Cruel Jaws (1995)
While it may be the laziest and shittiest work of his career, and it's certainly the most shameless as he steals from both Universal and his Italian peers, Bruno Mattei made magic with Cruel Jaws. Stupid magic, but magic nonetheless.
The Now People – US poster
I stumbled across this poster earlier today while searching for old Herschell Gordon Lewis posters. I'm not sure what the relationship between this poster and HGL is (if any), but it immediately caught my eye.
The Blowjob Messiah
This scene from Whore Angels features an angelic prostitute healing the sick and the old through the power of a good blowjob.
Under the Rose (1992)
While Under the Rose may be obnoxious trash, it's also an astonishing piece of history. Here is a film that simply could not exist today.
Woman Doctors aka Ärztinnen – Polish poster
I never attempt to hide my obsession with Czech film posters. They are so visually inventive and utterly distinctive. The below poster for 1984's Woman Doctors (Ärztinnen) is case in point.
Chow Yun Fat wakes a man up with piss
A Hearty Response is perhaps the definitive schizophrenic Hong Kong film; a film that features ham-fisted comedy and brutal rape scenes side by side. The clip below slots into the ham-fisted comedy category.
Guinea Pig in Cosplay: The Heroine Zankoku Monogatari series
The Heroine Zankoku Monogatari series is a repetitive clusterfuck of superheroines, cackling villains, wrestling moves, jizzy vomit, dismemberment, guts slapping on screaming faces, and endless, endless, endless punches. And it's porn, by the way.
Jaws – Thai posters
The combination of the two best things in the world - sharks and Thai posters - is actually a little too much for me... I think I might throw up.
Best man-scream ever?
I find myself entranced by Dungeon of Harrow, completely in awe of its otherworldly weirdness as I wonder what planet it was filmed on.
Jamila (ジャミラ Jamira)
Jamila's episode takes its monster seriously and replaces the sometimes painfully jokey tone of the show with a grim sadness. Yes, Jamila is perhaps Ultraman's most heartrending foe.
Hellroller (1992)
Shot on video and semi-improvised, Hellroller is a 100 minute long bad-taste entertainment machine for people with an unabashed hatred for mankind. And I loved it.
Open House – Japanese VHS cover
During my stay in Japan last month, I made sure to stock up on films to review, picking up a tidy pile of videos and DVDs. A handful I grabbed purely for the cover art. This is one of those.
