The Gutter's own @michellekisner.bsky.social on the August Underground Trilogy! culturalgutter.com/2026/05/21/s...

I received my contributor’s copy of Black Rabbit, White Rabbit from Deaf Crocodile! Lovely release with an essay from myself as well as Walter Chaw and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Very much enjoyed writing this piece and unraveling Shahram Mokri’s work.

One of the best films I have seen so far this year!

I absolutely love the cover art on the Umbrella release for Uzumaki! 🌀🌀🌀

Synapse Films have announced via their newsletter that Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark is getting a 4K UHD release with Dolby Vision from a recently discovered 35mm camera negative for its 40 anniversary. Will include new bonus features and a remastered Tangerine Dream CD soundtrack.

I thought the Mortal Kombat sequel was a hell of a lot more fun than the previous attempt.

I received my contributor’s copy of Naked Weapon from Umbrella Entertainment! Thanks to Kat Ellinger for bringing me onto the project. Really enjoyed revisiting this film for my essay (it’s pretty wild).

I absolutely ADORED Buffet Infinity, if you love stuff like Too Many Cooks, Local 58, or Unedited Footage of a Bear this is right up your alley.

I have an essay on this upcoming release! What a film.

The Gutter's @michellekisner.bsky.social on Faces Of Death (2026): "What is the point of Faces of Death in our modern times?...With the internet at our fingertips, we are only a click away from watching death. Sometimes people don’t even get to choose to watch it. culturalgutter.com/2026/04/23/f...

Great release of Extreme Private Eros from Second Run! Kazuo Hara is a really underrated director and I am glad they have been putting out his work.

Listen Now| @michellekisner.bsky.social returns to discuss 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,' ‘The Drama,' ‘You, Me & Tuscany,’ and 'Faces of Death'.

I wrote about the The Criterion Collection 4K release of House Party. Great looking set!

Great essay from @michellekisner.bsky.social on Versus. Tried to share it with some friends I watched it with in a con video room a couple decades ago. Only one bounced so far!

The Gutter's own @michellekisner.bsky.social writes about one of the greatest films ever made--Hawk Jones (1986)! culturalgutter.com/2026/03/26/p...

Thrilled to have filmmaker Bertrand Mandico on the episode this week talking about THE WILD BOYS... #AlteredInnocence @kylerfey.bsky.social @michellekisner.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0jJ8...

Hitting up a #retroanime classic with @thebitterguy.bsky.social and @michellekisner.bsky.social shows.acast.com/is-that-some... #megazone #podcast

New at the Gutter, the newest CG Editor @michellekisner.bsky.social has an excellent piece on Glenn Andreievs' vampire films! culturalgutter.com/2026/02/26/b...

I have an essay in this release for The Ugly Stepsister! Such a wonderfully disgusting film.

I have an essay on this release!

Hey, everybody, welcome our newest Editor to The Cultural Gutter, @michellekisner.bsky.social! Here's her first official piece as a CG Editor: culturalgutter.com/2026/01/29/m...

My review for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which is an incredible follow up to the last film. There’s always one banger that slips into the January dumping grounds, hahaha.

James Jean poster for Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice (2025).

I have a video essay about The Wiz on this upcoming Lumet boxset!

Very excited to be a part of this release!

*PRESS RELEASE* DETROIT - The Michigan Movie Critics Guild has announced its winners for the best films and performances of 2025. Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS was the year’s major winner, with eight awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress. #filmsky

**PRESS RELEASE** DETROIT - The Michigan Movie Critics Guild has announced its nominees for the best films and performances of 2025. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another topped the nominations, with 12, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio. buff.ly/xLQLFGv

Hamnet (2025) There is a moment in the film, where the audience is reacting emotionally to the play, and I could see the audience in the theater reacting the same exact way, that I felt an incredible synergy. It’s why people make art.

Arco (2025) Beautiful animation and style. I wish we got to learn more about the two different time periods. Overall pleasant watch, I found the voice acting to be a bit stilted.

Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) This is INCREDIBLE It’s like Danger: Diabolik refracted through a diamond and madness

I absolutely LOVED the new Deathstalker! If you dig practical effects and ‘80s fantasy films it’s a must-see.

Frankenstein (2025) I thought this was fantastic! Very touching (and gory). The sets and costumes were amazing! Loved Jacob Elordi’s performance; poignant and haunting.

Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) Fun fact: Ernest is canonically impervious to damage, so essentially he is an elder god of some sort

I just found out Peter Watkins passed away, noooo! He was an absolutely fantastic director who wasn’t afraid to tackle controversial issues and criticize authoritarianism. I wrote a piece on some of his works years ago, it’s well worth taking a trip through his filmography, it’s illuminating.

Bugonia (2025) Lanthimos actually toned down the torture scenes from the original film, Save the Green Planet, so it’s easier to digest in that respect. It doesn’t do the tone changing as much either. It’s fantastic and it captures the vibe while doing its own thing too.

Since Bugonia is coming out soon, I thought I would write a piece about Save the Green Planet which isn’t talked about enough. It’s a fantastic (and fucked up) flick!

A phenomenon I find amusing is that people will straight up block you or get mad if you ask them if they used ChatGPT to write something (and it’s always very obvious that they did). Why not just admit it?

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I received my contributor copy of Alone from Error_4444! It’s an incredibly haunting film that I loved writing about. My essay is about depictions of Siamese twins in media and how it influenced Alone.

I have an essay on this beautiful looking set! Extremely stoked to be in such good company!

Diane Keaton at The Schwab’s Pharmacy counter in 1983. Farewell to one cinema's greatest legends Can’t believe we’ve lost her. Such a shock. Rest in peace Diane Keaton. “La-dee-da, la-dee-da” forever.

He's okay.

You know a movie is amazing when even the contrarians are like “It’s good but not *that* good” to save face.

Night of the Living Dead (1990) “We are them. They are us.”

My review for One Battle After Another, an absolutely OUTSTANDING film from PTA. Well worth seeing in IMAX if it’s playing near you.

One Battle After Another (2025) Hilarious, touching, and subversive. The pacing is immaculate, it doesn’t feel like an almost three hour film. Go see this at the theater!

lately when i’m feeling hopeless i just think of the Katamari cat wearing scuba gear. if she can survive in an inhospitable environment then so can i

I have a video essay in this release! It’s a jam-packed set.