Tag: the ladies

The Feminine Critique: Bystanders Special!

At the Feminine Critique Podcast, friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace have two special episodes focusing on Bystanders (USA, 2024). Listen to an interview with director Mary Beth McAndrews here. “On this very special interview, Christine and Emily chat with director Mary Beth McAndrews about […]

“The Substance is a Documentary”

At Film International, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas writes about The Substance (2024): “I live a very different life from Elisabeth Sparkle and–for that matter–from Demi Moore. But despite the fantastic excesses of Coralie Fargeat’s slick cinema du look body horror, in many ways I don’t think I have ever felt […]

The People’s Joker has a release date!

Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker is finally getting a release date in the US. “Described as an absurdist semi-autobiographical dark comedy, The People’s Joker stars Drew as a painfully unfunny aspiring clown called Joker the Harlequin. Her character grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join […]