A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.
Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.
Aspiring influencer Box Girl Lily will risk anything for fans, including the sanity of her long-suffering boyfriend. Promoting her next project, she receives a mysterious statue. Desperate for likes, she recruits him to capture her own possession. The social media-crazed couple get more than they can bargain for when she calls upon powers that are beyond paranormal.
Robert De Niro loses his cool when a computer technician finds pornography on his computer.
Trapped in a fluorescent-lit cubicle farm, an aspiring musician thinks the free break room kombucha is a perk - until it begins to change him. What starts with suspicious smiles and team-building ends in a bile-drenched metamorphosis.
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
Beth, an insecure twenty-something, becomes obsessed with an insidious filter, leaving her to question true beauty.
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.
Three best friends juggle life as 20-somethings in Mumbai, where romance, ambition and heartbreak collide with the addictive draw of social media.
Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths are stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur, that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo, haunted by the loss of his love in an earlier sacrifice is convinced that the beast isn't real and that his girl still lives as a slave within the palace.
Forensic doctor Qing Ling travels to Sheung Shui village to look into and investigate the true events behind her brother's disappearance. The villagers are living in mortal fear of the curse of a creature known as the Water Monkey.
Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpected friendship.
Vic, a mischievous high school student, flushes the pet fish of one of his hated teachers down the toilet, but soon, people begin to go missing.
Dracula, Werewolf, and the Invisible Man must work together to stop Dr. Frankenstein from creating an unstoppable monster.
A triad of vicious vixens scam (and occasionally murder) hapless, lonely men from the internet but run into a nightmarish labyrinth of deception and horror when one attempts to use her wiles on a far more cunning adversary.
Writer and Director Ali West Ashe, aka Alex West—a 23-time international award-winning filmmaker (4X platinum)— joins the cast as Detective Axel Edwards, a small-town cop investigating a wave of Thanksgiving murders, as Harold Rice returns from the grave to serve vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Cortney Elise as Tiff, Gregor Haley as Harold Rice, Elester Latham as Ottis (Motel Owner), Dean Wil as Jemel. Watts Homie Quan (Tyquan Givens) makes his franchise debut. Creature design: Veniesa Dillion, Mylina Baez, SFX makeup: Jessica Seifert, Soundtrack: The Vanguards, Judell Rome, Westside Boogie, J-Hustles, Joey Supratta Stream now for free on Culture Forward TV on Roku.
Sarah has just bought a ticket for the next bus out of Bellwood, her seemingly inescapable hometown. But when a quick stop for drugs with a mysterious dealer goes awry, she'll be faced with bigger problems than being late to the bus station...
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