It’s 1970, so there’s a lot of hippiedom and free loving going on with this volume of vintage erotica. One of the first shorts included is “Love In,” where in a group of hippies give in to their hedonism with a bonafide orgy in the fields. But not before having some sausage, breads and drinking some wine.
Category Archives: Collector’s Den
The Claire Sinclair Show Vol 1 & 2 (DVD)
There’s just nothing better than an obscenely sexy woman with a great sense of humor. Claire Sinclair is that woman who takes charge of her own show for the Erotica Channel and manages to dole up some of her fun humor, while also showing us why she’s so damn sexy. She’s charming, charismatic, and knows how to salvage what could be considered lame concepts. For “Claire on Claire,” Ms. Sinclair literally interviews herself for thirty minutes, donning separate dresses, and staging her show as if she’s interviewing herself.
Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) [Blu-Ray 3D/Blu-ray/Digital]
Fifteen years ago, “Guardians of the Galaxy” was one of the many forgettable teams from the Marvel Universe. In 2014, Marvel handed the premise over to someone who knew what they were doing and now we have a blockbuster. Not just a blockbuster, but a movie with substance, heart, resonance, and pure characterization. Director James Gunn has a knack for filming the unusual and the eccentric, and “Guardians of the Galaxy” relies on an environment where aliens and beasts lurk at every turn, and its team of ragtag superheroes is mismatched orphans. Gunn’s directing is excellent, dropping audiences in to the start of a lovable band of pirates that find a common bond and form their own impromptu family.
Autumn Blood (2014) (DVD)
There’s nothing worse than sitting through a movie to suddenly realize the director is wasting your time. “Autumn Blood” has a very interesting premise with great potential that oddly enough feels like a premise that could only warrant a one hour movie. So director Markus Blunder literally pads the run time a slew of montages involving picturesque looks at our character’s surroundings and their home life. The attempt is to counteract the horrific violence off of the gorgeous scenic landscapes, except it’s all plainly obvious that the story is paper thin and doesn’t present much moral quandaries.
Northpole (2014) (DVD)
Part one in an apparent movie series from Hallmark Entertainment, “Northpole” is a cute film about Christmas, and trying to preserve the happiness. Literally. It’s a simple and down to Earth movie that celebrates the more entertaining aspects of the holiday, while also building on a new hero in the form of elf Clementine. Bailee Madison is the definition of adorable as the rambunctious cherubic elf, desperately trying to keep the North Pole from dying what with the happiness of Christmas fading away in a sea of unfortunate cynicism. “North Pole” depends on Madison’s enthusiastic performance, and as always, she steals the movie. “North Pole” has its fair share of silliness, but it’s a fine Christmas movie with amusing quirks that I sat through with ease.
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993) [Blu-Ray]
It’s kind of sad that “Blood Wings” is about as good as the series ever got. Surely the first film is good just as it is, but “Blood Wings” is about the only good sequel the movie series ever received, and I’m surprised the studios never sought to deliver higher quality follow-ups. You could technically count this as the final film in the series, and one that doesn’t completely realize the concept or expand on the mythos of the pumpkinhead monster. “Blood Wings” garners a smaller scale and much less logical tale about a dad wreaking havoc on the killers of his child, and focuses more on a witch, more reckless teens, and really awful performances all around.
Squirm (1976): Collector’s Edition [Blu-Ray]
I understand director Jeff Leiberman for his anger about his film being mocked on “Mystery Science Theater.” But I also understand why “Squirm” was such good fodder. Intentionally silly or not, “Squirm” is not a good movie, nor is it a good horror movie. It’s barely competent storytelling. I never could quite comprehend why “Squirm” was such a classic, but oddly enough it’s that movie that always rose to the surface to play on late night cable, or in drive in theaters. Don Scardino is laughably miscast as Mick, the hero of “Squirm” who visits his girlfriend Geri in her small Southern town for a romantic rendezvous. Of course, them hill folk don’t take too kindly to Mick’s straight forward attitude.