WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Muthers (1968)
Kelly (Jeanne Bell, the second black Playboy Playmate in October 1969, the first to be on the cover in January 1970 — with four other black Playmates — and also the first to be on the cover by herself in October 1971; she’s also TNT Jackson) and Anggie (Rosanne Katon, Playboy Playmate September 1978; The Swinging Cheerleaders) are pirates who […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Murder In a Blue World (1973)
Depending on where you found this tape in the 70s, it went by a dozen different names. In Spain, it was the poetic Una gota de sangre para morir amando (A Drop of Blood to Die Loving); in France, the nonsensical Le bal du vaudou (The Voodoo Ball); and in the UK, it was slapped […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Mr. Mean (1977)
If there is one thing you need to know about The Hammer, it’s that Fred Williamson doesn’t wait for permission. While most actors are content to sit in their trailers waiting for lighting setups, Fred was busy staging a cinematic heist. The story goes that while filming Enzo G. Castellari’s The Inglorious Bastards (the one […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Mr. Billion (1977)
Before Jonathan Kaplan was racking up critical acclaim for Heart Like a Wheel or The Accused, he was a king of the drive-in circuit. We’re talking a blistering run of exploitation gold: Night Call Nurses, The Student Teachers, The Slams, Truck Turner and White Line Fever. But even the best directors have a car crash moment. On an […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Molesters (1963)
Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher is a Swiss social issue film that aims to educate but often feels like a dark, unsettling drama, blending documentary elements with a grim narrative filled with trench coats and grimacing character actors. Zurich is under siege and we follow the tireless Swiss police and the high-tech (for 1963) wizards at INTERPOL as […]
CULTPIX MONTH: The Blonde Witch (1956)
If you ever wondered what would happen if you took the DNA of a classic tragedy and stirred it up in a bucket of mid-century French existentialism and Scandinavian folklore, you’d get André Michel’s The Blonde Witch. It’s a film that feels less like a traditional narrative and more like a haunting B-side on a […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Moonlighting Wives (1966)
While the rest of the exploitation filmmakers were busy filming grainy loops of women peeling oranges, Sarno was busy being the Ingmar Bergman of 42nd Street. He didn’t just want to show skin; he wanted to show the quiet, desperate rot behind the picket fence. Moonlighting Wives follows Mrs. Joan Rand (Tammy Latour), a woman […]
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