The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo sees even more films at TIFF 26 including Takashi Miike’s Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo! He is joined by once again Karen Shute, Jeromme Graham, and Sanjay Rajput. Midnight Madness selections have a strong presence this time. Among the films they watched and discuss are: […]
Cyclops (1987) Japan made a good number of direct-to-video horror shorts in the ’80s, and Cyclops is one of the better ones, even though the story is almost incomprehensible. Takamori (Kazuhiro Sano) is obsessed with birth defects, specifically “cyclopia,” where the two eyes fuse together in the womb […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo joins the writers of Biff Bam Pop to share their top picks for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival! “We’re in the back half of summer, unfortunately, and while most of us are sadly putting away our sunscreen, bathing suits, and fruity cocktails, […]
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!
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 […]
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, […]
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