JESS FRANCO MONTH: Venus In Furs (1969)
Someone asked me, “So I’ve never seen a Jess Franco movie. What’s a good one to start with?” I’m loath to recommend movies to people that haven’t yet built a tolerance for movie drugs. I mean, most Franco is high test black tar heroin movie drugs, films that achieve near murderdrone levels of nothingness balanced […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Ópalo de fuego: Mercaderes del sexo (1980)
A criminal organization somewhere in the Canary Islands with friends in high places is kidnapping famous women and selling them to their fans, which is pretty much the most illegal and immoral version of OnlyFans ever. Who can stop them? Two dancers — actually Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties — with the names of Cecile (Lina Romay) […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Red Lips (1968)
If we are to place our faith in the Jess Franco universe, it’s in the knowledge that there are heroes and there are villains. Regina and Diane would be on the side of good, even if they kind of bumble their way through most of their adventures. From Two Undercover Angels and Kiss Me Monster to Two Spies […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Kiss Me Monster (1969)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The third Red Lips movie was originally on our site on April 27, 2020. Stay tuned — we’re going to try to get to all of them this month. Regina (Rosanna Yanni, Count Dracula’s Great Love) and Diana (Janine Reynaud, The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail) are back again for the third Red Lips […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Two Undercover Angels (1967)
EDITOR’S NOTE: I think this movie is where Franco — on April 26, 2020 — won me over. Yeah, it’s a goofy movie, but I sure fell in love with it. Also known as Sadist Erotica, The Case of the Two Beauties, Two Avenging Angels and Red Lips Sadisterotica, this mindblast from Jess Franco is kinda sorta a Eurospy movie, […]
EXPLORING: Disco slashers
A couple of weeks ago on the Drive-In Asylum Double Feature, Bill, Gigi and I were discussing why there weren’t more disco-based slasher movies. Sure, disco died — or so they say, but it never went away and we all know and love this — during Disco Demolition Night on Thursday, July 12, 1979 in Chicago. […]
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