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The Golden Age of Irredeemable Filth: Do the Ilsa Films Still Have a Place in the Modern World?

  • Bob
  • posted on July 21, 2020August 4, 2020
  • 1 Comment

There was a time not long ago when Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS and its sequels enjoyed a sizable cult following among hardcore fans of sicko sexploitation. But their […]

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It Can’t Hurt To Look: Body Double

  • Anthony Darnell
  • posted on June 24, 2020August 4, 2020
  • 1 Comment

If Alfred Hitchcock made a movie in the throes of a coke-fueled bender, I imagine that the end result would resemble Brian De Palma’s neo-noir, erotic thriller Body Double. It’s […]

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I’m Quarantined So I Ranked All The Movies In The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Box Set – Part 2

  • Bob
  • posted on May 5, 2020July 21, 2020
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OK, I’m concluding my rankings of all the movies from Arrow Films’ exhaustive Herschell Gordon Lewis box set.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Cover illustration
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I’m Quarantined So I Ranked All The Movies In The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Box Set – Part 1

  • Bob
  • posted on April 16, 2020July 3, 2020
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What better occasion than a global pandemic to look back on the halcyon days of sleaze, when a button-down businessman with $23,000 and a camera could unleash bloody havoc on an unsuspecting public.

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Nomi Malone shows off her switchblade in the opening scene of "Showgirls"
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Showgirls: Just the Tip

  • Adrienne Clark
  • posted on February 19, 2020April 5, 2020
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For twenty-five years, film lovers have been trying to understand why they can’t get enough of Showgirls. While other movies can simply be dubbed favorites without dissection, Showgirls has never been given the same grace.

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Promotional poster for Paul Veerhoven's Showgirls featuring Elizabeth Berkley
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Showgirls: The Night of Nomi

  • Adrienne Clark
  • posted on February 5, 2020April 5, 2020
  • 2 Comments

You might not remember the details, but you never forget your first night with Nomi. But why is that?

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