Joe Dante’s most biting satire of suburban America sadly loses its nerve at the last minute and becomes as reactionary and curtain-twitching as its central characters.
Tag: 1990s
All Night Psychosis
The rise and fall of subversive late-night programming at The Festival Of Fantastic Films.
Homocult – The Anarcho-Queer Provocateurs Of The 1990s
The anti-capitalist, class war art collective who infuriated the straight and gay establishment alike.
He Said/She Said – The Comic Book Cashing In On Scandal And Murder
The short-lived comic book series aiming to explore notorious scandals from the point of view of both people involved.
The Lost World Of Underground Filmmaking: Richard Baylor and Cirsium Delectus
The last gasp from an acclaimed member of the cinema of transgression ought to have been his stepping stone to bigger things.
Eva Henger’s Song For Eurotrash
British TV’s top entertainment show steps up with the adult film legend to deliver a Eurovision anthem for Italy in 1998.
Jack Nance’s Spanking Video
The star of Eraserhead and Twin Peaks makes an unexpected diversion into the world of fetish erotica.
C-60 Go! The Odd Craze For Magazines On Tape And Disc
The pointless desire to reinvent and complicate the concept of the magazine for 1980s and 1990s hipsters.
Boyd Rice Vs Bob Larson
The strange relationship between two of the most controversial figures in American popular culture.
Austin Powers – A Man Of His Time
Looking back at the Austin Powers films, a series now almost as out of touch with modern sensibilities as the character himself. But does that matter?
The Video Nasties Documentaries
A selection of predictably hysterical and ill-informed British TV documentaries and discussion shows from the height of the Video Nasty moral panic.
Banned And Damned: Sex, Violence And Blasphemy On Channel 4 In The 1990s
Provocative documentaries about forbidden culture, from the days when Channel 4 was still a credible and daring broadcaster.