Path of Totality!
Hey, there’s a trailer for the sf thriller, Path Of Totality, written by CG Editor Emeritus Ian Driscoll from a story by friend of the Gutter Ed Glaser of Neon Harbor! Watch it here.
Sex and Naps: Lessons from The Wicker Man (1973)
December 6th was the 50th anniversary of the folk horror (and Beltane holiday) classic, The Wicker Man’s release. It seems positively disreputable to let the event pass completely unmarked. So this month we are presenting an essay Carol Borden originally wrote on The Wicker Man‘s origins for CG Editor […]
Darr: Frightfully Great
Of all the things to admire about Darr (1993) (trailer)—its uncompromising tension and insistence on menace, the superstar-confirming work by a young Shah Rukh Khan, its creative sequences of characters’ imaginations, the wonderful use of background score—my favorite is how this film disrupts its maker’s own persona. Respected, […]
Thinking about The Gravity
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some quick thoughts on Cédric Ido’s film The Gravity / La Gravité (France, 2023) at Monstrous Industry. French Burkinabé writer/director Cédric Ido’s The Gravity is a lo fi science fiction thriller—with perhaps a dash of urban folk horror—that uses gravity in both […]
“Late Night with the Devil”
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo shares his thoughts on Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night With The Devil (Australia, 2023). “I don’t know quite when or how it happened, but David Dastmalchian has quietly become one of my favourite actors over the last year. Between solid performances in […]
Filmi Ladies: Mysteries! Thrillers!
On the Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss mysteries and thrillers! “We love mysteries and we love Bebo, but do we love Jaane Jaan? Listen to find out! We also get into a few other thrillers and mysteries we’ve seen lately.” Listen […]
The Cultural Gutter 