It is difficult to define what makes a film a Video Nasty, as there are no generic, creative characteristics that link them together. The term was invented in the 1980s to refer to disparate collection of films that were criticized in the press for their excessive levels of violence, and were subsequently banned by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the grounds that they were obscene and likely to deprave and corrupt viewers. The Video Nasties debacle brought about major change in the...

MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH A FILM FROM SERBIA!
Tim Porter.

Back in the early days of this summer-i was eagerly counting down the days till Christmas. Well, so to speak not the celebration of the birth of Jesus, or the white bearded man Saint Nick. (Who to be honest as time as progressed freaks me out. The idea of a man breaking into your house-in the night whilst pleasing your children with toys is just creepy.) No, my definition of Christmas is attending the best place in...