Venus in Furs (1969)
Apr 19, 2000Supernatural Retribution
One of the better films from exploitation director Jess Franco that develops a haunted atmosphere that while crude is hard to shake
Towers of London
The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
Feb 12, 2015Super-Villain
The fifth and final of the Fu Manchu films with Christopher Lee as the super-villain Fu Manchu. The last two were made by exploitation director Jess Franco and only worth watching for Lee's icily autocratic presence
The Bloody Judge (1970)
Apr 17, 2010Historical Horror
Made not long after the success of The Witchfinder General, a film based on the notorious historical figure of Judge Jeffreys. In the hands of exploitation director Jess Franco, the historical account is sidetracked by sado-sexual scenes
Count Dracula (1970)
Apr 26, 2001Dracula Adaptation
Christopher Lee was inveigled to play the title role in what was advertised as an adaptation of the book as Bram Stoker wrote it. While somewhat true, this befell the cheapness of exploitation director Jess Franco
Dorian (2003)
Aug 22, 2024Eternally Youthful Libertine
A modernised version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray where a male model transfers his image to a photograph that ages while he remains immortal