Generational trauma knows no particular race, ethnicity, or personal experience but there is a unique and uniquely bitter flavour when it sets itself on Black lives. In communities where violence can be routine but the lasting effects and the voids it creates are anything but, trauma is often […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo has some thoughts on Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw (USA, 2023). “We’re in the midst of 31 Days of Horror around these parts, but if you’re a pro wrestling fan, there are few stories more horrifying than that of […]
The University of California–Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies (!!!) has a podcast where they talk about monsters called, The Show Where They Talk About Monsters! “Join host Mike Halekakis (Boom! Knowledge) and monster expert Dr. Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness) for […]
At Atlas Obscura, Nathaniel Scharping writes about San Antonio’s Donkey Lady and the multitudes of female ghosts haunting America. Includes cool interviews with scholars! “This quirkily-named phantom has for decades been said to haunt the San Antonio bridge. Visitors report the sound of hoofbeats and distant screams and […]
At the Criterion blog, Farran Nehme Smith writes about noir, defining noir, and curating Criterion’s “Noir by Gaslight” series. “Recently on the Criterion Channel, I’ve been given the chance to program a collection of films that challenge and complicate the idea of what classic noir is. All are period […]
Halaloween is back with 4 new films this month! You can stream Joko Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion (Indonesia, 2022) and Alper Mestçi’s Siccīn 3: Love (Turkey, 2016) at home and then attend live screenings of Tarik Saleh’s The Cairo Conspiracy (Egypt, 2022) and Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger […]