Guest Star and film scholar Earl Jackson continues his look at Kimi wa Koibito / You Are My Lover, a dizzyingly metafictional and genre-bending Nikkatsu film featuring an injured Japanese teen hearthrob’s return to the screen in a movie that references his injury and the incident that caused […]
This week Guest Star and film scholar Earl Jackson writes about an injured Japanese teen hearthrob’s return to the screen in a movie that references his injury and the incident that caused it. ~~~ Rushing headlong into the kaleidoscopic tumult of world film history, kibbitzing at a bazaar […]
My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter, even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]
Sachin Hingoo learns to love taking turns in video games by calming down with Unpacking, one of the coziest games around.
The Beat has a sweet Valentine’s manga list: ”Welcome to The Beat‘s 2024 Valentine’s Day Manga Extravaganza! Worldwide, romance is in the air this time of year. To celebrate, here are 14 of the best romantic manga of all time to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2024. Did […]
At the Projection Booth, friends of the Gutter Mike White and Beth Accomando are joined by Cullen Gallagher to discuss Takeshi Kitano’s Sonatine (1993). “Released in 1993, the film stars Takeshi Kitano as Murakawa, an aging gangster with no real sense of purpose. He’s sent to Okinawa on […]
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