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The BBFC Pretends To Be Doing The Film Industry A Favour

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The British censorship board’s new price reduction scheme is not as generous as they would have you believe.

Welcome To The House Of Pain – Exploring The Island of Lost Souls

Looking back at one of the most brilliantly subversive horror films of the 1930s.

Abby And The Violator – A Demented Double Bill

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A pair of 1974 AIP shockers get a UK cinema release with the ugliest movie poster of all time.

The Very British Sex Scams Of The 1980s

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In the days before legalised porn, the restrictive laws in Britain proved to be a huckster’s paradise, with scams, cons and rip-offs the order of the day.

Primed For Profit: The BBFC’s Double Standards

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The British censors allow wealthy streaming giants to self-certify at a reduced cost, while still bleeding physical media distributors dry.

Moral Coercion And Twisted Facts From The UK Parliament’s Censorial Fanatics

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British politicians and professional censors join forces with American fundamentalists to demand a ban on porn.

Even Dwarfs Started Small… Werner Herzog’s Absurdist Satire

You wait years for a review of a film featuring a cast comprised entirely of little people, and then two come along in a week.

Mandatory British Video Censorship Is Outdated And Unnecessary

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Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?

The Free Speech Campaigners Are Oddly Silent About Sexual Expression

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The vocal demands for free speech and political efforts to bring the likes of PayPal under control seem to become very quiet as soon as you mention sexual freedom.