This hateful effort — apologies to the word “effort” — not only gives exploitation film a bad name, but represents a strong argument against DIY movies. Jessicka (Elske McCain, “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead”) is treated like a dog, literally. Her male captors keep her caged and feed her dog food, and occasionally put […]
I Spit on Your Grave
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Jessicka Rabid
This hateful effort — apologies to the word “effort” — not only gives exploitation film a bad name, but represents a strong argument against DIY movies. Jessicka (Elske McCain, “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead”) is treated like a dog, literally. Her male captors keep her caged and feed her dog food, and occasionally put […]
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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
I find myself wishing that this “Cyrus” were a sequel to that “Cyrus,” as this true-life crime chiller is unpleasant on many levels. But if Hill were playing the role for laughs? It’d be equally tasteless, but something to see. Here, Cyrus (Brian Krause of TV’s “Charmed”) is the so-called “County Line Cannibal” in a […]
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Sweet Karma
Add Shera Bechard to that list, based upon “Sweet Karma,” her one and only feature film appearance, according to IMDb. (As engaging as I’m sure it is, “World’s Sexiest Nude Women” doesn’t count.) That said, Bechard’s character is mute, so it’s not like she had to wrestle with dialogue or accents. For all we know, […]
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I Spit on Your Grave (1978/2010)
Being 9 at the time, I was so freaked out, I vowed never to watch the rape-revenge film they so viciously, venomously attacked. Never did I give “Spit” a try, nor did I want to, until its Blu-ray debut, released simultaneously with its 2010 remake of the same name, when curiosity finally got the best […]