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.
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Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy (1976) – Review
There have been many adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” going as far back as the silent era, and we even had a big-budget 3D extravaganza with Johnny Depp, but in the 1970s we were treated to a very unique take on this classic tale. This version came to pass due to the…
The Suckers (1972) – Review
There have been many adaptations of Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” – from the big to the small screen and with varying degrees of success – but in 1972 director Stu Segall took that well-told premise into the sexploitation genre and the result was…something.
Prey (1977) – Review
What do vegetarian lesbians, murder, and invading aliens have in common? The obvious answer would be Norman J. Warren’s cult classic Prey, a dark and twisted film that takes the audience on a claustrophobic trip with a trio of characters that are two parts Lewis Carrol and one part Hitchcockian. There have been many alien…
The Hunger (1983) – Review
Stories with creatures of the night seducing fair maidens for their blood have populated books and movies for ages, so it’s nice when you come across one with a different take on the subject, and in Tony Scott’s first feature film, that’s exactly what we got.