Desperate Living

Our annual round-up of the naked calendars from around the world, raising money for charity and celebratying body diversity.

The 1996 comic-book movie Barb Wire and its star Pamela Anderson have long been dismissed – but the film might be worth a second look.

The Tim Burton exhibition at London’s Design Museum is a frustrating, sloppy and rather disappointing affair.

The ad campaigns for cologne Hai Karate promised that it would drive women mad with desire, forcing users to become experts in self-defence.

The deliberately shocking and violent ad from the controversial animal rights organisation fell foul of the BBFC in 2002.

Think your holidays are disappointing? Be thankful that you are not on vacation with the characters in this collection of movies.

A Load of Pooh – the infamous filmmaker returns with a shamelessly awful A.I. animated atrocity cashing in on public domain characters.

The ‘Ultimate Cut’ of Caligula claims to salvage a lost masterpiece, but instead feels like an insipid cover version of a classic film.

New videos on our YouTube channel, from Barbie and Godzilla to Leatherface and Anthropophagous, via French kink, 60s spies and Tigon terror.

Why do movies about the music biz so rarely work? A look at the good, the bad and the ugly of rock cinema, biopics and indulgent fictions.

A TV series that faced lots of problems that led to its premature demise – but is worth a second look.

M.J. Simpson’s experience making the short film Waiting for Gorgo – and the unexpected connection to Guillermo del Toro’s movie.