At Fantastic Fest this year, I was not only fortunate enough to receive accreditation so I could see movies and report back, but I was also lucky enough to see four very different films that I might not see otherwise. I am back now, my fedora with the […]
The Gutters own Carol Borden finishes up Fantastic Fest 2025 with Taratoa Stappard’s Mārama. In 1859, an orphaned Māori woman, Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne) has traveled from New Zealand to Yorkshire, England to meet a man. She has received a letter from a Mr. Anthony Boyd, who claims […]
I had a plan. It was a cunning plan, but it didn’t come to pass. Well, two plans. The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and I were fortunate enough to receive press accreditation to attend the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans again this year. I can see it […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden is attending this year’s Overlook Film Festival. Here’s her first thoughts on Alexandre O. Philippe’s Chain Reactions (2024): f you are expecting a documentary about the making of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1973), Chain Reactions (USA, 2024) is not that film. […]
This month our Guest Star is film presenter and bon vivant Jackie Stargrove. They write on killing the guilt in your pleasure and just loving what you love. ~~~~ “Even the worst picture is someone’s favorite film, and that someone is the fan I am always talking to.” […]
My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter, even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]