Fantastic Fest Review: Macabre
You’ve seen it a hundred times before. A group of young, naïve twentysomethings with the whole world ahead of them pick up an ominous stranger who needs a ride home. This seemingly simple ride becomes...
View ArticleCriterion Files #63: Things Aren’t What They Seem in ‘Carnival of Souls’
Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula. Island of Lost Souls. The Most Dangerous Game. The Night of the Hunter. The Blob. For a company perhaps best known for releasing pristine editions of...
View ArticleReel Sex: Sexploitation and the ‘Scum of the Earth’
“Deep down inside, you’re dirty. Do you hear me, dirty? You’re damaged goods, and this is a fire sale.” These vile sentences shouted out by modeling agency owner Mr. Lang (Lawrence Aberwood) during the...
View Article‘The Lost Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Collection Reveals the X-Rated...
It’s not uncommon for film directors to find themselves categorized into a specific niche, but it’s almost always interesting (and occasionally fun) to see their attempts at operating outside those...
View ArticleFund These Films: New Features From Herschell Gordon Lewis and Roger Corman
Two genre film legends are involved in new projects trying to raise money via Indiegogo, the major crowdfunding site that isn’t Kickstarter. Rather than pick only one of them and then wait a week to...
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