generally as a contemporary project. It is one of only a handful of Indian adaptations of […]
Here’s the line-up for this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival! If you can’t make it to the screenings, make sure to keep an eye out for these films when the come to streaming or a theater near you: Eric Appel’s Weird: The Al […]