The year is 1972 in Japan. A movie comes out that is hard to classify: historical epic, sexploitation film, political satire. The basic plot is a high-born lady marries a country lord. Both are inexperienced in sexual matters and the consummation does not go well. In an effort to “train” the lord, his advisors hire…
Supervixens [Severin] Blu-ray Review
Clint (Charles Pitts) is a hapless gas station attendant who is forced to go on the lam after being framed for the (shockingly brutal) murder of his cuckolding wife (Shari Eubank) by the sadistic corrupt cop Harry Sledge (Charles Napier). While on the road, Clint tumbles into a variety of sexy shenanigans, swinging with a…
I am a Nymphomaniac/I am Frigid…Why? [Blu-ray] Mondo Macabro Review
I am a Nymphomaniac is a 1970 French erotica film that is very light on eroticism. Sandra Julien plays the main character (Carole) who suffers a head injury and suddenly starts craving sex. While she is a beautiful woman, the movie keeps sabotaging itself and destroying any sensuality by having the main character feel shame…
Hot Spur [Severin Films] Blu-ray Review
We open with a group of bored, horny cowboys getting drunk in a bar and then raping a woman while her younger brother Carlo, who works on the same ranch that the cowboys do, watches helplessly. It’s later revealed in flashback that this isn’t even the first time that Carlo has witnessed his sister being…
A Scream in the Streets Blu-ray review
A Scream in the Streets is 1973 sexploitation film about two Los Angeles detectives Officers Ed Haskell and Bob Streeker (Joshua Bryant and Frank Bannon, respectively) that are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. The assignment is a bit tricky because the killer disguises himself as a woman. While…
Gutter Trash Maestros Presents: Herschell Gordon Lewis
The Gutter Trash Maestro series will be dedicated to focusing on directors who have slummed it in the margins producing flicks often on very low budgets but delivering the goods and delighting audiences despite their limited resources and possible dubious motives. H.G. Lewis came from a background in advertising, having produced marketing materials and commercials for various…