Synopsis

American Grindhouse is a feature-length documentary that explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment. Exploitation Cinema has left an indelible mark on American culture, and this informative and amusing documentary proves that its principles - and popularity – endure to this day.

Official Review

With a documentary on Grindhouse cinema, you really have to ask yourself one question before you sit down and watch it. How much do I already know about Grindhouse Cinema? Where the problem comes is that most of the people that would be drawn to a documentary on Grindhouse movies in 2010 are people that were already obsessed with them long before Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez made it fashionable to dig on these marginal classics again. …Read More