Welcome to Short Ends. Quick (ish) reviews of a handful (ish) of movies. Sometimes connected by a theme, sometimes not. In this second instalment, Dave charts the career of Charles B. Pierce and wonders whether he’s an unappreciated auteur or a hack who got lucky.… Read More Short Ends: The Films of Charles B. Pierce
Featuring a cool early FX gag by John Carl Buechler, Matty savours Gus Trikonis’ arresting small screen creeper.… Read More The Darker Side of Terror (1979): Forster²
Dave explores Gary Graver’s sole collaboration with Candida Royalle, a real trailblazer in the Golden Age of Pornography. … Read More Candida Camera: Hot Rackets (1979)
The third time’s a charm as the saying goes, and Gary Graver’s tertiary trip into titillation is an absolute delight.… Read More Bragged Little Pill: The Ecstasy Girls (1979)
Dave heads to the coast for a little bribery, extortion and immorality in Gary Graver’s hardcore romp.… Read More Fruit Salad: Tangerine (1979)
Dave tells of how a classic of European cinema served as inspiration for an X-rated masterpiece.… Read More Belle de Phwoar: “Robert McCallum’s” ‘V’: The Hot One (1979)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Dave mulls over a hand solo…… Read More Is That a Lightsaber in Your Pocket? Star Virgin (1979)
The Schlock Pit 