Hikaru Shida asks her colleague Takeshita, SEGA folk, and a variety of cosplaying fans to name their favorite thing about the first Yakuza game,Yakuza Kiwami. And then she asks Kenny Omega about Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 as well. Watch here and here.
At Soldier of Cinema, friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell interviews the director and cast of Girl In The Night, here and here; the directors of the documentary about conspiracy theories, Gimme Truth; the director of Death Has No Master; the director of the infernal comedy short […]
Friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando visits the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and considers the pros and cons of how it presents its art in an excellent piece with excellent photos. “I stood next to people exclaiming with glee at the sight of a Frazetta painting or […]
There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
Kev Dooley’sTerms & Conditions (USA, 2026) was the only short–and the last film–I watched at Fantastic Fest this year and it was a delight. I enjoy translation and summoning based-humor. Fun, genderqueer demons are my favorite demons. And I enjoy seeing ironic, comedic justice done to people who […]
At Biff Bam Pop, Karen Shute and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo have lived to tell about their final days at the Toronto Internatioal Film Festival! “Cut, print, and [insert every other movie buzzword] because after ten or eleven days of movies, TIFF 2026 (TIFFty Two if ya […]