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 [...]
This looks as if it may well be the Machette of 2011. Unless of course Machette 2 (which is currently in pre production) gets made and released on the quick. Regardless, Hobo With A Shotgun looks sublime. Knowingly referential to late 1970′s/early 1980′s action exploitation. The trailer shows elements of Death Wish and Bad Taste [...]
I love Black Devil Doll, it was one of the most ridiculous movies that I’ve seen in a long, long time. Seek it out, watch it. It’s amazing. Puppets. Boobs. What more do you want from a movie?
There is an almighty resurgence in John Waters influenced cinema at the moment. Only days after the delicious looking ‘Stuck’ graced these pages, along comes ‘Ticked off Trannies with Knives’ on nine inch stilettos. If only Divine could have lived to see this. She’d have revelled in it. Following the ‘We’re not going to put [...]
There is nothing classy about this. Nothing original. Nothing that will enhance your life in any way. It is a movie about a big phallic alien thing that kills semi naked girls who are trapped in a nightclub. Will I watch it? Of course I will. Probably twice. That is all.
The Women in Prison genre is one that is greatly overlooked by most cinema fans. A subcategory of the more standard Exploitation scene, it rose to prominence in the 1960’s and 70’s. Hallmarks of the genre included wrongly convicted innocents, cruel masochistic wardens, vicious cat fights and occasionally a little bit of prison lovin’. They [...]
A temperance movement is a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence, or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation. I mention this, as it was Timothy Shay (T.S.) Arthur (1809 – 1885) who originally wrote the highly successful temperance novel ‘Ten Nights In [...]