Polarizing Polar: An Exploitation Film For the Modern Viewer
In the shadow of towering film production companies lived dozens of grindhouses, genres, and low-budget films deemed too “unclean” for the modern film audience.

The incorrigible, dare-to-be-different Al Goldstein, of Screw Magazine fame, has brought his unique brand of humor and sex to the adult video market in the form of Screw Video Magazine Number One. A little bit like “60 Minutes” and “20/20,” this 80-minute video follows a television magazine format. There is some high-quality, raunchy sex, clips from the year’s best films, and some informative documentaries, all of which combine to provide the viewer with stimulating entertainment that can’t be found in other adult videos.
In the shadow of towering film production companies lived dozens of grindhouses, genres, and low-budget films deemed too “unclean” for the modern film audience.
Only time will tell what this new Black Panther and movie will show us with all of the old and new elements of the superhero craft integrated.
The trouble with Yara (2021) is that in its attempt to tell the whole story, it struggles to tell a consistently engaging story.
"Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella" wasn’t just a fairytale, it's a Black girl's fairytale. It was a fantasy world where the undeniable beauty of Black girls and Women was celebrated and beloved.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.