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 […]
My last feature at this year’s Fantastic Fest was director Fergal Costello, co-director/action choreographer Lee Huang, and writer Paddy McDonald’s kung fu horror comedy, Kung Fu Deadly (Ireland/Australia, 2026). When Dublin is beset by a swarm of rats, well, one neighborhood in Dublin, exterminators Danny (actor/comedian Steven He […]
Girl In The Night (Slovenia, 2026) is a portrait of late night life in small cities or in city neighborhoods that seem empty except for the quiet yellow glow of street lights. It’s a deadpan comedy about how we change ourselves, hoping to be who the people we […]
Friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell’s coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 continues with some thoughts on The Ones Who Grieve (France, 2026) and an interview with the film’s director Quarxx. “The violence that Jacob brings to the victims of the black veil, people advancing progress and his […]
In more Fantastic Fest 2026 coverage, friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell has some thoughts on the thriller/colonial horror story, Death Has No Master (Venezuela / Canada / Italy / Luxembourg) and interviews director Jorge Thielen Armand. Watch here.
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