Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Journey Through the Black Sun (1982)
Earth’s Moon has been ripped from its orbit by a catastrophic nuclear explosion, casting over 300 surviving personnel of Moonbase Alpha adrift in the uncharted depths of space. As the wandering lunar body finds itself on an inevitable collision course with the giant planet Astheria—and subsequently pulled into the terrifying heart of a black hole—only […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Submit To Me (1986)
Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd A BDSM video made for parties and edited down to ten minutes, this hits you with a dangerous-looking Lydia Lunch, tops that with Lung Leg holding a knife and a Butthole Surfers soundtrack. Women wrestle in pools of gore. Guys shaving themselves. […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Killing Machine (1984)
Txema Basterreneche (Jorge Rivero, Mace from Conquest!) is an ordinary truck driver hauling fruit between Spain and France, trying to make an honest living. However, his runs draw the brutal ire of the French Produce Mafia (which is totally a thing as this movie is loosely inspired by genuine historical tensions involving French farmers blockading […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: You Killed Me First (1985)
Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd Lung Leg was born Elisabeth Carr, and for so much of the art I consumed in the mid-80s, she seemed like a poster girl. She’s right there, screaming on the cover of Sonic Youth’s EVOL, all over Richard Kern’s books and movies. […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: The Dawn of Victory (1971)
Known in Germany as Höllenkommando Kreta and in Greece as I haravgi tis nikis, this begins in 1943. We find ourselves on the rugged, occupied island of Crete. The Allied forces stationed in the Middle East dispatch a high-stakes commando mission to dismantle the massive German military airport, tightening the Axis grip on the region. […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Supersoul Brother (1978)
Also known as The Six Thousand Dollar N*****r, this is a regional Miami superhero crime comedy directed by Rene Martinez Jr. (The Guy from Harlem, Road of Death). Two criminals — Bob (Benny Latimore) and Jim (Lee Cross) — pay Dr. Dippy (Peter Conrad) six grand to create a superhero formula. You may think that such […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Siv, Anne & Sven (1971)
WARNING: Because of the explicit nature of this film, no one under 18 will be admitted. If you would be shocked at the total sexual frankness, please do NOT attend. Also known by its U.S. export title Love in the Third Position, this is a fascinating entry in the filmography of adult cinema maestro Joe […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Sinthia: The Devil’s Doll (1970)
Ray Dennis Steckler directed this — oh, I mean Sven Christian — and co-wrote it with Herb Robins, the director of The Worm Eaters and The Brainsucker. The two had worked together on The Thrill Killers and The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters. He also plays Lucifer. Steckler was having a hard time casting the lead, but […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Lovedolls Superstar (1986)
Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd Directed by David Markey, Lovedolls Superstar is the wild, anarchic 1986 sequel to the underground cult classic Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. Running nearly half an hour longer than its predecessor, this Super 8 punk-rock epic trades quick-and-dirty vignettes for a full-blown, Manson-inspired swipe […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Sinner’s Blood (1969)
When their mother passes away, orphaned sisters Penelope (Nanci Sheldon) and Patricia (Cristy Beal) are sent away to live with their aunt (Drusilla Hoy) and her deeply dysfunctional family in a small southern town. The household is an immediate pressure cooker of taboos: the uncle (Paul Fischer) harbors aggressive desires, and Penelope wastes no time […]
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