“Film Fatale: A Starter Pack of Twenty Noir Features directed by Women”
At Letterboxd, Marya E. Gates shares 20 noir featured directed by women for your Noirvember viewing pleasure. See the list here.
“A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m A Lesbian”
Enjoy A.J. and Carmela’s award-winning, stop-motion short film, “A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian” right here. It has an accurate depiction of Lesbian flirtation.
The Projection Booth Podcast: The Cramps: A Period Piece!
At the Projection Booth, friend of the Gutter Mike White interviews Brooke H. Cellars, writer/director/costume designer of the campy comedy, The Cramps: A Period Piece (USA, 2025)! “Filmmaker Brook H. Cellars sits down with Mike to discuss her audacious feature debut The Cramps: A Period Piece (2025). This […]
The Gutter’s Own Carol Borden Goes To Fantastic Fest 2025!
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 […]
Fantastic Fest 2025: The Cramps: A Period Piece (USA, 2025)
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden really enjoyed the campy, lo-fi body horror of The Cramps: A Period Piece at Fantastic Fest. Here are some quick thoughts. (There are more thoughts on it at Monstrous Industry): Brooke H. Cellars’ The Cramps: A Period Piece (USA, 2025) is a period […]
Just One More Thing… Or Two or Three: Some Thoughts on The Residence, Elsbeth, and Poker Face
Sometimes you just want to watch a quirky investigator irritate people—especially wealthy and powerful people—into revealing they’ve committed crimes. Especially murder. I’ve been enjoying some new and new-ish mysteries lately, Poker Face, Elsbeth and The Residence. All three feature women investigating murders. All are series produced after Rian […]
The Cultural Gutter 