cult film Archives - Desperate Living

Apes Need Women! Larry Buchanan’s Jungle Curio Mistress Of The Apes

Exploring an odd jungle romp from one of cult cinema’s more eccentric directors.

Turkish Star Wars On Blu-Ray: What A Time To Be Alive

The most shameless example of copyright violation and delirious cinematic insanity has been restored to its former glory.

The Counter Culture Meets Eighties Neo-Noir – Donald Cammell’s White Of The Eye

The maverick director’s collision of style, slasher and psychedelia remains a seminal moment in American cinema.

The Ageless Appeal Of Harold And Maude

Cult cinema, desperate film hipsters, moral hypocrites and the joys of death – Hal Ashby’s oddball movie explores and exposes more than you might think.

Have Yourself A Jess Franco Christmas

Your perfect festive decor has just arrived in the form of a Jess Franco Christmas tree topper.

Driller – The Most Eccentric X-Rated Movie Of The 1980s

The oddball X-rated horror musical that had a troubled production but finally found an audience decades later.

Nicolas Winding Refn’s ByNWR Launches

The Heartbreaking Neo-Realist Melodrama Of Umberto D.

Vittorio De Sica’s ever-timely tale of the bottom rung of society being crushed by the pressures of life – and the love of a man for his dog – remains an emotional punch to the guts.

The Three Colours Trilogy Revisited

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s cooler-than-cool trilogy exploring Liberty, Equality and Fraternity remains the most essential French film collection of the 1990s.

You Better Watch Out: the Holiday Misery Of Christmas Evil

This oddball Christmas slasher film is more interesting than you might expect.

Review: The Search For Weng Weng

Deeper Than Deep – Linda Lovelace And Deep Throat Memorabilia

The posters, LPs, books and spin-offs from the most notorious and popular adult film of the 1970s and its controversial star.