Now we’re talking! Within a mere 24 hours of absorbing American Grindhouse, my (minor) criticisms of that documentary are all negated by what is almost a companion piece in the guise of Machete Maidens Unleashed. This is the little known story behind the boom in Pilipino Exploitation pictures which dominated the genre of sleaze in [...]
It’s not really a well-kept secret around these parts that I am slightly obsessive when it comes to the world of Exploitation movies. Everything about them captivates me, the posters, soundtracks and the exquisite trailers (which are, admittedly often better than the features themselves). The stories behind their often chaotic and genuinely dangerous shoots encapsulate [...]
No matter what Tobe Hooper does, his name will always be synonymous with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Rightly so too, as TCM is an undisputable classic. It remains one of the most visceral, claustrophobic and genuinely unsettling horror films of the last 50 years. It is rare, however, that Hooper is mentioned in any other [...]
The world of bare knuckle boxing amongst the travelling communities is a long standing tradition which is still taking place to this day. This is a curious but fascinating subject for an international documentary. Filmed over the course of twelve years by Ian Palmer, it follows the ongoing brutal family feud between several traveller families, [...]
A lot of the movies I watch are awful, horrendously, brutally, unforgivably awful. The thing is that they usually know they’re awful. Grey areas usually appear when a movie is convinced that it’s something it’s not. Middle Men is very much one of these movies. It’s dirt masquerading as gold and it makes you think [...]
Planet of the Apes (1968) was a very significant part of my early development as a cinephile. There was a class to it that defined it as not only a spectacular science fiction movie, but as a reputable and intelligent piece that stood alongside the more mainstream classics of the time. Charlton Heston may not [...]
Corporate Skull is upon us. It unleashed itself upon an unsuspecting public a little over a week ago and has already gained a gnashing band of dribbling followers. We caught glimpses of CS over the last few years but this is the real debut. Jamie Smart has been playing around with a lot of different [...]
Where to start? Whatever you are eating this evening, Food Inc is gauranteed to make you think twice about where it came from. Written off by some as propaganda and conspiracy led nonsense, there is simply no denying the fact that as we evolve, we are becoming unhealthier and subject to attack by our own [...]
The situation deteriorated after the downfall of the motor trade, leaving mass unemployment and civil unrest in its wake.
For a collective of pill-popping, line-snorting, weed-smoking reprobates, it doesn’t take long before you begin to empathise and admire this family for sticking to their pioneer ethics and numerous shotguns