Actually, It’s Mister Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is a terrible father, a tech bro, and not a doctor.
“License to Shill: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover”
At The Hollywood Reporter, Benjamin Svetkey writes about Amazon’s acquisition of and plans for James Bond. “‘Don’t let anybody else screw it up,’ Cubby Broccoli warned his children before he died. ‘You can screw it up if you want to, but don’t let other people screw it up.’ […]
Daddy & Mummy Issues: How Pyar Ke Do Pal takes The Parent Trap and turns the volume up to 11
This week, Guest Star Allan Mott writes about a Hindi adaptation of The Parent Trap! ~~~ There are a lot of things to love about Bollywood cinema, but for me its chief appeal has always been the irony of how its impulse to be as commercial and audience-friendly […]
“The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)”
At Eruditorum Press, Elizabeth Sandifer writes about Neil Gaiman and Scientology. (Thanks, Bill!) “Gaiman has repeatedly drawn from his childhood in his fiction, however, and this paints a far darker picture. His earliest work to engage with it was Violent Cases, a 1987 graphic novel that begins with […]
Filmi Ladies: “Love Triangles”
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins are joined by Manish Mathur from Bollywood Drafts and formerly of It Pod To Be You to discuss love triangles in film! “What could be a messier and filmier way to celebrate Valentine’s than discussing that […]
Space 1999: Aliens Are Jerks
Space: 1999 taught me two valuable lessons. The first is that space is depressing and best represented by the color taupe. The second is that, with few exceptions, aliens are jerks. At least in the first season, Space: 1999 (UK, 1975-77) captures malaise, chronic low-grade depression and inertia […]
The Cultural Gutter 