White God, White Fraud: Tod Browning’s West of Zanzibar
Released on 24 November 1928, with a synchronised score and sound effects, to reflect fast-paced...
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Of Toys and Trauma: Toys Are Not for Children [1972]
Toys are often the earliest conduits for our fantasies. Silent actors, they play out our hopes,...
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Bamboo House of Dolls: Women in Prison, Shaw Brothers Style
Bamboo House of Dolls (Nu ji zhong ying, 1973) is the Shaw Brothers’ oft-mentioned attempt to cash...
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The Last Road To Hell: Satire and Deconstruction in Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) is often described as one of the most controversial films ever made....
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“Girls Swinging Around on a Pole”: Katt Shea’s Stripped to Kill
I can’t be certain that Katt Shea’s sexploitation flick Stripped to Kill (1987) holds...
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31 Days of Gialloween: Pensione paura (1977)
I took a few days off from celebrating Gialloween for an ill-timed work trip, but since I can’t...
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The Cannon Canon: Runaway Train (1985)
But wait, it has regularly been advised, this one is actually good. It’s true, Runaway...
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A Woman’s Torment: The Films of Roberta Findlay
Pioneering exploitation filmmaker Roberta Findlay was prolific in the male dominated pornographic...
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Pandemic – CAT III Style: Ebola Syndrome (1996)
Directed by Herman Yau, Yi boh lai beng duk (Ebola Syndrome, 1996) is an infamous Hong Kong CAT...
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You’ve Got the Whole World by the Asshole: The Candy Tangerine Man and Lady Cocoa
The wonderful Vinegar Syndrome has really been on a tear this year expanding their catalogue...
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection
For a variety of reasons, revenge films with female protagonists have long been a favorite...
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Pussycat Claws Dripping in Honey: The Gothic Heroines of Russ Meyer
When it comes to Gothic cinema, Russ Meyer, King of the Nudie Cuties, pioneer of the American skin...
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