A Cultura Is My Passport
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The Cultural Gutter is dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. And shenanigans.
she / her. they / them. whatevs / whatevems.
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she / her. they / them. whatevs / whatevems.
No Fucking Kings.
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And now I revert to my most essential form--a 1930s cartoon Halloween cat who moves to the beat of hot jazz!
Alma Reville! Joan Harrison! Daphne Du Maurier! Patricia Highsmith! (And some mention of Charlotte Armstrong and Dorothy B. Hughes) culturalgutter.com/2025/11/20/f...
From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock
Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, th…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Alma Reville! Joan Harrison! Daphne Du Maurier! Patricia Highsmith! (And some mention of Charlotte Armstrong and Dorothy B. Hughes) culturalgutter.com/2025/11/20/f...
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Threading together some things to watch over Thanksgiving week if you need a break, or might agree to watch together, so a mix of things: 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Threading together some things to watch over Thanksgiving week if you need a break, or might agree to watch together, so a mix of things: 🧵
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"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly, Charlie Brown."
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly, Charlie Brown."
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Hey! I wrote this!
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
“With its social consciousness on its sleeve, SPIRAL works hard to be a film with something to say; and it is, literally begging viewers to heed its warnings.” Here’s @xtinemakepeace.bsky.social on the brutal, brutal Shudder release you might have missed.
'Spiral' Is a Warning That Bleeds Through the Screen
Christine Makepeace explains why Kurtis David Harder's 'Spiral' has only increased in urgency since its release.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hey! I wrote this!
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
Our friends at @projectionbooth.bsky.social discuss V. I. Warshawski (USA, 1991)! culturalgutter.com/2025/11/25/t...
The Projection Booth: V. I. Warshawski!
Our friends at The Projection Booth Podcast discuss V. I. Warshawski (1991)! “Noirvember 2025 keeps rolling as Mike teams up with author Dahlia Schweitzer and artist Rahne Alexander to crack …
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November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our friends at @projectionbooth.bsky.social discuss V. I. Warshawski (USA, 1991)! culturalgutter.com/2025/11/25/t...
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My opinion of Star Wars is that it needed more faces on moons and planets that annoying rockets could launch themselves into
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My opinion of Star Wars is that it needed more faces on moons and planets that annoying rockets could launch themselves into
I will try to acquire one for you. I had 2 days like that earlier this Fall when they were breaking apart a building's foundation nearby. I wish I had thought to get an MRI.
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I will try to acquire one for you. I had 2 days like that earlier this Fall when they were breaking apart a building's foundation nearby. I wish I had thought to get an MRI.
Late morning / early lunch dance break! Stevie Wonder performing "Superstition" live on Sesame Street! Endless groove. youtu.be/_ul7X5js1vE?...
Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street
YouTube video by Ryan's Smashing Life
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November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Late morning / early lunch dance break! Stevie Wonder performing "Superstition" live on Sesame Street! Endless groove. youtu.be/_ul7X5js1vE?...
That is excellent.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That is excellent.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
I hope as they drilled, they thought, "Oh, deep cut!"
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I hope as they drilled, they thought, "Oh, deep cut!"
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What’s sad is you can see the work continuously rejecting that ending. Constantly showing this was not what the show needed to be. Rejecting basically every godawful idea the creators had. (It’s not just how they fumble the mom.) And it winds up feeling stubborn.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What’s sad is you can see the work continuously rejecting that ending. Constantly showing this was not what the show needed to be. Rejecting basically every godawful idea the creators had. (It’s not just how they fumble the mom.) And it winds up feeling stubborn.
Gotta follow the story where it wants to go and not force it to be what want it to be.
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gotta follow the story where it wants to go and not force it to be what want it to be.
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This Wexford bookshop has captured the true spirit of Christmas!
Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This Wexford bookshop has captured the true spirit of Christmas!
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Up today is our belated tribute episode to Diane Keaton where, to quote @jamesdavidpatrick.bsky.social's intro, I spend the entire 77 minutes "fangirling" over one of my on-screen crushes. Also, we talk about TOWN & COUNTRY which is terrible. Really terrible.
Cinema Shame: The Diane Keatdown
On this episode of Cinema Shame, James and Allan celebrate the life and work of Diane Keaton by watching a bunch of her movies they really should have seen by now. Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Insta...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Up today is our belated tribute episode to Diane Keaton where, to quote @jamesdavidpatrick.bsky.social's intro, I spend the entire 77 minutes "fangirling" over one of my on-screen crushes. Also, we talk about TOWN & COUNTRY which is terrible. Really terrible.
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Cruel Gun Story (1964)
Hardboiled Japanese heist flick in which a newly released convict is recruited by the mob to steal the takings from a racetrack. Naturally, everything goes to shit. Recommended for fans of Kubrick's THE KILLING.
Directed by Takumi Furukawa
Starring Joe Shishido
Hardboiled Japanese heist flick in which a newly released convict is recruited by the mob to steal the takings from a racetrack. Naturally, everything goes to shit. Recommended for fans of Kubrick's THE KILLING.
Directed by Takumi Furukawa
Starring Joe Shishido
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
Hardboiled Japanese heist flick in which a newly released convict is recruited by the mob to steal the takings from a racetrack. Naturally, everything goes to shit. Recommended for fans of Kubrick's THE KILLING.
Directed by Takumi Furukawa
Starring Joe Shishido
Hardboiled Japanese heist flick in which a newly released convict is recruited by the mob to steal the takings from a racetrack. Naturally, everything goes to shit. Recommended for fans of Kubrick's THE KILLING.
Directed by Takumi Furukawa
Starring Joe Shishido
Einstürzende Neubauten? Too on the nose?
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Einstürzende Neubauten? Too on the nose?
Con mucho gusto!
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Con mucho gusto!
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Hah yep pizza
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭
Money
New car
Pussy
Money
New car
Pussy
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Hah yep pizza
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
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Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
ON THE ROOFTOPS (1897) gets ignored vs flashier trick films in the Méliès resume but it helped create the blueprint for bumbling cop pictures
ON THE ROOFTOPS (1897) gets ignored vs flashier trick films in the Méliès resume but it helped create the blueprint for bumbling cop pictures
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Share a '90s movie you think deserves more love
ON THE ROOFTOPS (1897) gets ignored vs flashier trick films in the Méliès resume but it helped create the blueprint for bumbling cop pictures
ON THE ROOFTOPS (1897) gets ignored vs flashier trick films in the Méliès resume but it helped create the blueprint for bumbling cop pictures
For the second time. It's committed.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
For the second time. It's committed.
Ha, I got the last piece.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Ha, I got the last piece.