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Mondo Australia – A Pair Of Sleazy Down Under Shockumentaries
A look back at a pair of Ozploitation pseudo-documentaries that don’t quite hit the mark.
Gore – The Outrageous French Splatter Fiction Series
Not for the faint of heart – a sordid collection of outrageous and extreme pulp fiction novel cover art from France.
The Political Fixation With Shifting The Blame Onto Porn
In the desperation to find something to blame apart from the obvious, sexual expression is always a go-to distraction.
Anthropophagous II: An Exercise In Worthless Opportunism
The newly-made follow-up – in name only – to the notorious Video Nasty is not an enjoyable viewing experience.
The Gallery Of Banned Advertising
A visual guide to forbidden advertising from the modern age.
Police Raids In The Last Days Of Obscenity
A personal memoir of falling foul of Manchester’s over-zealous Obscene Publications Squad – and fighting back.
Ho-Ho-Horror: A Collection Of Fear-Filled Festive Short Films
A new twist on an old tradition – the Christmas horror movie in a compact form.
Last Straw Dogs On The Left – The Inconsistencies And Double Standards Of The BBFC
The story of two controversial movies and their rather different experiences at the hands of film censors who seem to make up the rules as they go along.
This Year’s Halloween Costume Hysteria
The moral panic over the malign influence of Squid Game and the theoretical dangers of children wearing ‘dangerous’ fancy dress.
British TV Advertising’s Brief Flirtation With The Female Nipple
1994 saw British television advertising step forward into the brave new world of European openness – and then quickly step back again.
This Is Intolerable! 200 Motels Too Far
Frank Zappa’s notoriously self-indulgent film and the long-banned stage show version of it.