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- deep dive · 19 September 2026
Exploitation film examples, cycle by cycle
Exploitation film examples grouped cycle by cycle, from Freaks in 1932 to the video nasties, with the real dates, cut durations and censorship rulings.
- deep dive · 13 September 2026
The Exorcist was banned on video in Britain by one censor
It never appeared on the DPP's list of seventy-two prosecuted video nasties.
- deep dive · 12 September 2026
The grindhouse and where the word came from
What a grindhouse is: a continuous-performance theatre, the 1925 trade term behind the word, and how the programming got its reputation.
- deep dive · 15 August 2026
What is a cult film
Discover what makes a cult film: not a genre or budget, but a fate that happens after release when a film finds unexpected audiences and lasting cultural impact.
- deep dive · 28 July 2026
Wake in Fright is not an exploitation film
It was lost for thirty years, found in a bin marked 'for destruction', and it is the best thing on this site.
