Carol Borden’s “Faves of 2017” at Biff Bam Pop!
The Gutter’s own Carol shared some things she liked at Biff Bam Pop! Will there be werewolves and mermaids? It is extremely likely!
“2017 Most Influential Women in Genre”
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century and many other Syfy Fangrrls share their picks for the most influential women in genre this year.
“The Broken Masculinity of the Punisher”
Dr. Nerdlove writes about The Punisher and Frank Castle’s broken masculinity. “Like the incredible Jessica Jones, Marvel’s The Punisher examines and elevates a character and a genre defined by tropes and clichés. Despite being one in a long series of knock-offs of the Lone Vigilante genre – codified in its modern […]
The Gutter’s 31 Days of Horror
The Gutter’s own Angela and Carol are participating in 31 Days of Horror this year. Well, Angela is offering the 58-Day Horror Movie Challenge. And Carol’s 31 Days of Horror is a little eccentric. Click through to see!
“Truth In Jest”
At Hazlitt, Emma Healey writes about a particular scene in the fourth season of Louis CK’s Louie. “By the time Louie was in its fourth season, its protagonist had a lot of audience goodwill to burn, and C.K. seemed to want to do something legitimately complicated with it: […]
Never smile at a crocodile: Khoon Bhari Mang
In the real world, I generally think vigilante justice and conceptually literal revenge are a bad idea. So why does Khoon Bhari Maang, a 1988 Bollywood remake of (and improvement on) the 1983 Australian miniseries Return to Eden, make me abandon my own moral code? Why is it so fun […]
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