At Soldier of Cinema, friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell interviews the director and cast of Girl In The Night, here and here; the directors of the documentary about conspiracy theories, Gimme Truth; the director of Death Has No Master; the director of the infernal comedy short […]
There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
Girl In The Night (Slovenia, 2026) is a portrait of late night life in small cities or in city neighborhoods that seem empty except for the quiet yellow glow of street lights. It’s a deadpan comedy about how we change ourselves, hoping to be who the people we […]
At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner writes about Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). “t is amusing to watch superhero films go down the same trajectory that made comic books unfriendly to newcomers. Too many simultaneous storylines to follow, introducing a multiverse, and splitting the lore […]
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 […]
On the Judge John Hodgman Podcast, Judge John Hodgman considers how much X-Men lore is too much X-Men lore. “So your adult child is lore dumping about X-MEN. You love your kid, but you can’t care this much about these mutants. What should you do? Only one can […]