Review Archives - Desperate Living

Ding Dong! The Lusty Libertine Adventures Of Casanova ’73

The notorious Leslie Phillips sit-com of the 1970s is not quite the sexist atrocity that it has been made out to be.

White Dog – Sam Fuller’s Misunderstood Masterpiece

Looking back at Sam Fuller’s much-misunderstood, long withdrawn study of racism and rehabilitation.

Noirvember: The Flying Scot

Continuing our crime month with a look at one of the great unsung classics of the British B-movie.

Jesus Christ! The Unbearable Horrors Of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Bibilical Rock Opera

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The film version of the post-hippy reinterpretation of the Passion of the Christ tries hard but is ultimately hamstrung by the terrible, terrible songs.

Classic Albums Revisited: Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (‘)

Looking back at Frank Zappa’s magnum opus from 1974.

Beware The Creepers: Dario Argento’s Phenomena

The artistic beginning of the end for Dario Argento.

Reinventing The Weimar Republic: Babylon Berlin

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The complex and ambitious political German noir TV series is both ambitious and frustrating.

Art, Sex And Seven Days In The Snake Pit: Tokyo Elegy

Explicit sex and romantic intensity in Aryan Kaganof’s experimental drama.

Shut Up And Bleed – The Collected Works Of Teenage Jesus And The Jerks

The no-wave punk pioneers that launched Lydia Lunch remembered.

Classic Albums Revisited: Velvet Underground’s White Light / White Heat

The seminal band’s second album may be the pinnacle of their achievements.

When Sex Leers It’s Inquisitive Head – The Bizarre Recordings Of Peter Wyngarde

The extraordinary, outrageous and quickly withdrawn LP by the legendary louche Seventies superstar.

What’s In The Basket? Frank Henenlotter’s Freaky Horror Trilogy

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Looking back at 1980’s grindhouse favourite Basket case and the belated sequels.