Slums of Film History

Slate defines "Hagsploitation" as a film that takes a formerly-glamorous older actress and turns her into a psychopath in order to drive ticket sales. They can be murderesses, pill poppers, corpse hoarders or ankle clubbers but any way you slice it, these old biddies aren't taking old age sitting down. We hope you enjoy Episode 11: Hagsploitation.

Few things can get your point across quite like some well placed profanity. Hollywood knows this, which is why some of the best dialog in film are also riddled with swear words. But where did all of this start? When did cinema get such a filthy fucking mouth? On today's episode we'll explore the history of profanity in movies. We'll discuss everything from damn, to fuck, the the infamous C-word. S...

The fear of childbirth is known as "Tokophobia" and as far as Hollywood is concerned, should be exploited at all costs. This episode is all about babies. But not those cute little babies in "Look Who's Talking" or "Baby Geniuses." We're talking about monster babies, zombie babies, mutilated babies and even Rosemary's Baby. So put your babies to sleep for this one and if you're pregnant, for God's...

Hollywood loves prostitutes! They’ve been portrayed as victims, streetwise mages and even comic relief. And sometimes they’ve been the agents of violent justice. Tom makes the argument that hooker vengeance is a bona fide “micro genre,” but Slate isn’t so sure. Tune in and decide for yourself.

What do nudists on the moon, a double agent with a 73 inch bust and a penis transplant that has a mind of it’s own have in common? The 27 films of the only female exploitation director in the business. Episode 7 is Doris Wishman, Mother of Exploitation.

When The Supreme Court ruled in 1957 that nudity was not in itself considered obscene, it set the stage for exposed boobs, butts and bush to run wild on the silver screen. In the concluding part of our examination of nudity in movies we'll discuss the glory of the naked female body celebrated (and exploited) throughout the last century of film in A History of Female Nudity in Cinema.

In 1957 The Supreme Court ruled that nudity was not in itself considered obscene, paving the way for all the boners and butts and bouncing balls that Hollywood could get away with. Join us for the males in our two part series: A History of Male Nudity in Cinema.

For over a hundred years movies have depicted the homeless as everything from the lovable down on his luck hero, to back alley prophets to mutated cannibalistic monsters. So grab yourself a bottle of cheap wine, wrap it in a paper bag and warm yourself by the barrel fire as we explore The Scourge of the Homeless.

Once upon a time Hollywood and the MPAA had the great idea to bring some class back to the X rating by creating a new way of designating films with adults only themes. It didn't really work. Tune in as we discuss The Rise and Fall of NC-17.

Is it real? Is it fake? Did that film crew really disappear? Were those people brutally murdered on camera? Is life in South America really cheap? Tune in as we discuss The History Of Snuff Cinema.

Join us for all the savagery, blood, guts, torture, body parts and castration your tastebuds can handle as we explore A History of Cannibalism in Film.