Maria Der’s wonderfully deranged visions from the tobacco cured VHS parlours of yesteryear allow us a peak and a prod at the underbelly of many beloved Hollywood favourites.
Author: reprobatepress
Difficult Ideas for Difficult Times
The Piss Poor Journalism Of The Daily Mirror
Smugly wrecking lives for money and power – the British tabloids continue to occupy the bottom rung of humanity.
Cicciolina Sings Russians
The First Lady of Italian adult entertainment and her arresting version of Sting’s bleak anti-war song.
This Was Their Lives: TV’s Sycophantic Celebrity Biographies
A selection of classic episodes from the UK edition of This Is Your Life.
Right Back Where We Started From: Female Pop And Soul In Seventies Britain
The criminally underrated female-led pop sounds of the 1970s explored in an essential collection.
Outlaw Cinema: Thunderbolt And Lightfoot
Michael Cimino’s redneck heist movie feels like a Roger Corman film with bigger stars and less social commentary.
This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Message
A hot and cold pop culture-laden Sixties documentary about the mass media theorist.
Sex And Death In The Lindner Coffin Calendars
From eroticism to extinction, the world’s most intriguing collection of art calendars.
Sebastian Cauchos And The World Of Modest Rubber Wear
The hidden world of conservative latex fashion.
Hot Takes For Fame And Profit
The plague of people posting appalling ideas and empty accusations in order to boost their own profile and make money.