“1963, suburban Cincinnati. That’s how my mother feels about holy matrimony,” Carole explained, when asked why she couldn’t tell her mother about her swinger lifestyle. It’s impressive that 11 years could change society’s mindset that quickly, but such was the cultural jump from 1963 to […]
An English guy named Christopher Hamilton (played with a fake accent yet believable douchiness by Richard Pacheco) lands in a mysterious island, looking for Madame Lau, a woman said to be able to create the ultimate sex experience. A car awaits for them to take […]
Even in today’s world, it’s hard to keep up with technological and social advances. If you’re a Greek God, I can imagine staying on top of things gets exponentially more difficult. Such is the problem that Jupiter Stormbringer (Jamie Gillis) has on The Mount of Venus. […]
With the growing interest for martial art films in the United States in the mid 70s, and well-received influential kung fu movies like The Way of the Dragon and Five Fingers of Death, a trendy kung fu porn flick was bound to happen sooner or […]
Back in 1972, and right before Deep Throat broke, pornography was not a pretty affair. While the world was changing fast and taboos were ready to be shattered, making an adult film was the ultimate outsider move. There was no big money to be made, […]
All-around interesting porn fellow Alex de Renzy wrote, directed and produced Fantasy Girls. But while some of his other movies tend to tackle weirder and more niche-oriented pornographic settings, Fantasy Girls is surprisingly a very stereotypical and simple male fantasy turned into a movie. The […]
Fiona on Fire opens with a couple having sex in a fairly dark room. After they were done, the girl went for a post-coital shower. But just when we were ready for a better look at our starlet, a mysterious person walked into the bathroom […]
Porn star legend Nina Hartley once called Juliet Anderson “the original cougar.” Anderson, who started her adult film career already in her late 30s and who you might recognize as Kay Parker’s insatiable and pushy friend on the classic Taboo (also released in 1980), was […]
I’m a sucker for 70s adult films that begin with their own soul/funk theme song. So you know we started somewhere good when the title track takes us on a road trip. Loosely inspired on Michael Crichton’s sci-fi thriller Westworld, Anthony Spinelli wrote and directed […]
Blow Dry is a 1976 porn spoof on the movie Shampoo, released a year earlier. Victor Colicchio (here under the single name “Pepe”), an actor and director better known for small mainstream parts in movies like Goodfellas, Bullets Over Broadway and Inside Man, had his […]
Alright, fellow 70s porn enthusiasts, we’ve reviewed some of the most celebrated films of the golden era. A time that saw blue movies gain a cult following through their own artistic merits. And while we will keep on reviewing important titles in the future, it’s […]
When we watch a film that’s several decades old, we usually notice elements of the movie’s everyday lifestyle that simply couldn’t happen today. This is particularly true in 70s porn, and specifically true for Pastries. For instance, there might not be a more obvious sign […]
While this column usually focuses on original stories, there’s no denying spoofs are the most popular sub-genre in porn, when it comes to feature films. So in 1977, when Charlie’s Angels were a hit TV show, it was only a matter of time until someone […]
After the smashing success of Behind the Green Door, and the more than adequate box-office response of the Mitchell Brothers follow-up Resurrection of Eve, Marilyn Chambers was unquestionably one of the biggest names in the adult industry. The respect these movies inspired within the ‘porno […]
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ western? In theory, Teenage Cowgirls was fairly promising. The poster looks badass and has quotes like “Hilarious! Best western sex film yet.” (The second part may still be kind of truth, as it’s not like they’re very frequent.) The […]
Following the roaring success of Deep Throat and The Devil in Miss Jones, Gerard Damiano returned in 1975 with his own adaptation of the classic French erotic novel The Story of O. Picking up where The Devil in Miss Jones left off, The Story of Joanna […]
This week we put the real “Retro” back in the title of this column, as we move back to 1970. Now, it might seem there’s not much of a difference between a mid-70s flick and one that came out at the beginning of that decade, […]
While the opening minute of Neon Nights looks like a mainstream urban tale that begins with a passionate love scene from two very competent actors, what finally reveals the porn nature of the movie to unknowing eyes is the quick transition from tender love-making to […]
So it has finally happened: We’re reviewing a sequel for this column. As you’re probably aware of because, well, you’re alive, sequels have been a long-standing usual resource in porn. It’s a cliché for a reason. If a movie works, they’ll milk that brand till […]
Randy Metzger, responsible for classic films like The Opening of Misty Beethoven and The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, brings us The Image, a beautifully photographed story of sadomasochism and the confusion of emotional boundaries. The film is based on the 1956 S&M novel L’Image, […]
