Maybe my favourite film magazine ever, Is It...Uncut? was completely invaluable to me before easily available import DVD's and then the internet.
First published during the late nineties, the magazine went from reviewing and recommending specific uncut video cassette releases to eventually providing invaluable info on the explosion of genre DVD imports around the turn of the century.
It introduced me to sordid sub-genres that I never even knew existed and countless strange, one of a kind cinematic treats.
New or old, you could count on the magazine to cover the best in 'worldwide video weirdness'. And you've gotta love a magazine that reviews Night of the Bloody Apes literally alongside Persona.
Looking at all of the reviewed films listed…
Maybe my favourite film magazine ever, Is It...Uncut? was completely invaluable to me before easily available import DVD's and then the internet.
First published during the late nineties, the magazine went from reviewing and recommending specific uncut video cassette releases to eventually providing invaluable info on the explosion of genre DVD imports around the turn of the century.
It introduced me to sordid sub-genres that I never even knew existed and countless strange, one of a kind cinematic treats.
New or old, you could count on the magazine to cover the best in 'worldwide video weirdness'. And you've gotta love a magazine that reviews Night of the Bloody Apes literally alongside Persona.
Looking at all of the reviewed films listed here, it really does strike me as a pretty amazing selection of the best in strange cinema. And despite me seeking out many of these titles over the years, I'm glad to see that I've still only seen 34% of them. Good or bad, there are still many more for me to hunt down...
Titles listed are those covered from issue #1 to the final issue #25.
The films are ordered as they appeared in each magazine and the actual issue number is in the notes.
And below are the titles too obscure to even have an entry on Letterboxd...yet. (Updated 09/11/20)
#11
'The Immortal' - Kabat Esosa Egbon (2000)
'Nachtschatten' - Ulli Bujel (2000)
#17
'Sex Wish' - Victor Milt (1976)
#18
'Escarnia' - Raúl Cerezo (2004)
#21
'The Wrath of Agbako' - Rufus Omotehinse (1983)
#23
'Pee Tuay Kaew' - Chluay Sritattana (2004)
#25
'Gunilla - Nick Philips (1971)