PORCILE
This 1969 Italian import is one of the odder films made by the late Pier Paolo Pasolini
IT’S ALIVE III: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE
The second sequel to IT’S ALIVE (following 1978’s IT LIVES AGAIN) was this straight to video goof from 1987
IT LIVES AGAIN
The Sequel to IT’S ALIVE, made by the original film’s late creator Larry Cohen
THE PUNK
In which the British director Mike Sarne, of the notorious MYRA BRECKINRIDGE (1970), attempted a two-decades-after-the-fact comeback
TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (1980)
A long neglected film that simply MUST be rediscovered, this is John Ford’s notorious Jacobean drama ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE, adapted for the BBC by director Roland Joffé
NASTY
Director Paul Chart, of the psycho-thriller classic AMERICAN PERFEKT, can always be counted on for the unexpected, and unexpected is indeed the word for NASTY
LABYRINTH OF FLOWER GARDEN
This erotic noir from 1988 is a female-centered, visually rapturous thriller
WINTER BROTHERS
A visual wonder from Denmark, although, as is often the case with visually evocative European films, the storytelling leaves something to be desired
THE MOVIE ORGY
The first “feature film” by Joe Dante was this mind-roasting four and a half hour found footage collage that was without precedent in 1968, and remains an eye-opener
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The spirit of Dario Argento, spiced with more than a hint of the anything-goes vibe of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HAUSU, is evident in this British made, Italian language oddity from 2018