Imagine a movie so gleefully absurd, so deeply committed to its bizarre premise, that it transcends good taste and logic to become something strangely mesmerizing. That’s S&M Hunter, a Japanese pinku-exploitation film that blends bondage, comedy, action, and the kind of fever-dream storytelling that only 1980s Japan could deliver.
Tag: Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Freed (2018) – Review
Most would agree that the Fifty Shades books are a cross between fanfiction and a trashy beach read – no one is going to be proclaiming E.L. James author of the year any time soon – but the movies based on these books are only slightly better, in that they are faster to get through…
Fifty Shades Darker (2017) – Review
That each instalment of this series is released on Valentine’s Day has me a bit concerned with what Hollywood considers to be a “good date movie.”
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) – Review
When a book sells over a hundred million copies there is a good chance that it will be made into a movie, doesn’t matter if the book is good or not it’s just a matter of numbers, and that author E.L. James’s novel is based on Twilight fan fiction does not lend one hope in its…
The Story of O (1975) – Review
The 70s were an interesting time for sex in the cinema as films that would be considered outright pornos by today’s standards were getting legitimate theatrical releases, being reviewed by notable papers and critics, and earning tons of money. Now, when one looks back at such films as Behind the Green Door (1972) Deep Throat…