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Interactive Sex With Lisa Ann, Massive Boobs, Teagan Presley Video Nasty, and a great deal more...


Intelligent Talk About Adult DVDs


Spotlight Title: Interactive Sex With Lisa Ann
 
  

Lisa Ann is the 30-something hotty making waves over the past year in something of a renaissance comeback, the curvy babe seen all over the place in parodies, ass flicks, and cougar/MILF titles (despite not having any kids). An all round success story as far as I'm concerned, she was selected by Zero Tolerance to star in their latest virtual sex title (ala Interactive Sex With Jenna Haze and Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz) in Interactive Sex With Lisa Ann as a result. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, this type of production provided scores of short clips that piece together, allowing the home viewer to assemble their own movie on the fly as they beat to their own drum. The strength of such titles is the amount of control they provide while the weakness is obviously the limit to the clips numerically as well as their length. Still, in terms of Lisa Ann fuck for the buck, you won't find any non-compilation project with more of her in heated scenes (compilation fans will also be glad that 5 older bonus scenes were included, as well as three entirely new ones at that!).  It was well worth a rating of Highly Recommended for a general audience but fans of the curvy star should consider this a "must have" double disc set due to how much quality footage of the lady it contains. There was not a lot of new ground broken here but as a showcase effort on a popular performer, it really fit the bill and gave fans what was advertised, including real pop shots instead of the CGI ones that used to be standard in the genre. In short, Interactive Sex With Lisa Ann, like Interactive Sex With Jenna Haze & Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz before it, should rock your world if you find the vivacious young lady as appealing as I do.


Sneak Peeks:   Teagan Presley Video Nasty and Riley Steele Chic

 Celeste is probably the only "conceptual" director working at Digital Playground these days, her input allowing for a wider variety of movies according to her main squeeze, Robby D. While porn has always been a majority of one in terms of what works for viewers, her track record for turning me on has been decidedly mixed, thankfully not dominating the landscape at the company. Well, next month she will be releasing Teagan Presley Video Nasty and as popular as Teagan has proven to be, seeing her in two unreleased scenes from her b/g days (though only one of them involves a guy) should help interest a larger audience. The theme of the series involves gals getting nastier than usual and while that is pretty much impossible for Teagan (who entered porn as a gonzo gal willing to do just about anything), the rest of the cast was interesting as well.  In short, Teagan Presley Video Nasty should find an audience next month when it is released thanks to the inclusion of Teagan in a couple of previously unreleased scenes from the company vaults.  The rest of the cast contributed as well and an amusing BTS will likely tickle many a funnybone given the scathing wit and hardcore attitudes expressed.

Riley Steele is currently one of the sweetest looking contract performers at Digital Playground, the blond, blue-eyed cutie leaner than average and still in her experimental phase sexually. Having eaten dinner with her earlier this year and discussed her plans, she seems like a very nice young lady, albeit one with a lot of sexual energy waiting to be properly released for fans to enjoy. Next month will see another showcase release of hers in  Riley Steele Chic, the lady spotted in three full scenes. In terms of theme, it really seemed to be an assortment of generic scenes to a degree, the casting other than Riley a mixed bag to be sure but this is one of those few times when the company uses one of their contract stars so completely, her sweet little body stuffed into various incarnations of torn jeans as she takes on the likes of Erik Everhard, Mick Blue, and Danny Mountain.  With all that loving taking place, Riley's fans should consider this a must have title worthy of their devotion, the rest of the world checking it out to see if it might fit their personal tastes.  In general though, like all Celeste movies, this will not appeal to the hardcore tastes of everyone so give the trailer a lookand figure out if it might work for you.


Highlights of The Week 
 

 Elegant Angel currently has the best track record among gonzo companies within their market niche. Other companies try to be all things to all people and some focus their efforts on features but Elegant sticks to their modest notion about showcasing the best women getting off in their scenes; conveying an infectious attitude regarding having fun and providing stroke material worthy of anyone. One of their best directors is Mason/Sam No, the little lady able to bring out the best in her performers, her latest title called  Massive Boobs. As expected, the theme of the show was to showcase women with large breasts (real or implants), each of them a fitting selection as far as I was concerned. Knowing Mason's past work, I figured there would be a lot of tease, sexy clothing, and willing sexual friskiness proving each of the five ladies was suited for the task at hand.  It was another of her enjoyable fuck flicks meriting a rating of Highly Recommended from me. The casting was above average, the levels of fuck for the buck superior, and the technical values did not hold it back as some weaker efforts in the past. The strokability and replay value were the clinchers though, the chemistry between the director and her performers perhaps elevating the dynamic enough in most cases to enhance the ending results. In short, Massive Boobs had some great fucking and while not all the ladies were as ultraplus as Shyla Stylez, Jayden James, or Angelina Valentine, none of the scenes were filler and fans of titty play should grab a copy if they haven't yet.

Mike Quasar is best known for making the high end titles at Third Degree, largely confining his efforts to parent company Zero Tolerance most of the time. Mike's attention to detail and technical expertise help make him the lead director at the company, something akin to how Robby D. is involved with all productions at Digital Playground. In his role at the company, Mike oversees all the bigger projects and the latest is Dreamgirlz Volume 2, the sequel to Dreamgirls 1 that garnered much acclaim awhile back. The movie is a collection of five vignettes, using the top notch talent you simply don't see all that often in a single cast, including such hotties as Alexis Texas, Julia Ann, Lisa Ann, Francesca Le, Sasha Grey and others the fans adore. As Mike might say, each scene began with some fast forward fodder but quickly started giving up the goods for viewers to appreciate.  was a lot of fun and had sufficient replay value to merit a rating of Recommended or better due to the casting, the replay value, the strokability, and the chemistry produced from the better scenes. While not all of the gals were at their very best, they showed why they are considered some of the best fucks in porn at this writing, each catering to a specific type of fan. In short, Dreamgirlz Volume 2, like Dreamgirls 1 before it, was a solid outing worth checking out if you get the chance, some of the performances award worthy as far as I am concerned.

B. Skow is one of those directors that caught my eye awhile back, showing more than a modicum of technical expertise but even more importantly proving himself able to enhance the performances of those he shoots at Vivid Entertainment. I know he is still something of an unknown element these days but the word is definitely spreading and in time, I suspect he will help the company reclaim its place in the industry. His latest title to make it to me is All Dressed Up, a series of unrelated vignettes focusing on outfits and the gals that wear them, particularly showcasing former contract starlet Monique Alexander in three of the five scenes. For those that care, the uniforms in question were stripper versions of said uniforms but I doubt any straight male will care given the nicely curved bodies cast in the flick.  It had a lot of hotty fuck for the buck and fans of Monique Alexander should consider this DVD a "must have" given her performance in the three scenes she was in. Personally, I liked the entire cast of gals, Sunny Lane, Eva Angelina, and Roxy DeVille all very appealing to me for a very long time so I rated this one a Recommended despite the occasional technical issues that arose. In short, All Dressed Up will serve as another notch in the belt of director Skow, his star still rising in the porn industry as he continues his quest to revive Vivid to their former stature with his heated works.

Robby D. has had many creative ideas since coming to Digital Playground, not least of which was the manner in which he expanded the "Jack" universe into so many different series. One of my favorite has long been the My First Porn offshoot that shows the guy as a fledgling director facing all the pitfalls of modern day pornography. Led by mentor Leo Pradnesh, a seasoned veteran with a caustic sense of humor, he attempts to deal with flaking performers, unknown personal limits of theirs, situations arising from outside influences, and his own libido thwarted while making his mythic "gold" pornography out of ideas he gathered while still a consumer. Some of the recent volumes have strayed from providing as much humor but they are all well worth watching since more than a grain of truth can be derived from his observations, at some point the likelihood that he does a volume dedicated to the press (including internet reviewers) almost certainly on the way. Next year, the series will continue with  My First Porn 11 Blu-ray , the sequel to My First Porn 10. This early look at the movie showed me that it could have almost been labeled the "former contract performer" edition given it had Sophia Santi, Adrianna Lynn, and Shay Jordan as leads (I wish they had taken it a step further to include Jana Cova and others), their fans certainly wanting to pick up a copy based on past work alone. 

 Babysitters and Cheerleaders were two of the most popular movies in recent years, each of them a major effort by director Robby D. and Digital Playground. Falling under the category of "feature-lite", both flicks served as time capsules for the then current contract starlet lineup, few resources spared in their making. Well, coming up at the end of the month will be the latest volume in the series, a title called  Nurses (Blu-ray), the standard definition version coming out in a double disc set. Having had plenty of experience with hospitals of late, too much in fact, I was curious if the pornified version of a hospital setting would prove as strokable as it did when the legendary Jim Holliday repeatedly amused fans with similarly themed outings, my assessment being that he would look rather kindly on this project. With ladies like Jesse Jane, Stoya, Riley Steele, Jenna Haze, Katsuni, Shyla Stylez, and several others on hand to help milk the all star male cast dry, I was under the impression right from the beginning that this would live up to, and even surpass, previous efforts not just on the technical aspects as mentioned above but in the amount of quality casting and fuck for the buck it would provide.  It had a superb cast, some crisp technical values, and a lot of fuck for the buck so I rated it as Recommended. This Blu-ray version not fully taking advantage of the Red camera system used to capture the action but minor quirks aside, this was as fine a showcase for Stoya, Riley, and the other contract performers as I expect to find this year with nods to Robby and the rest of the crew for expanding the envelope so much with all they had going on. In short, Nurses was the kind of high end, single disc offering that I think Digital Playground should offer more often, the lighter feature elements not enough to get in the way but cute enough to evoke memories from my wayward youth all the same.

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Meggan Mallone is one of the most recent Houstonians to join the porn world as a performer, the beautiful young lady impressing everyone with her looks, her frisky nature, and the manner in which she exudes a raw sexuality indicative of the age. That was why I was happy to hear she would be getting the showcase treatment by director B. Skow for Vivid Entertainment; the guy the best man at the company for enhancing a contract starlet's best assets. The movie is called Strip Tease by Meggan Mallone and she has two full scenes in the flick, the other half of the movie providing some decent stroke material as well.   Meggan Mallone lived up to her reputation for being a sweet, sexy, skilled little sex kitten, the kind Vivid has turned to hiring in recent years over the picture perfect but cold types that used to frequent their fuck flicks. I rated the movie as Recommended but Meggan's scenes were both well above average for her and hopefully indicative of her future success, fans of the lovely Houstonian certainly needing this one for their collection. In short, Strip Tease by Meggan Mallone proved that Skow was every bit as on the ball as expected, the director capturing the enthusiasm and chemistry projected by Meggan Mallone and others better than you will see elsewhere so give this one a look.

Danny "Pat Myne" Case was a performer for years before starting to direct porn for companies like 3rd Degree. Over time, he developed a particular style of shooting porn that involved using lingerie, tease, and a kind of "look" to the ladies as well as a pacing to the action indicative of his preferred means of showing them off. It could be argued that this is a generic formula employed by many but the closer you look at the end results (at least of any movie he has significant control over), the more you see that while not great for everyone, he does give quite a show. His latest effort is a title called Bleached to the Bone 2, the sequel to Bleached to the Bone 1. The theme of the day is bleach blonds and given Pat's love of light haired ladies (keep in mind his previous attachment to Stormy as one example), it makes sense that he would cater to the way many of us adore such women. The five scenes did not shy away from serious hardcore fucking either, there was some anal sex, plenty of facials, and the intense pounding one generally sees best on an Erik Everhard shoot, but some chemistry displayed by the participants as well.  It had a lot of his strengths and weaknesses on display, the sum total meriting a rating of Recommended as far as I was concerned. The technical matters were okay, the casting decent, and the amount of bleached blond fuck for the buck nicely handled, most of the ladies just seemed to be too tame this time to merit a higher rating. In short, Bleached to the Bone 2 did not have as consistently strong a cast as Bleached to the Bone 1 so the results were almost predictable but you'll be able to find a lot to like on this volume in the series all the same.

Digital Playground has long been one of those porn producing companies that focuses on quality of content over the quantity so in vogue these days. Rather than have what amounts to endless virtual loops of thrusting, slobbering, and other kinky antics, they try to edit their releases down to a distilled purity that addresses the needs of their audiences better than the more common form of "leave the camera running" gonzo producer's favor. I have mixed feelings about this technique since I like a lot of fuck for the buck when viewing porn and like most of you, when I feel I'm being short changed, I tend to get mighty sore about it. Well, in response to similar concerns by people like myself, Digital Playground started a gonzo spin off series from the Jack's Playground releases so many fans enjoy called Teen America. The latest volume of the series is the excellent Jack's Teen America: Mission 6, trying something different from the much appreciated Teen America 5, by having a running theme of bondage in every scene. For a company like Digital Playground, that's fairly uncharted territory and a bold move on their part; a move I hope more fans appreciate as the expansion of boundaries for this high end company.  The production values were very nicely handled and my opinion of the series again rated it as Recommended for all that took place. I'd rather see three hours of sex, some great extras, and some of the infamously popular contract stars the company is known for (Janine could play the older sister of a candidate as an example or maybe even turn the series on it's head by having a male version of the competition with female sound engineers working the "mikes" so to speak). In most ways though, I can see why the series is so favored by fans I've spoken with since the heat levels are almost always consistently high and the humor just enough to keep the scenes from getting lame.

Handheld Pictures has been one of the surprise gonzo production companies of recent times, helmed by Robby D. and distributed by Digital Playground in providing what amounts to their hardest gonzo action to date. Robby is given a lot more latitude in the movies made for his company and raincoaters have been finding this to be completely different from what Digital Playground has provided to date. The best thing about the movies to date is the relative lack of circus act sex but the attention to detail showing no need for it as the ladies are given a freer reign to enjoy their own kinks, elevating the heat most of the time and improving the replay value as a result. The latest release by the company is the double disc set for Filth Cums First: Special Edition Blu-ray , the movie proving Robby's dedication to hardcore smut years ago when it was released in SD. The movie was special in a number of ways, not just because of the great cast, but also thanks in large part to the extensive tease that blew similar efforts out of the water. If you want to see a hot cast doing all kinds of depraved sex acts for your viewing pleasure, you simply can't go wrong here.  The cast, including babes like Bree Olson, Brianna Love, Rebecca Linares, and Sandra Romain, was very appealing with enough variety to please almost anyone except the interracial crowd. The technical matters were such that Robby kept the visuals and audio experience in check to support the heat rather than rely on washed out lighting you see at the supermarket. The running time was among the best the company has ever offered, providing superior amounts of fuck for the buck with the BTS providing some extra laughs as well. I would have loved to see more extras but the coverage of the movie itself included over four hours of tease and heat; earning a rating of Recommended or better from this reviewer.

Michael Ninn is one of the few erotica directors on the market these days, most of his peers having made the jump to hardcore gonzo. Despite a very nasty legal battle involving his old partners and even the threat of having his "name" lost to them, he fought back and formed Celluoid Addiction in order to continue his long standing tradition of offering an alternative to the gonzo bump & grind flicks so commonly held up as the best the industry has to offer. I admit that I have had a love/hate relationship with his titles over the years, some of them so far gone to the artistic side that I wanted to puke while others so skillfully crafted that I still find them stroke worthy. His latest release is a title called Nymphetamine Solamente, essentially a solo companion piece to the company's first outing where the lesbian action was passed by in favor of solo masturbation scenes. What sets this one apart is literally the quality in casting, even Jana Cova shown in much more erotic light than she ever was during her contract years. While I have not seen the opening salvo in the series (titled merely "Nymphetamine"), this version harkens back to the Soloerotica Series that many of Ninn's fans appreciated over recent years, his game even better than expected though with something of an upgrade. Each gal got to share some solo time in several vignettes, a bit of talking going on at times to blend with the music.  It was better than I initially expected, the casting superior and the technical values helping elevate the dynamic more than a little bit. I rated it as Recommended but I could see some of you finding it even more stroke worthy than that, the fancy artistic effects not generally going too far and the ladies allowed to offer some aural advice that made it better. In short, Nymphetamine Solamente was much like an upgrade to the well received Soloerotica Series, offering a breath of fresh air in an industry focused on cutting corners over offering titles catering to specific market niches. Jana Cova, Karlie Montana, Celeste Star, and a few others were the best reasons to get this one, my understanding that it compared favorably to the first volume in the series so give both a look.

B. Skow has been the driving force at Vivid Entertainment in terms of providing good looking porn in recent years; typically bringing something unique to the mix as he enhanced the performances of the ladies he shot for the company under so many sets of circumstances. His latest release is a bit different in that it was a series of lengthy scenes called  Brand New Faces 16; a movie dedicated to showcasing four lovely young ladies in their first scenes for porn and the sequel to the popular Brand New Faces 15: The MILF Edition I saw recently. The porn industry is replete with gals claiming to be in their first scenes ever but the catch this time was the cover promising a "100% Money-Back Guarantee" that these were the first times the ladies were on film. Be that as it may, the cover also promised that the scenes were candid and given my experience with newcomers, I was hoping Skow could pull a rabbit out of a hat and also make them award winning performances. Also of interest to me was the fact that Skow's name appeared nowhere on the cover either front or back, strange considering the award winning director is a major selling point thanks to his skill with the camera as well as the ladies.  Whatever the reality of the marketing claim though, all four of the ladies were breaths of fresh air and deserve some accolades for providing enough fuck for the buck, strokability, and replay value to make this a keeper for your collection. Skow does it again with his attentive nature to make these four ladies shine better than his peers could hope to, the series website probably the best thing the company has provided in a long time in terms of consistent quality. This time, London Keys stole the spotlight but there was enough quality in the other scenes that I almost increased the rating a notch so check it out.

Chris Rolie/Raul Christian is one of the few directors at Jules Jordan Video that does not offer double disc sets as a normal course of events, generally providing about three hours worth of entertainment in hardcore fashion with a lot of rough action to push the limits of the cast. I have a mixed opinion of his work since it is so dependent upon who he casts and how they interact with one another but while most of his peers compare favorably, I'd be misleading you if I said his movies offered less fuck for the buck than many in the industry these days. The latest of his movies sent to me is Tunnel Butts 2, a flick with six scenes and a wealth of American babes you will have heard of even if some of the scenes were shot awhile ago. The emphasis was on anal and oral sex this time too, making it one of his standout efforts.  It had a lot of replay value and strokability even if the technical values again displayed a lot of rough edges so I rated it as Recommended. The casting was a significant step up this time so I could see where the advertised "100% USA Content" came into play, the ladies some of the most popular in recent memory. In short, Tunnel Butts 2 was a nice showcase of backdoor tease with a solid amount of anal action offered fans, just keep in mind that the technical divide that separates the men from the boys in terms of directors was not crossed much at all.

 Van Styles has been directing a long time now, often devoting significant portions of his career to capturing ethnic outings before he took up with Vouyer Media. As a result, not as many people outside of the industry know much about him or how his technical expertise can enhance a production, but that has started to change in recent times. His latest movie making it my way is Poolside Pussy (Blu-ray), a collection of attractive ladies teasing and screwing in skimpy bikinis with a wealth of light used to make them look crystal clear. With hotties like Kristina Rose, Katie Cummings, and Abbey Brooks, I was sure the flick would be strokable but would he live up to the established reputation of Vince and company?  It was a bit uneven compared to the efforts of Vince or Jack (or even Donnie) but there was enough stroke value, replayability, and levels of fuck for the poolside buck to merit a rating of Recommended. In short, Poolside Pussy (Blu-ray)might not have best utilized the high definition format with the 1080i resolution or the low bitrate but the details were quite clear and my limited knowledge of the original release tells me that those of you with money to burn might consider it over the SD release if you find a bargain.

Stoya is the name of a performance artist that has really come out of nowhere over the last year or so to become a whirlwind of excitement, her "force of nature" aptitude for her career taking many awards as the Xcritic blogger grows increasingly confident in her role. More than a fresh face, the beauty has brought a whole new sensibility to a company many used to peg as best suited for couples friendly flicks, the last few years showing how much that have evolved thanks to director Robby D.. I wonder if Digital Playground knew exactly what they were getting into when they signed the lady up too but the results have been nothing short of amazing since even friends of mine that barely know Jenna Jameson, Ron Jeremy, or Jesse Jane, have jumped up and down when they found out I'm acquainted with the lass. Well, coming up next month will be another title that makes proper use of her attractive physical appearance in a show called Jack's Leg Show 4 Blu-ray. The premise for the series has long been providing a lot of tease with feet and legs so if that floats your boat, you can skip reading the rest of this review, stop ogling the nude pictures of the ladies provided, and go preorder it from your favorite store. I love legs as much as most men but it isn't my focal point so remember to adjust your personal rating accordingly, my primary interest being Stoya and Shay Jordan in their respective scenes.

Robby D. has done so much in porn but lately his claim to fame has clearly been the Jack Titles he's made for Digital Playground. Always experimenting with styles and techniques, he seems to have an affinity for being able to showcase lovely women like Jana Cova (the beautiful blonde hotty seen in Peek: Diary of a Vouyer, Jack's Playground 31, My First Porn 5, Hot Rod For Sinners, and Porcelain) better than just about anyone in the business. His latest collaboration with Jana is Jack's Big Ass Show 3 in Blu-ray , the third in the series following Jack's Big Ass Show 2 and Jack's Big Ass Show. The basic premise of the Jack concept was still present; getting gals to screw on camera by tempting them with music video work, but the idea as in the previous volumes of the series was to show off some of the hottest ass in porn. With gals like Jana, Katja Kassin, Sunny Lane, Luscious Lopez, and Devon Lee, I knew this was going to be hot!  The ladies were all in fine form, the manner they were captured by director Robby D. enhanced their appeal a lot, and the amount of fuck for the buck, strokability, and replay made this movie worthy of being Recommended. As Robby branches out to various niches with his Jack character, shows like Jack's Big Ass Show 3will hopefully find a wider audience thanks to some of the best tease on the market combined with all the factors fans have demanded. If you like ass, you simply can't go wrong with this one.

Dropping the music video concept, leaving the beauty contest behind, and getting down to business for real, Robbie slyly winks at the porn industry conventions he so often embraces with the latest volume being My First Porn 2 in Blu-ray. Like My First Porn 1, the movie spends some quality time discussing "Jack's" ideas for his porno yet dumps them in favor of capturing the hotties fairly quickly yet does so in a manner that really elevates the fusion of comedy and sexual energy. Careful not to make the same mistakes on this series as with J.P., Robbie seems on a roll with this second volume providing the same levels of "fun" with enough stroke material for any of you raincoaters but enough comedy to differentiate it and set it above the pack.  It was another title earning a rating of Recommended for the levels of relay value, the excellent cast of fine ladies, and the skill they showed in the scenes. It didn't hurt that the comedy was well above average or that the technical values (for whatever minor tossed in "flaws") were a cut or two above what has become standard in the industry either. The garish cover to the DVD (complete with intentional misspellings) drew the eye and seemed to be a fitting tribute to the theme at hand. I would've liked there to be another sex scene and better extras (trailers and photogalleries are okay but hardly reasonable extras this late in the evolution of DVDs) but the quality of the presentation was very high so I really found little to fault Robbie and his crew over this time.

Comedy and   sex normally  aren't  a good  mixture in  any  kind of film but  in Funny Bone the  jokes are cutesy making one wonder what  goes on in the mind  of  Chuck Lord/ Paul Thomas.  Through out the   movie the  first  few minutes of  each  scene is  devoted to the  slap  stick  comedy one would  see in  the  b/w comedy  skits we  all grew up on. Jack Spade  does a  great  job in playing  one of  the several   zany  doctor who  exams  the patients . Penny Flame's  scene with the  beautiful Angelina Valentine makes  for  one hell of  an  intense  G/g opener that  keeps you watching and  wanting to  trade  places with the   toys they  use on  each other. Overall with the  first  few minutes breaking  into  pure  silliness Funny Bone has  something   for  everyone  to  enjoy! Funny Bone has its moments were the jokes are  corny  but then again it's the corny jokes and silliness that  makes  one  laugh  enjoying  the  movie. Funny Bone in  my book is a keeper especially  for  the Savanna  Samson  fans out there that enjoy watching her  at her best and still looking great in and out of  clothes!  The comedic aspect worked very well in each scene. I  thoroughly  enjoyed the  quick  clips of the  ladies making  faces  or  flashing the  camera. If you look at each scene notice how it's more of a scene within a scene giving you the hard core sex for you to enjoy.

 Inside Jennifer Welles is nicely shot with an air of classiness to it that works well in the context of the 'high society' life that Jennifer supposedly leads in this film. While the packaging and end text scrawl note that the events in this film are all based on Jennifer's real life experiences, the film is definitely shot more like a fantasy, not at all like a typical gonzo style production. The sex is hot and Welles looks great here, her natural body is always nicely lit and her sexual appetite ensures she's always enthusiastic, at least when the cameras are rolling. On top of that we get a bit of late seventies New York City footage which adds a fair bit of character to the picture. All in all, it's steamy, sexy, and well made slice of classic smut that holds up well to multiple viewings and that should do the trick for couples or solo viewers alike;  Sexual Freak 9: Lacie is good stuff, one of the best in the series directed by Celeste. While Lacie isn't featured in every scene her two bits with Scott are great and she looks fantastic. Each of the five scenes is performed with plenty of enthusiasm, set up nicely and with a fun sense of kinky humor, and shot very well. It's nice to see Digital Playground pay attention to things like production values when so many other companies can't be bothered. This release, like many of their titles, works really well in the context of fantasy sex and you've got to appreciate the efforts of all involved; Directed by Anastasia and Liam Pierce, Taboo Decadence is a kinky, fetish oriented selection of four scenes that are linked thematically. You want degradation, fetish wear and debauchery all shot with a keen sense of visual style? Look no further;  Suzie Superstar, from director Robert McCallum (a pseudonym for cult film/drive-in director and cinematographer Gary Graver), the same auteur who brought us legitimate classics like Private Teacher and Amanda By Night, follows in the tradition of other XXX rock 'n roll movies like the amazing Joe Cock Superstar and Gladys And Her All Girl Band. Just as mainstream cinema has long held a fascination with the rock 'n roll lifestyle, so too has the adult film industry, which makes sense, given the 'better to burn out than fade away' mentality that affects both the music industry and the porno movie industry - youth and vitality are key, and once age creeps in, it's a safe bet that more often than not your career is going to slide.

Second Coming of Eva follows a teenage schoolgirl named Eva (Teresa Svensson) who is a little obsessed with sex. Her sister (Kim Frank of Sarno's Swedish Wildcats), a bit of a prude, catches her touching herself in her sleep and decides that in hopes of improving Eva's moral standing, she should spend some time at a boarding school specializing in 'moral and aesthetic instruction.' Eva's hesitant at first but soon warms up to the idea when she discovers that while the school looks very proper and mundane on the outside, it's actually populated by all manner of pervert and deviant; To many fans of vintage smut, actress Juliet Anderson, a lean blonde sex machine who was an adult cinema mainstay in the seventies and eighties, will always be known as 'Aunt Peg' thanks to her starring role in the film of the same name (and it's two sequels). Anderson was 'discovered' by the legendary Alex De Renzy who used her for the first time in Pretty Peaches at the age of 39 but it was director Wes Brown who made her famous in the role she remains known for to this day.  The movie is a classic in the true sense of the word - it's really well made and incredibly sexy to boot. Consider this one recommended on the strength of the feature alone; A well acted and well shot porno with a plot, Naked Afternooonis a fun vintage smut movie with some good performances and nice location shooting. VCX's DVD isn't particularly impressive but the movie is worth a watch and so its recommended for classic smut fans for that reason alone.  Featuring some nice location footage of Los Angeles circa 1978, this Alan B. Colberg directed picture doesn't break much new ground in the plot department but it's a reasonably well directed picture with some better than average performances from an A-list cast of late seventies adult film superstars. Abigail Clayton and Annette Haven both look truly beautiful here, and they simply ooze sex appeal whenever they shed their duds for the camera. The story is a typical 'want to make it as an actress' story where the heroine gets used a couple of times before wising up and figuring out how to play the game but the cast make this one enjoyable. The sex scenes are well shot and while they might not be as plentiful as other XXX films of the era, there's a welcome chemistry to them that makes them more erotic than they would be otherwise.

In She's Cumming! #2, the action is fast and furious and female-centric in this generous compilation of 24 scenes from recent high-quality DVDs. As the title says, the focus is on girls cumming, and it mostly happens in the heat of hard humping, less frequently via cunnilingus or lesbian play. We enter each scene in the middle of the action - no foreplay, no dialogue, no slow rising of heat, just girls approaching orgasm and then achieving it. Even more so than in most modern porn, the guys here are merely props, and their faces rarely even enter camera range. The scenes don't even last until the male pop shot, but fade quickly to the next selection.  We have to take the women's climaxes on faith (or good acting), since there's very little squirting - though the presence of Flower Tucci, Sindee Jennings and Cytherea guarantees some female spraying. The overall female lineup is particularly hot, including feisty fuckers like Ashli Orion, Dana Vespoli and your Addison's longtime fave, the corn-fed cutie Sasha Knox.  Hot girls getting off is what "She's Cumming 2" is all about, and it clearly achieves that goal. The many scenes range in length, but keep charging at you with speed and ferocity, the focal point being the girl's climax, not the guy's. So if you want to see sperm fly, look elsewhere. The quality of the girls if high, and there are no repeat performers among the 24 scenes. While the disc's extras are minor, the main program offers lots to like.

Welcome back to Fantasy All-Stars #10, a star filled compilation. This has quickly become Digital Sin's compilation series of choice, and it contains some of the best scenes from their catalogue. Granted each installment has been full of hits and misses, but how does the tenth installment stack up to the rest of the series? Well, like the other installments this one contains some of the hottest girls in the business such as Audrey, Eva, Penny, and Sunny. As far as the content is concerned the tenth installment of Fantasy All-Stars does not disappoint. The sex here is varied and intense, the girls are gorgeous, and all around just about every scene is quite entertaining.  As is the case with most every compilation the quality of the audio and video varies greatly here from scene to scene. Some of these scenes are plagued by interlacing, some have grain, and others are soft. There are also an equal number which are clean, clear, and sharp so your mileage will definitely vary as you make your way through it. The sound is equally sporadic with some volume pitch, scratchy moments, and muddied recordings peppered in between clear audio and otherwise fine sound.  Fantasy All-Stars #10 was one of the better releases for the series in quite some time. The amazing cast has some incredible picks for this release and there's really only one letdown in the bunch. With solid performances all around and some simply gorgeous moments, this is a compilation to consider next time you're shopping around.


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