A Book of Snowflakes
The National Diet Library in Tokyo has scanned a copy of Sekka Zusetsu, an 1832 book of snow crystals observed and recorded by Doi Toshitsura. See them here!
Fantastic Fest 2025: The Curse (Taiwan / Japan): Never Post
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on Kenichi Ugana’s The Curse (Taiwan / Japan, 2025), now screening at Fantastic Fest 2025! Kenichi Ugana’s The Curse has the punk sensibility—down to its scratchy opening title card that looks like a punk zine cover—the gleeful gore, the dark […]
“In Morihito Inoue’s Onsen Shark / Hot Spring Shark Attack you will believe a shark can squish!”
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo shares his love of Onsen Shark / Hot Spring Shark Attack! “It recently came to my attention that there exists, in Japan, an annual Tokyo International Shark Film Festival. Even as an enjoyer of the sharksploitation subgenre of action, […]
Millennium Mambo (Taiwan, 2001)
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Hou Hsien-Hsiao’s Millennium Mambo at Monstrous Industry. “Millennium Mambo is very much a film of 2001. The cinematography, the techno, the fashion, the decor, the liminality, the settings, the drugs, the raves, the clubs, the ennui–all very much of […]
The Gutter’s Own Carol goes to Fantasia 2022!
I attended the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival remotely, but with a press card in my cap and a matcha latte in my hand. I was disappointed I did not get a chance to see the movie I was most looking forward to, Wai Ka-Fai’s new film starring […]
Fantasia 2022: Convenience Story (Japan, 2022)
The Gutter’s own Carol is reporting back from the Fantasia International Film Festival with a review of Satoshi Miki’s Convenience Story (Japan, 2022): Kato (Narita Ryo) is a screenwriter. You might not have heard of his movies, but he’s reasonably successful. He makes a living, but feels professionally […]
The Cultural Gutter 