Category: Exploitation Cinema
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Basket Case (1982)
I remember reading about Basket Case (1982) in Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2, a copy of which was in my high school library. The synopsis and the accompanying photographs repulsed me at the time, and I was never keen to seek it out. Currently undergoing a mission to see the movies listed in Cult Movies… Read.
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The Big Racket (1976)
If you start watching Poliziotteschi from the 1970s, or Eurocrime movies where they attempt to go further than Dirty Harry and Death Wish, there’s always going to be some heinous shit in there in terms of the violence and sleaziness. The Big Racket (1976; Il Grande Racket) has that and more, but it is one… Read.
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The Violent Years (1956)
Sometimes you need to skip the Mystery Science Theater 3000 commentary and just enjoy an Edward D. Wood Jr scripted exploration of white female teenage juvenile delinquency on its own beautiful merits. This is The Violent Years (1956), which is a remarkable insight into what happens to teenage girls who are not given the right… Read.
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The House By The Cemetery (1981)
On the night of Halloween, I intended to finish Lucio Fulci’s ‘Gates of Hell’ trilogy by watching the final film, The House By The Cemetery (1981; Quella villa accanto al cimitero). I have to agree with the consensus out there that it’s the weakest of the trilogy; I still enjoyed watching it however. It’s basically… Read.
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The Beyond (1981)
The main thing I remembered about seeing The Beyond (1981; E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldilà) a long time ago was the eerie ending and several scenes of ultra violence (the sequence with the spiders is the first that comes to mind). Rewatching it again for Halloween in an effort to watch all of director… Read.
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