Lagueria Davis’ Black Barbie: A Documentary (USA, 2023) explores “Black female respresentation through the history of Black Barbie. Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Black Barbie delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women struggle to elevate their own […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watched Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews’ Hundreds of Beavers and loved it. “Directed by Mike Cheslik and co-written by Cheslik and Tews, Hundreds of Beavers is a worthy follow-up to their previous film, Lake Michigan Monster (2018). So many things are […]
The New Yorker has an excellent profile of writer Samuel R. Delany! “In the stellar neighborhood of American letters, there have been few minds as generous, transgressive, and polymathically brilliant as Samuel Delany’s. Many know him as the country’s first prominent Black author of science fiction, who transformed […]
At Neon Harbor, friend of the Gutter Ed Glaser talks about Shocking Dark (1989), an Italian homage to Aliens (1986) and The Terminator (1984). Watch here.
At the Criterion blog, Hillary Weston talks to Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall about the Lesbian classic, But I’m A Cheerleader (2000). “In celebration of But I’m a Cheerleader…I called up Lyonne and DuVall, who remain best friends and collaborators. The two actors talked with me about how they […]
Comedian/actor Steven He presents…. Ginormo! “Created in the early 1970’s, Ginormo! follows the Super Protection Force (SPF) as they protect the world from the evil organization, Beast Advanced Artillery Division (BAAD), which seeks to take over the world using the most terrifying monsters ever created. Unfortunately, due to […]
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