Enter The Void

This week your hosts consider Harmony Korine's infamous 1997 low-budget freak fest GUMMO, a hillbilly elegy of cat-killing, glue-sniffing, eyebrow-shaving and, most memorably, chair-wrestling. Loved and hated by critics, admired by one co-host as a nihilistic suburban teenager and previously avoided by the other, Korine's directorial debut is tough to get one's head around—but they try! Also addressed: Korine's career trajectory, his comic pastiche of a novel, and his legendary appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman. Film links: Gummo at IMDb Gummo at Wikipedia Gummo at Metacritic Gummo official website Korine interview in Filmmaker Magazine Korine interview in Vertigo Korine interview with IndieWire Gummo review in AV Club Art Threat revisits Gummo 366 Weird Movies on Gummo Film School Rejects on Gummo Little White Lies on what's great about Gummo Janet Maslin calls Gummo "worst film of the year" Lost and Othered Children in Contemporary Cinema Korine appearance on Letterman #1 Korine appearance