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Exploitflix is here because we love movies. But who cares about the blockbusters that are shown in the theaters today? If you love obscure exploitation, cult- and grindhouse movies from the sixties seventies, eighties and nineties then you have come to the right place. We discuss, review and show you where these gems can be found. Our aim is to create a great overview of the movies from the past decades with a range of subgenres and a cult following. Movies released on VHS, Betamax, VCC, 35 and 70 mm. Of course accompanied with the best hand drawn movie posters and (VHS) cover art from artists like Enzo Sciotti and Renato Casaro.
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Exploitation Films
Exploitlix brings you Exploitation films. An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality “B movies”. They sometimes attract critical attention and cult followings. Some of these films, such as Night of the Living Dead (1968), set trends and became historically important. (Source: Wikipedia)
Grindhouse Movies
Exploitflix brings you Grindhouse Movies. Grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly showed exploitation films. These theatres were popular throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s in North America, but began a long decline during the eighties with the coming of home video.As the drive-in movie theater began to decline in the 60’s and 70’s, theater owners began to look for ways to bring in patrons. One solution was to book lower cost exploitation films. Some producers from the 50’s to the 80’s made films directly for the drive-in market, and the commodity product needed for a weekly change led to another theory about the origin of the word: that the producers would “grind”-out films. Many of them were violent action films that some called “drive-in” films.
Cult films
Exploitflix brings you cult films. Cult films frequently break cultural taboos, and many feature excessive displays of violence, gore, sexuality, profanity, or combinations. Mainstream films and big budget blockbusters have attracted cult followings similar to more underground and lesser known films; fans of these films often emphasize the films’ niche appeal and reject the more popular aspects.
Since the late 1970s, cult films have become increasingly popular. Films that once would have been limited to obscure cult followings are now capable of breaking into the mainstream, and showings of cult films have proved to be a profitable business venture.