X-Rated Social Horror in Roberta Findlay’s TENEMENT

Roberta Findlay's 1985 shocker TENEMENT came along at the beginning of the crack epidemic. Hard not to see the commentary about a city crumbling around her.

The Horrors of Homelessness in STREET TRASH

STREET TRASH is just a B-movie with nothing to say. Or, maybe it says a lot of things about NYC in the 1980s. Maybe?

THE FLORIDA PROJECT: Decadence and Disney

Sean Baker's latest feature explores the socioeconomic divide sitting right on the doorstep of your favourite family vacation spot.

Domestic Violence, Dogs, & Determined Women in HOUNDS OF LOVE

A story of love, obsession, loyalty, domestic violence, dogs, resilient women, and the ugliness of men.

SEPTIC MAN: Good Social Commentary, Shit Action

A movie that has a lot going for it, that gets wasted. Like a shitty pipe dream.

Bleeder Draws a Violent Line in the Sand Between Film and Reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTRxuAZxNbw Bleeder. 1999. Directed & Written by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Rikke Louise Andersson, Liv Corfixen, Levino Jensen, & Zlatko Buric. Kamikaze. Not Rated. 98 minutes. Crime/Drama ★★★★★ People who frequent this site will now be sick of my love for Nicolas Winding Refn. He divides people. Nowadays, some of his …

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Skinhead Subculture vs. White Nationalism in This Is England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqjEYfslwpA This Is England. 2006. Directed & Written by Shane Meadows. Starring Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Rosamund Hanson, Andrew Ellis, Perry Benson, George Newton, Frank Harper, & Jack O'Connell. Warp Films/Big Arty Productions/EM Media. Unrated. 101 minutes. Crime/Drama ★★★★★  Shane Meadows is a British National Treasure. His …

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RED WHITE & BLUE: Home-Brewed American Terror

A former wartime interrogator takes it upon himself to avenge a young woman with whom he shares a brief connection.