Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult > Controversy: 50 Films to Rent
- Themroc (1973)
- Dir. Claude Faraldo
Feat. Michel Piccoli
- Satirical in a most primitive, bestial way, this astonishing fable sees frustrated factory–worker Michel Piccoli cease to speak one morning,…
- Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates…
- From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
- Devils, The (1971)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave
- Ken Russell's subversive foray into Catholic guilt is as bold and disturbing as it is brilliant. Amidst the witch trials of medieval France, Oliver…
- Pink Flamingos (1971)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey…
- John Waters' creative pinnacle (or nadir!) remains the ultimate statement in bad taste – a pure, unadulterated exercise in shock value!…
- Straw Dogs (1971)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Susan George
- With dir. Sam Peckinpah in top form, this powerful study of male territorial instincts pushed out the boundaries of movie violence in the…
- W.R. Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
- Documentary footage, late sixties counter–culture and fictional elements are freely mixed to explore the ideas of radical sexologist, Wilhelm…
- Vixen (1968)
- Dir. Russ Meyer
Feat. Erica Gavin, Harrison Page
- An A–grade exploitation picture, with Uncle Russ at his most playful, creative and virile. His purely kitsch instinct and virtuoso editing…
- Leather Boys, The (1964)
- Dir. Sidney J. Furie
Feat. Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton
- Gritty study of an impulsive young woman's incompatible marriage to motorcycle–loving mechanic, and his subsequent 'close' relationship with a…
- Beat Girl (1960)
- Dir. Edmond T. Greville
Feat. Gillian Hills, Adam Faith, Christopher Lee…
- Providing a rare peek into the British 'beat scene', this groovy juvenile delinquency drama proves there was teenage wildlife before the Beatles, and…
- Kenneth Anger's Magick Lantern Cycle Vol. 3 (1949-1965)
- Dir. Kenneth Anger
- Three more shorts from Mssr. Anger, including "Kustom Kar Kommando" (1965), "Puce Moments" (1949), and his most famous and controversial work,…