It's Canada's birthday! It's America's birthday! Let's do a patriotic double feature ! Title:  Exotica Year:  1994 Starring:  Mia Krishner, Elias Koteas, Bruce Greenwood Director:  Atom Egoyan Synopsis:  A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club, Exotica, trying to find solace - but even there his past hides among him. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  Mainstream Canadian erotic thriller that won AVN awards. "Exotica is here to entertain, to offer amusement, not to heal. There are other places for that." I'm putting a moratorium on the term "Erotic Thriller" until further notice. Basic Instinct , this is not. I'm not even a fan of Basic Instinct  but at least that movie had an actual erotic scene with genuine tension. So apparently this movie received mounds of accolades back in the day. It even won some AVNs. Why? There's nothing here. Francis suffered a tragic loss and is obsessed with 18 year old Christina, a ...

Title:  Sex Wish Year:  1976 Starring:  Harry Reems, Zebedy Colt, CJ Laing, Terri Hall Director:  Victor Milt Synopsis:   A man is shaken out of his contented, middle-class existence when his wife is raped and murdered by a crazed serial killer who has been terrorizing New York City. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  Zebedy Colt and Harry Reems in a film together. "I did it because I love you." Consider your favourite porn star. Hell, let's be generous and add a second favourite porn star, along with a well known third porn actor. Now, consider a fetish you like. Finally, add something that would be an instant hard-no turn off. Something that would make your genitals turtle back into your body cavity. Congratulations, you just experienced Sex Wish . Harry Reems plays Ken, a man who's very much in love with his wife Faye, played by C. J. Laing. One day while Ken is at work, Faye is raped and murdered by the Night Walker, played by Zebedy Colt. Ken ...

Title:  Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Year: 1970 Starring:  Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom Director:  Russ Meyer, Written by Roger Ebert Synopsis:   Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  It was written by seminal movie critic Roger Ebert. "Come into my den, said the spider, etcetera..." This Tuesday, influential film critic Roger Ebert would have be 77 years old. If I might be so bold, every single one of us internet reviewers, critics, bloggers and hot-takers owe Ebert a debt of thanks. He paved the way for all of us, no matter if we write take downs, rants or think pieces. He, and his compatriots like Gene Siskel and Leonard Maltin proved that critique is a valid form of writing and discussion. A lot of critique is met with "Well, I'd like to see you make a book/movie/art/clothes.", and yet still many people counter with "You don't have to make a th...

Title:  Melody in Love Year:  1978 Starring:  Britta Glatzeder, Sascha Hehn, Claudine Bird. Director:  Hubert Frank Synopsis:   Melody arrives on Mauritius to visit her glamorous female cousin. Her sexual awakening begins there as she becomes fascinated with the island, the beautiful sexually liberated cousin, the cousin's lover and other characters. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  I saw it once with a friend when I was a kid. It burrowed itself into my memory like a forgotten, faded dream. "Melody in love, you've found your way." I've made it a well-known fact that, when I was younger, way too young for such movies, I used to sneak and watch them. Melody in Love  was one such movie. A friend of mine was sleeping over and it was on tv. We sneakily watched it. All I remembered was the theme song and ...a blood ritual? This movie became an elusive treasure. Something obscure and a little hard to find. I managed to acquire a VHS copy of it, beca...

Title:  The Story of Joanna Year:  1975 Starring:  Jamie Gillis, Terri Hall, Zebedy Colt Director:  Gerard Damiano Synopsis:   A millionaire begins a sadomasochistic relationship with a naive young woman. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  The debut of Terri Hall, directed by the director of classic pornos, Deep Throat  and Devil in Mrs. Jones "Every hole I have has been used. What's your specialty, ground glass in my douche?" Marketing can be a powerful thing. While browsing around for what next to review, I came upon the striking poster for The Story of Joanna . I did a little bit of investigating and learned Zebedy Colt was in this film so instantly It was slotted in as the next watch. The Story of Joanna  is the typical tale of a rich, powerful man who wants to own his own naive fuckpuppet and punching bag. It has the same problems 50 Shades, The Opening of Misty Beethoven ,  and  The Image have. They're not tales of BDSM, ...

Title:  The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann Year:  1974 Starring:  Barbara Bourbon, Jamie Gillis, Georgina Spelvin Director:  Radley Metzger Synopsis:   A housewife is tracked by a private investigator hired by her wealthy husband. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  An interesting plot, one of the first films inducted into the XRCO. "We prefer the classic term...peeping toms." The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann  is the tale of a psychotherapist who quite enjoys sex. Her husband, suspecting her of cheating, hires of private detective to follow her and film her escapades. Watching a Radley Metzger film in a post- Money March  world is an interesting experience. Knowing what we know now, it sort of puts his output in a new light. In spite of that, sometimes his films, for a moment, speak for themselves. The film has Metzger's usual signature wit. Some lines made me snicker. You can see and hear the beginning of what would become Misty B...

Welcome to the final entry for Animated April ! We end this journey with an anthology series brought to us by the legendary Ralph Bakshi... Spicy City . Title:  Spicy City Year:  1997 Starring:  Barry Stigler, Mary Mara, Michelle Phillips, Charlie Adler, Letitia Hicks, Tuesday Knight Director:  Ralph Bakshi, John Kafka, Ennio Torresan Jr Synopsis: An anthology of sexy and risque animated stories in a futuristic city with a seamy side. Lilith's Notes:  Is said to be the first Adult's Only animated series. Created by animation legend, Ralph Bakshi. "You know, it's a shame a thing of beauty such as this should go to waste. If only there was some way to get rid of the bitch inside." Planning for Animated April was a surprisingly difficult thing. One would think that it pretty much plans itself, but I completely forgot Easter was a thing. Also originally  Fritz the Cat  was on the list but it's more politics than porn and I just wasn't feeling i...

Welcome back to Animated April where we discuss classic animation for adults. Today, louder and nastier than ever... Heavy Metal ! Title:  Heavy Metal Year:  1981 Starring:  John Candy, Eugene Levy, Roger Bumpass Director:  Gerald Potterton Synopsis:   A glowing green orb - which embodies ultimate evil - terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Lilith's Notes:  It's fucking Heavy Metal, fuck you. "You stand here accused of 12 counts of murder in the 1st degree, 14 counts of armed theft of Federation property, 22 counts of piracy in high space, 18 counts of fraud, 37 counts of rape...and one moving violation." With the release of LOVE, DEATH +ROBOTS , you might have heard the name Heavy Metal  bandied about.  LOVE, DEATH +ROBOTS was originally conceived as a re-imagining of Heavy Metal  for the 2019 crowd. I can't help but wonder how much of the 2019 crow...

Welcome to Animated April!  where we talk about notable adult animated films for the month....First up, because the algorithm demands it....LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS Title:  LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS Year:  2019 Starring:  Topher Grace, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Nolan North, Samira Wiley Director:  Many Synopsis:   A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  A Netflix exclusive animated anthology for adults brought to us by Tim Miller and David Fincher. "Show me what you got, big boy." Porn is the mother of invention. We make it, then immediately wonder how we can have sex with it, or watch it have sex. Millions of dollars is poured into tech, just to watch 1s and 0s fuck, or moving drawings fuck, breathing life to fetishes all across the world. LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS  is an anthology of 18 animated stories ranging from the sexy, to the horri...

Welcome to the  Money March  finale. We've made it to the final on-screen appearance of Constance Money. What a beautiful month it's been. Title:  A Taste of Money Year:  1983 Starring:  Constance Money, Jamie Gillis, Sharon Mitchell, Paul Thomas Director:  Richard Mailer Synopsis:  Chronicling rising star Constance Money's emotional and sexual turmoil, the monumental release "A Taste Of Money" is a standout film indeed. An all-star cast has the unique experience of portraying their own personal roles in delighting the gray-eyed beauty. - Via IMDB Lilith's Notes:  It's the final on-screen appearance of Constance Money. "Will I taste the money again?" What a peculiar swan song this is. I'll admit, I don't really know all the behind the scenes reasoning for this movie's existence. I don't know what drew Constance Money back into the work. I don't know if this was meant to be some sort of revival of a career, if s...