WHORE vs. SHOWGIRLS

Here’s a pairing that hasn’t been made too often, but it’s a valid one: WHORE, a low budgeter from 1991, and SHOWGIRLS, an expensive tentpole release from 1995

STARSHIP TROOPERS

A would-be blockbuster from 1998 that saw director Paul Verhoeven and much of the crew of ROBOCOP (1987) trying to recapture the elusive magic of that classic

BENEDETTA

A prestige film that is, conversely, every bit as trashy and exploitive as anyone could desire