Trash Cinephile

by Blake Ryan

Trash Cinephile is an irreverent guide to 99 intriguing examples of exploitation cinema from a wide variety of sub-genres. These are films that are often branded as B-movies, Trash films, and also rather unfairly as 'bad movies'. Many are so bizarre that they defy any kind of generic definition; which is why you will find the films discussed within these pages gathered together in eight very loosely themed chapters.

Genres: Film

249 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Frau Blücher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Keine weltbewegend neuen Einblicke in die Welt des abseitigen Films, aber ein paar Anregungen für meine "to-watch-list" habe ich da durchaus gefunden.

[Doug Brunell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can find something to like in just about any film book, and I found plenty to like in this one.

The usual exploitation films are reviewed, but those reviews happen to be more extensive than the ones that usually appear in these types of books. Usually authors want to cram a lot of films in, Ryan wants to write a lot about fewer films, and that causes movies like "Equinox" to get more than a paragraph.

Good stuff, but if your movies tend to sway more towards "Transformers" you may want to steer clear because this book won't have much to offer you.