The Gutter’s Own Carol Goes to Fantasia 2022!

I attended the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival remotely, but with a press card in my cap and a matcha latte in my hand. I was disappointed I did not get a chance to see the movie I was most looking forward to, Wai Ka-Fai’s new film starring Sean Lau Ching-Wan, Detective vs Sleuths (Hong […]

Fantasia 2022: What To Do With The Dead Kaiju (Japan, 2022)

This year I was fortunate enough to be given press credentials for the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival. I will be writing about what I watch here and at the Cultural Gutter in Notes and in a final round-up piece in August. ~~~ Writer / director Satoshi Miki’s second movie* at Fantasia this year, What […]

Fantasia 2022: Convenience Story (Japan, 2022)

This year I was fortunate enough to be given press credentials for the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival. I will be writing about what I watch here and at the Cultural Gutter in Notes and in a final round-up piece in August. ~~~ Kato (Narita Ryo) is a screenwriter. You might not have heard of […]

Fantasia 2022: Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness (South Korea, 2022)

This year I was fortunate enough to be given press credentials for the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival. I will be writing about what I watch here and at the Cultural Gutter in Notes and in a final round-up piece in August. ~~~ In Im Sang-soo’s Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness (South Korea, 2021), […]

Fantasia 2022: Cult Hero (Canada, 2022)

his year I was fortunate enough to be given press credentials for the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival. I will be writing about what I watch here and at the Cultural Gutter in Notes and in a final round-up piece in August. ~~~ Cult Hero (Canada, 2022) is a new entry into the proud and […]