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she / her. they / them. whatevs / whatevems.
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she / her. they / them. whatevs / whatevems.
No Fucking Kings.
https://culturalgutter.com/
Contribute to Gutterthon 2025: https://crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
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· Oct 31
And now I revert to my most essential form--a 1930s cartoon Halloween cat who moves to the beat of hot jazz!
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Hey, everybody, #Gutterthon2025 continues for another 2 days. If you planned to donate or had your eye on one of the perks, you still have a little time! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam
Help The Cultural Gutter keep our commitment to thoughtful writing about disreputable art and paying writers for their work.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Hey, everybody, #Gutterthon2025 continues for another 2 days. If you planned to donate or had your eye on one of the perks, you still have a little time! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
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CineMonsters: 4 hrs 'til the start of #CineMon, where 2nite, @sonofkaras.bsky.social & I crash a bachelor party-gone-bad, with a kidnapped groom and a tutu-wearing Richard Kiel, while trying to escape a dungeon full of depraved demons & vampires. (And neither one of us does drugs.) Join us! 10 ET.
#Cinemon Monday night at 10E, it's a Gothic episode of Thriller featuring the looming presence of the great Richard Kiel. A groom and his associate are kidnapped on their way to a bachelor party and kept prisoner in a spooky castle, and somehow this isn't a subplot of The Hangover. Join us!
Supernatural #Cinemon - YouTube
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January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
CineMonsters: 4 hrs 'til the start of #CineMon, where 2nite, @sonofkaras.bsky.social & I crash a bachelor party-gone-bad, with a kidnapped groom and a tutu-wearing Richard Kiel, while trying to escape a dungeon full of depraved demons & vampires. (And neither one of us does drugs.) Join us! 10 ET.
And @chrisszego.bsky.social also receives her choice of Classic or Green Schreckmark. Or the choice of no Schreckmark at all. Not everyone's a fan of Max Schreck's Count Orlok. #Gutterthon2025
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
And @chrisszego.bsky.social also receives her choice of Classic or Green Schreckmark. Or the choice of no Schreckmark at all. Not everyone's a fan of Max Schreck's Count Orlok. #Gutterthon2025
Thanks to CG Romance Editor Emeritus @chrisszego.bsky.social for her generous contribution to #Gutterthon202! She is the best! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam
Help The Cultural Gutter keep our commitment to thoughtful writing about disreputable art and paying writers for their work.
crowdfundr.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Thanks to CG Romance Editor Emeritus @chrisszego.bsky.social for her generous contribution to #Gutterthon202! She is the best! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
Hey, everybody, #Gutterthon2025 continues for another 2 days. If you planned to donate or had your eye on one of the perks, you still have a little time! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam
Help The Cultural Gutter keep our commitment to thoughtful writing about disreputable art and paying writers for their work.
crowdfundr.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Hey, everybody, #Gutterthon2025 continues for another 2 days. If you planned to donate or had your eye on one of the perks, you still have a little time! crowdfundr.com/Gutterthon25
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In case you missed yesterday's review, I take a look at a low budget crime dramedy with a spunky heroine saving the day.
This week's review covers THE TOMBOY (1924), a country crime-comedy-mystery-romance from Poverty Row's Chadwick studio.
Dorothy Devore stars as a feisty country girl who helps federal agents bust a bootlegger ring.
moviessilently.com/2026/01/04/t...
Dorothy Devore stars as a feisty country girl who helps federal agents bust a bootlegger ring.
moviessilently.com/2026/01/04/t...
The Tomboy (1924) A Silent Film Review
Tommy runs a boarding house and her father dabbles in some light bootlegging. It’s all fun and games until a revenue agents shows up in town to investigate a nastier, deadlier breed of criminal.
moviessilently.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In case you missed yesterday's review, I take a look at a low budget crime dramedy with a spunky heroine saving the day.
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Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
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2020: The Kid Detective (Canada)
2021: Midnight (South Korea)
2022: Decision to Leave (South Korea)
2023: 100 Yards (China)
2024: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
2025: Bugonia (United Kingdom/Ireland/South Korea/USA)
2021: Midnight (South Korea)
2022: Decision to Leave (South Korea)
2023: 100 Yards (China)
2024: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
2025: Bugonia (United Kingdom/Ireland/South Korea/USA)
2020: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Japan)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
2020: David Byrne's American Utopia
2021: Nightmare Alley
2022: Nope
2023: Godzilla Minus One
2024: Hundreds of Beavers
2025: Sinners
2021: Nightmare Alley
2022: Nope
2023: Godzilla Minus One
2024: Hundreds of Beavers
2025: Sinners
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
2020: The Kid Detective (Canada)
2021: Midnight (South Korea)
2022: Decision to Leave (South Korea)
2023: 100 Yards (China)
2024: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
2025: Bugonia (United Kingdom/Ireland/South Korea/USA)
2021: Midnight (South Korea)
2022: Decision to Leave (South Korea)
2023: 100 Yards (China)
2024: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Hong Kong)
2025: Bugonia (United Kingdom/Ireland/South Korea/USA)
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What are your favorite memoirs--as works of art, independent of celebrity, history, or how inspiring the story is--of the last five years?
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
What are your favorite memoirs--as works of art, independent of celebrity, history, or how inspiring the story is--of the last five years?
2020: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Japan)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
2020: David Byrne's American Utopia
2021: Nightmare Alley
2022: Nope
2023: Godzilla Minus One
2024: Hundreds of Beavers
2025: Sinners
2021: Nightmare Alley
2022: Nope
2023: Godzilla Minus One
2024: Hundreds of Beavers
2025: Sinners
2020: The Kid Detective
2021: The Power of the Dog, The Matrix Resurrections
2022: Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King
2023: Perfect Days, Godzilla Minus One, Oppenheimer
2024: Queer
2025: 28 Years Later
2021: The Power of the Dog, The Matrix Resurrections
2022: Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King
2023: Perfect Days, Godzilla Minus One, Oppenheimer
2024: Queer
2025: 28 Years Later
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
2020: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Japan)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
2021: I'm Your Man (Germany)
2022: A Wounded Fawn (USA), wait, no, Hundreds Of Beavers, wait...
2023: Robot Dreams (Spain / France)
2024: Exhuma (South Korea)
2025: Sinners (USA)
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In the midst of all of this crap news, I’d like to remind y’all that I had a cameo in one of Dav Pilkey’s comics, about a year ago. It’s about my work on Fredric Wertham. Check out some of the images!
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In the midst of all of this crap news, I’d like to remind y’all that I had a cameo in one of Dav Pilkey’s comics, about a year ago. It’s about my work on Fredric Wertham. Check out some of the images!
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
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The Gutter's own @flashymcflash.bsky.social cannot recommend Hen enough. culturalgutter.com/2026/01/01/f...
From The Archives: In György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’, the Real Lady Bird is (in) the Eggs We Laid Along The Way
Anyone that knows me will tell you that I’m a sucker for an unconventional animal-themed film and while it doesn’t have the in-your-face animated aesthetic of last year’s Flow, György Pálfi’s new f…
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January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Gutter's own @flashymcflash.bsky.social cannot recommend Hen enough. culturalgutter.com/2026/01/01/f...
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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Recs for on-the-ground reporters/observers/people in Venezuela posting at least part of the time in English?
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Recs for on-the-ground reporters/observers/people in Venezuela posting at least part of the time in English?
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Even in dark times, a perfect skytweet can exist.
Who knew Jeez-its were a thing?
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Even in dark times, a perfect skytweet can exist.
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter's own @bethlovesbollywood.bsky.social discuss the powerful Marathi film, Sairat (20216)! culturalgutter.com/2026/01/04/f...
Filmi Ladies: Sairat
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the powerful Marathi film, Sairat (2016). “Also, content notice: this film is about h…
culturalgutter.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter's own @bethlovesbollywood.bsky.social discuss the powerful Marathi film, Sairat (20216)! culturalgutter.com/2026/01/04/f...
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btw if you are feeling impotent about the continuing problems with hashtags and feeds, I would encourage you to join me in writing to support@bsky.app to tell them what you are experiencing.
They don't even reply to me anymore.
#FrightClub
They don't even reply to me anymore.
#FrightClub
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
btw if you are feeling impotent about the continuing problems with hashtags and feeds, I would encourage you to join me in writing to support@bsky.app to tell them what you are experiencing.
They don't even reply to me anymore.
#FrightClub
They don't even reply to me anymore.
#FrightClub
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Shame it's so expensive. There's something charmingly specific to the point of unfashionable obsession about Brill’s Companion to Bodyguards in the Ancient Mediterranean. Like, screw this generalist crap, I'm gonna write my PhD on the bodyguards of the Pharaohs and nobody's gonna stop me.
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Shame it's so expensive. There's something charmingly specific to the point of unfashionable obsession about Brill’s Companion to Bodyguards in the Ancient Mediterranean. Like, screw this generalist crap, I'm gonna write my PhD on the bodyguards of the Pharaohs and nobody's gonna stop me.
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living in this country is like being awake on the table
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
living in this country is like being awake on the table
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I’m passionate about raising awareness of films directed by women, so here’s a list of some of my favorites I viewed in 2025. Some were new to me, and some were old faves
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January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I’m passionate about raising awareness of films directed by women, so here’s a list of some of my favorites I viewed in 2025. Some were new to me, and some were old faves
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Imagine stumbling upon Prince Nana and a gimmicked Toni Storm out and about eating quesadillas somewhere in 2025:
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Imagine stumbling upon Prince Nana and a gimmicked Toni Storm out and about eating quesadillas somewhere in 2025:
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Nobody could do a revolving door gag like ZaSu Pitts. (And Thelma Todd). In honor of Pitts' birthday: youtu.be/w4-vGmbK9QE?...
Thelma Todd Zasu Pitts Revolving Door Gag
YouTube video by Anthony Crnkovich
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January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Nobody could do a revolving door gag like ZaSu Pitts. (And Thelma Todd). In honor of Pitts' birthday: youtu.be/w4-vGmbK9QE?...
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🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
👇
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
👇
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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Saturday night’s movie: a rewatch of Knives Out: Glass Onion, which is quite fabulous. I liked it before, I adore it now. To be hyper-smart, technically brilliant & unpretentiously popular is a rare business.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Saturday night’s movie: a rewatch of Knives Out: Glass Onion, which is quite fabulous. I liked it before, I adore it now. To be hyper-smart, technically brilliant & unpretentiously popular is a rare business.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.
“It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”.