Kim Kardashian Superstar, Porn Cums to HD-DVD and Andrea Di Angelo Interview

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Spotlight Title: All By Myself


This week, reviewer and porn connoisseur Don Houston
convinced us to select a title that some of you might consider off the
beaten track with All By My
Self. There are not many movies on the market where the action is
strictly centered on females masturbating, especially ones with this
much quality so we went with the logic offered up by our productive
associate. In his own words: Patrick
Collins has been the head guy at Elegant
Angel forever now, almost selling out awhile back but thankfully
sticking with the jizz biz and making a comeback. His latest release is
a fetish flick called All By My Self
(or All By My Self depending on who you believe), a female
masturbation movie much like rival Third Degree's All Alone. The
entire movie was made up of a variety of super appealing women
masturbating and teasing the camera, providing superior stroke value
along the way. If this is the kind of action you like, you'd be hard
pressed to find a better set of scenes and extras. It was clearly a
winner for fans of ladies getting off. I know porn is full of hype but I
believed that the ladies were truly having orgasms, making the marketing
claim on the front cover "100% Real Female Orgasms" seem plausible, if
not the actual case in each scene. Thanks to a nice diversity of
performers and their various means of getting off, I felt a rating of
Highly Recommended was fair since All By My Self
provided exactly what it said and in such a high quality manner that
Patrick proved his talents yet again. Good job!

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Sneak Peeks: Jack's Leg Show & Virtual Sex with Kira
Kener



First up, we find Jack's Leg
Show: Robby
D.'s movies aren't always perfect but they do offer something
different, often focusing on targeted niches like his Jack's MILF
Show, Jack's Asian
Adventure, Jack's Big Ass
Show, and Jack's Big Tit
Show have proven in recent months. This time, Jack finally gets
around to catering to the foot fetish fanatics with his unique brand of
perversion. I'll be the first to admit that I'm acquainted with some
people into this kind of thing but never really worked out a load to it
myself, so your mileage may vary from mine but there was a lot to offer
in this DVD so you might want to pre-order it now before it comes out
next month. Each gal in the five scenes teases the camera with a lot of
foot and leg play, almost surprising me that the title didn't reflect
the foot aspect over the legs. Teagan, Maya,
and Audrey were all in great form and the other two will probably
provide some strokable material for the less discriminating too. For me
then, the rating seemed fair at Recommended, though some of you
will be ranting about how great the foot work was and demand a lot
higher as a result so your mileage may vary from my more general
opinion. The technical values and editing were very well handled, the
strokability and replay factors high enough, and the casting seemed to
provide something for everyone. In short, it was a foot fetish fan's
dream come true and fans of lovely Teagan will rejoice that she had a
new scene without a condom; marking it as an occasion I'm sure many fans
will appreciate.

We also got a look at Virtual Sex with
Kira Kener, the latest in the series to look at popular contract
star for another company well before she left them. The same premise
applies here as elsewhere; you get to control the performer through
various sexual acts, making her do what you want to do for as long as
you like. Fans will undoubtedly find it to among the best material
showcasing Kira in years, even if the DVD was not as advanced as some of
the recent volumes in the series. Both of these titles will be out soon
and your mileage may vary but check out the specifics from our reviews
and you may find that they appeal to your libido.

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First Report: High Definition Porn




As some of you are well aware, the reviewers at X Critic have been on
the cutting, perhaps bleeding, edge of technology for years in order to
keep you up to date on the latest advances in the wide world of DVD
technology. Currently, there are no other websites providing as in depth
coverage of HD DVD and Blu-Ray releases as our staff, thanks to our
philosophy that you have a right to hear about it all. Our latest leap
into the world of high definition includes a look at the first two porn
titles released in the HD DVD format, Camp Cuddly Pines
Powertool Massacre HD and Island Fever 3
HD. The industry has been abuzz with stories supporting both sides
of the high definition format war, with the general consensus that the
Blu-Ray camp has shunned the adult entertainment industry; even
preventing an early supporter, Digital
Playground, that it wasn't welcome. The spin doctors are hard at
work marginalizing the plethora of press releases bandied about but
ultimately the stakes were raised at least a little bit by the move. You
will not find reviews for these two titles on most mainstream movie
websites but we cover it all as in depth as needed to give you the
information to help find the best porn available and we were not about
to let an equipment barrier stop us this time.

Camp Cuddly Pines
Powertool Massacre HD was the first HD DVD title released on the
market, with Wicked
Pictures teaming up with Image in order to pull out all stops. The
result is a superior looking title of one of our favorite award winning
features, a horror spoof by talented director Jonathan Morgan that
offers some of the best extras available on the four disc set to go with
the great cast, the heated sex, and the kind of care that stands out
even today as standing head and shoulders above the thousands of porn
titles released since the original version came out back in 2005.
Mastered in 720p, this version loses the grain and video noise inherent
in the original to provide an even better experience; one that has been
universally praised as a quantum leap forward for the porn market. If
this is what the industry can do with the first title in the brand new
format, imagine how great titles taking full advantage of high
definition will be in the next few years.

On the other hand is a title using footage shot even longer ago called Island Fever 3
HD. Starring fan favorites like Jesse Jane, Devon, and Tera Patrick,
this is one of the classic examples of pretty porn that still
sells incredibly well even years later. The first release included a
high definition disc that would play only on computers and served to
usher in high definition for porn, albeit a limited version for fans to
enjoy. The action was stylish and shot in the tropical isles of Bora
Bora & Tahiti, with the trio of hotties providing the kind of ambiance
that many women and couples appreciate, losing the bad acting most
features offer up. The improvements of HD DVD were not as prominent in
this title but even some of the most difficult people to please have
admitted that it was a step up in terms of visual and audio quality.
Once again, read the full reviews but expect the learning curve the
companies are going through to quickly allow them to give fans a reason
to upgrade to a porn friendly format. On a side note, a rival company
has announced that it will release a Blu-Ray title next month but many
in the industry have their doubts given the cold shoulder given to the
first two industry heavyweights that tried to do likewise.

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Thorne in Your Side - Porn Ramblings From Chris Thorne: Kim Kardashian Superstar

CT is back in the hause with a look at the ever growing sub-genre of porn - the Celebrity Sex Tape. When Paris Hilton gave her raccoon eye'd stare onto the camera it was the dawn of a new era for Celebrity Sex Tapes. These celeb-fuck tapes aren't anything new...for some background on them read the amazing Prisoner of X: 20 Years in the Hole at Hustler Magazine by Allan MacDonell... but they've become a pretty normal part of the every day ebb and flow of porn. Admittedly most of them just suck. From the awful quality night vision of 1 Night in Paris (did anyone learn anything from Rollerball!?!) to the down right crappy Screeched (Dirty Sanches + Bad Sex = Skip It). Some of them are head scratching... I mean who ever really wanted to see Tom Sizemore Fuck or just plain freaky is that a clit or a penis?!?! with 1 Night in China.

Things look like they are on an upswing with newly unveiled Kim Kardashian Superstar. A Sneak Preview of the tape from Vivid's site shows that this tape was made by people who know what their doing and despite being famous our not Kim Kardashian is a true hottie. If you are asking yourself who the fuck is Kim Kardashian Vivid's press release sheds some light: "She's the Daughter of O.J. Simpson's Lawyer Robert Kardashian, the Stepdaughter of Olympic Gold Medallist Bruce Jenner and the Best Friend of Paris Hilton; He's a Best-Selling Indie Hip Hop Recording Artist Who Has Been Linked with Lil'Kim and Most Recently Whitney Houston." It's probably no coincidence that Kim Kardashian is buxom biddies with Ol'e Paris who obviously gave Britney some good..."How to Show everyone your snatch" advice. Who knows, maybe Paris will have a career as a Porn Mogul?!

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Highlights of The
Week


We had a surprise from Digital Sin this week when they provided a hot
title that nearly took the highest honors with: What An Ass!
4, shows attractive young women teasing and pleasing in front of the
camera. This volume was no different and the casting was top notch here,
even if a performer or two are still reaching their full potential. That
said, the tease alone was worth the price of admission so most of you
out there will find this a solid entry in the series. It was a nice ride
for me as the ladies (Carmen, Jayne, Cody, Jordana, and Britney were all
beauties that fit the ripe round rump category; four of them very
talented sexually too). The technical matters were great in terms of the
visuals as the camera work and editing provided great stroke footage
with lots of replay value and while the music sucked, it didn't last
long enough in any scene to kill the whole thing for me. In short, there
was enough fuck for the buck to drive this one all the way up to a
rating of Highly Recommended, thanks in small part to the anamorphic
transfer and decent extras. If you enjoy tease, erotic build up leading
to solid sexual scenes, and a lot of chemistry between the performers, What An Ass! 4
surpassed even What An Ass! #2 in terms of delightful amounts of
fine fucking. Good work!

Josie would love this group of lesbian Pussy Cats: Courtney Cummz
is the talented contract performer working for Zero Tolerance
that has taken the plunge and decided to work on both sides of the
camera. Using the skills of fellow director Mike Quasar
(like others at the company do), her sophomore effort, Pussy
Cats, is now available to the public. Having cut her directing
teeth on Face Invaders,
Courtney seemed to fill her role with more confidence this time,
adjusting some of the industry standard action of lesbian scenes to suit
her own tastes. The result is a solid collection of lesbian scenes that
really worked in most cases, some achieving the highest levels of heat
due to the chemistry observed between the ladies. It was one of those
times when the elements combined just right to make the title worthy of
being Highly Recommended. The ladies were premium pussy, the
action was far better than usual, the replay and strokability were
greatly enhanced by the technical values (kudos on using an anamorphic
widescreen process), and the extras sure didn't hurt either. In short, Pussy Cats
was one of the best sophomore efforts by a performer/director that I can
recall in a very long time, marking it on my short list for titles to
direct friends into checking out. I can't wait to see what the lovely
lass comes up with next given the quality displayed here; great job!

Some might call the harder edged porn on the market a guilty pleasure or
more than they can handle but Gang Bang My
Face was one of our favorites nonetheless our reviewer saying that:
Jake Malone offered up a blow bang title that uses his general dynamic
to full effect, serving as an admittedly guilty pleasure for a guy like
me that prefers women openly treated nicely and enjoying their work over
the rough realities that some of them really prefer this type of action.
Every scene was a winner for what he was going for and I'm sure that
Jake's fanbase will grow thanks to the action provided in the movie. It
was high on suck for the buck value, technical values, a cast of great
performers (the women at least), strokability, and replay so I rated it
as Highly Recommended. There were some rough edges with the camera work
that could've been touched up, some minor quibbles about my preference
for more tease at the beginning of each scene, and limited other aspects
that amount to my Monday morning quarterbacking of the man's work but in
all, Gang Bang My
Face was another title by a guy I used to routinely dismiss as
misogynistic when the ladies tell me otherwise (I'll take their word for
it since they were there). In any case, if you like blow bangs with a
rougher edge, you'll probably really enjoy this one a whole lot more
than the generic fluff flooding the market.

New reviewer Dick
Danger found one of his first winners with Cum Fart Cocktails
5, saying: I had been wanting to see some of the Cumfart Cocktails
movies for a while now but hadn't had the opportunity. So when I got the
chance to review #5 in the series, I was very excited. Although I wasn't
familiar with many of the girls listed on the box I figured, Hey, it's
girls drinking cum out of each other's asses! What could be bad? This
movie was pretty enjoyable, especially if you like to see girls eating
ass flavored cum. There could have been a lot less tease footage, and
maybe some tightening up of the action just a little bit. I think it's
always a mistake to put the hottest scene at the beginning of the movie,
because then you can only go downhill from there. Also, while I do love
seeing girls drinking ass cum, I actually stated to miss seeing some
nice messy facials. Call me picky. One more note: stay tuned during the
credits, which feature Cherrie playing the piano while sitting on Liv's
face. It's good to know she has something to fall back on in case the
whole porn thing doesn't work out for her.

Digging up a classic title of tease and tush, Evil Angel offered up Buttman's Butt
Freak 2: an earlier effort that wasn't a dedicated movie at all but
a collection of footage that didn't fit anyplace else. The show was shot
before July of 1995 and released the following year, using a variety of
now classic footage that showed John's appreciation for ass to the
fullest. The scenes were little like the extremely lengthy scenes of
today, never lingering or fleshing out the ladies as much as I've grown
accustomed to but still managing to provide some superior stroke value
on a regular basis. It was something of a legacy classic for me. I saw
it long ago and appreciated it compared to the contemporary titles
released at the same time. The technical limitations and general lack of
extras lowered the rating a hair but it was still worthy of being
Recommended for all that great ass and tease the movie showed. The
performances were unpolished but still struck me as having the kind of
raw energy that John rose to fame for providing and fans should get a
kick out of seeing some now-vintage porn finally released on DVD. In
short, Buttman's Butt
Freak 2 was a title long in need of coming out to DVD and I hope
John continues to dip into his back catalog to offer up such worthy
titles for fans to enjoy.

Esteemed reviewer Namrufmot picked
up two popular titles to praise this week with the hottest MILF seller
on the market, MILF School 1
being the first; While some of the women don't appear to be real MILFs
they are older than most of the girls you'll find in porn. Despite the
crappy extras, this DVD is still worth picking up if MILFs are your
thing, and What's Up Her Ass?
2, the anal themed Crawdaddy asstravaganza being number two; I
haven't had the opportunity to watch many DSVX titles lately, and this
one reminds me of why I've always liked their work in the past. This
rating is a no-brainer. Highly Recommended. Whether you like ass or
experience, each provided some stroke value to make your day a fun one.

Don even got a chance to check out last week's sneak peek a bit closer
with MILF School 2,
saying it was: even better than the first volume in the series so here
we are looking at the full DVD to provide a full review. Our initial
observations proved to be accurate that this was a lot of fun with only
a few areas in need of polishing up thanks to ladies that really weren't
as good as hoped and some camera work not yet up to speed but the bottom
line was it had a lot of stroke and replay value. If you like older,
curvier women that like to fuck, you're going to get off on this one
repeatedly. It offered solid value thanks in large part to the ladies,
the heated sexual conduct, and the amount of fuck for the buck. We know
that gonzo and pro-am titles are not yet associated with Club Jenna but
at the rate Cezar is going, they might take over given the kind of sales
that they are having. In short, MILF School 2
was a lot of fun and the scenarios might not have all been believable
but they allowed the situations to provide the kind of tease and action
the director has long been associated with.

Lovely reviewer Ravyn enjoyed the
heat of Flesh and
Fantasy in between her rollercoaster ride in the world of adult
entertainment, saying: With eight titles under belt Kelly Holland has
kept to what works well for her. Most of her work to date has been on
vignette erotica softies for Playgirl focusing on appealing more on the
female POV and romance. All of which was to provide a less explicit,
more erotic look at sexual encounters between men and women. Taken from
actual stories written in Penthouse Variations, Flesh and Fantasy brings
just a bit more as callers reveal their fantasy to the beautiful radio
show host who's nightly topic are your deepest and darkest sexual
fantasy. Five callers two of them man, one with a taste for red silk
panties and the other silk stockings. It had nice packaging, five well
written scenes, background music that heightened the sensuality,
performers that very in tuned with their co-star made this worth a
recommended. What more can anyone ask for? As a writer myself I did
enjoy well written the scene which is why I gave it this rating.

Reviewer The
Mooninite found a trio of titles worth checking out: Blue Light
Project: While there certainly could have been more done with the
props or more unusual props used, it was still a decent collection of
four hot scenes and a fine way to kill ninety minutes. It isn't really
breaking any new ground but the girls look good and the fuck like they
mean it, Filthy: is hot
stuff. It's couples-friendly in that it doesn't get too kinky or obscene
but it's strong enough that it'll get a rise out of you. The transfer is
strong and the extras mediocre, but the girls are all hot and so is the
sex â€" recommended, and Porny Monster:
The Burning Angel troupe is one of the few porno production companies
out there that can effectively mix genuinely funny humor with sizzling
hot sex scenes. Each of the girls in this production is a looker and the
guys all give great supporting performances as well. The narrative is
funny and reasonably interesting and the sex is steamy. Couple this with
a pretty decent selection of extra features and it's not hard to see why
it comes highly recommended.

Another talented reviewer joins the team, Big Tymer, to
find a few hot titles for your perusal, Larry Flynt's
Private Collection 5: Hot Showers: This DVD provides hot lesbian
action with less focus on the circus sex acts and more focus on the
basics such as chemistry and lots of hot kissing. While not without a
few flaws, this eight-scene DVD provides seventeen very hot ladies
getting wet and wild in a variety of situations and places. For the most
part, the camera work is very good and things look fairly crisp except
in a couple instances where there was less than ideal lighting. A great
introduction to Hustler's "Hot Showers" series and a good choice for
anyone else who can appreciate lesbian action without the circus acts or
are looking for something a little more tasteful to view as a couple.
This DVD also serves to highlight some of the more famous starlets who
have graced the Hot Showers series over the years, and Freshly Fucked
3: A well-produced and well-polished DVD release with a nice mix of
girls, many of them who are fairly new to the porn business, which would
fit in with the title of the movie. The variety of girls is diverse so
there is probably something for everyone on this disc. The lack of
circus sex acts makes this title a bit more couple-friendly than other
gonzo flicks, but may leave others feeling that the title is lacking.
Though I felt the action never reached a fever pitch, the fairly high
quality is consistent and makes this DVD that I'd give a recommended
rating to.

Don Houston did
not get an early look at Control 5 but
found it to offer some fine qualities nonetheless, saying: It continuing
his series that uses a number of different approaches to hardcore gonzo,
with some of the best tease I've seen in a long time by lovely Jenaveve
Jolie. The movie had a mixture of themes that often worked, though
admittedly sometimes better than others, and fans of the director's
works will undoubtedly find a lot to appreciate here as well. It had
some fine scenes by Jenaveve Jolie, Paola Rey, Jordana James and Cayton
Caley, with okay scenes by the others, making it worth a rating of
Recommended. The technical values were solid and the strokable replay
value was very high in the listed scenes, with a touch of BTS offered up
at the ending credits. The extras were light but the levels of fuck for
the buck were high thanks to the extended amount of time the movie
lasted, keeping even a grumpy guy like me happy as a result. In short, Control 5 was
another fine selection to pick up from the newly appreciated director
and surely a sign that his potential holds even more.

Reviewer Colonel
Mustard also wanted to share his thoughts on a few winners with Sugar Butt:
This New Sensations project helmed by a tag team directorship of Greg
Lansky and Mike Adriano has pulled some hot young vixens to the set and
pulled a lot of energy from their stars. Each one of the five scenes was
worth watching. The thing that separates this release from some of the
other standard DVDs on the market is the incredible feel of the audio
and video of this DVD. Shot entirely in HD, the picture is as crisp as
the sound. At two and a half hours of action with a bonus scene for less
than $25, this title is very high on the fuck for the buck scale. I must
recommended this DVD for six total scenes and some very cute new female
talent, and Sex City 3,
the last in the award winning series that he thought was : a surreal
fantasy land of corruption, lust and power. The Sex City trilogy extends
over 30 scenes and nine hours featuring an absolute murder's row of hot
European female talent. This DVD, and the entire trilogy is well worthy
of a Highly Recommended rating. This Private Gold release is shot in all
of its 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen glory. The entire DVD has a great feel
and very high production values. This is a great DVD for couples and
raincoaters alike. The only downside to this movie is the sloppy voice
over. It was outstanding work by director Pierre Woodman and talented
cast and crew.

The cover alone foreshadowed Juan Cuba's best title to date in Round Butt Sluts
3: The idea behind the series was that the ladies would tease the
camera with an emphasis on displaying their asses, leading to some solid
sex scenes based on various scenarios in the truest sense of the gonzo
world. Juan really provided some solid work this time and if you like
ass (but not necessarily anal), this should really work for you. It
showed that the company and director were far from second rate as some
online critics would suggest. The technical values, the ladies, and the
amount of replay and stroke value made this one worthy of being
suggested as Highly Recommended for ass aficionados everywhere. The
levels of fuck for the buck elevated the rating a lot more than usual so
you can feel comfortable that Round Butt Sluts
3 lived up to the tradition of the series (whatever happened to the
second volume?); one I've found endearing thanks to the way things are
handled by whomever directs it. Good job!

Skilled reviewer Rob Randell also
gave up three worthy titles with Me Luv You Long
Time 10: is Red Light District Video's latest installment in their
Asian porno line with Mr. Pete directing. This series features several
fresh new faces to porn, who bare all and have a good time doing it. It
had a pretty nice lineup with sexy babes like Tia Tanaka and Miko Sinz
to name a couple. I enjoyed seeing these girls and the others get down
and dirty. Viewers who like seeing Asian chicks in action should
definitely pick this up, Asian POV 4:
The latest from Devil's Film with an all Asian female cast and point of
view action. Point of view or POV is sex captured in first person. The
director/performer holds the camera while engaging in sex with a
partner. This installment offers decent action for both the POV and
Asian fan. The sex scenes weren't off the wall exciting, but they still
had some good action. I think the scenes with Taya Talise, Keeani Lee,
and Kitty make this DVD worth looking into, and Sakura Tales
11: DVSX's latest edition to their Asian DVD series. This
installment has five beautiful girls who bare all and have sex. The
scenes open with the girls in schoolgirl outfits giving a strip tease.
Next they have sex with some random guy. The action is fairly clean and
straight forward, but should be more than enough fun for those who enjoy
seeing attractive Asian babes in action. I thought this DVD had some
great action. It had some hot babes like Christina Aguchi, Kea Kulani,
and Miko Sinz. These three scenes are what make this DVD worth seeing.
Viewers who like seeing attractive young Asian babes in action should
pick up this DVD.

Then there was Fuck For Dollars
2: where the guys would cruise for women to capture on video for
varying amounts of money, even though it was clearly a set up type of
situation. The make believe portion of the movie adds something here as
an alternative to the "wham bam, thank you ma'am" type gonzo flicks that
dominate the industry, though some of the lengthier scenes do run a bit
long at times. The back cover said it like this: "Eddie Powell and the
Greedy crew are back in the mix doing what they do best. Watch as they
randomly pick 5 gorgeous girls off the streets and offer them cash -- to
fuck and have it taped. You'd be surprised, but these girls will do
anything for a buck. And take our word for it...what a difference a
dollar makes!" Not all the scenes were great but some of them were more
fun than a barrel full of porn chicks so if you're still interested,
you'll want a copy for your very own. It was worth a rating of
Recommended from me. Had a couple of the scenes been as good as the
others, I'd be singing the praises even louder but it had some nice fuck
for the buck, strokability, and replay factor without all the trappings
of glamour porn or the generi-porn that seems all too common these days.

Don liked Savanna Samson in Rough Draft: a
story about a writer played by lovely Savanna Samson, who is challenged
by a producer who orders continual rewrites of her work (driving her
crazy in the process). There really wasn't a lot of story here, relying
more on the heated pairs than anything else to move the action forward,
but given the strength of the cast, I found it a decent flick to enjoy
with a significant other on the couch with me. The story elements served
to provide a baby step from the vignettes of Colors in the
direction of a full fledged feature, never quite making it but certainly
aspiring to do so nonetheless. If you like Savanna Samson as much as I
do, picking up a copy is a no-brainer given the amount of Savanna fuck
for the buck it offered. It was almost like a rough draft of a true
feature porn release, one that Bryan apparently aspires to making for
the company as a mark that he wants to do something new and different.

Couples will like The Female
Gardener: a story about interpersonal relationships and jealousy.
The back cover said it like this: "Don't fuck around with the hired
help. At least not so as to get caught. When Sunny's female lover finds
her flirting with the gardener, things get real ugly real fast. Sunny
never knew that Roberta could be such a jealous and abusive bitch. Treat
someone badly enough and you'll drive her right into someone else's
arms. Sunny likes the comfort that Roberta provides but she craves the
animal attraction of her Mexican gardener even more. A battle royal of
the fairer sex." If this sounds like a nice vehicle to showcase the
lovely Sunny Leone to you, that'd be because it was such a flick. The
ladies were appealing, especially Sunny Leone and Hillary Scott, the
action was often intense, and the technical values, while not the best
the company has to offer, still very pleasing on a regular TV. The
extras weren't bad and there seemed to be a lot of Sunny fuck for the
buck so give the replay and stroke value of The Female
Gardener a gander when it comes your way.

Ass fans might appreciate Assparade 9 as
it: provided five scenes where the ladies spend a lot of time teasing
the camera before having standard sex scenes with an assortment of third
tier male performers. If that sounds good to you, you'll be happy to
know that for all the rough edges the show provides, the quality of the
tease and sex isn't bad at all. It was not the shining example of all
that the company provides but it did seem to be worthy of a Recommended
rating for all it provided in terms of tease and heat. The collection of
ladies was top notch in almost every case and the raw energy they
displayed transcended the handheld camera caught action's weaker points.
If you want glossy porn, look elsewhere but if you're in the market for
some seriously playful porn, Assparade 9 was a good place to
start your quest.

If you liked our spotlight title of the week, All Alone
should appeal to you as well since it was: a series of twenty
masturbation scenes by some of the hottest performers in the jizz biz.
Each scene took a slightly different way of shooting the material, some
indoors and others outside, some using a hand alone while others used
toys, and some a bit rougher while others were more seductive. In all,
it was a very good title for the advertised action. There was a lot of
solo action for the buck and while there wasn't enough variation for me
to rate it higher, my rating of Recommended was based on the great cast
and technical values more than anything else. In short, All Alone
was a heated display by a cunning array of stunts that should appeal to
most men, straight men at least, since most of us love seeing this kind
of thing.

Jenna Haze fans will like Crack Addict
6: a series that focuses on providing top quality ladies that fuck
like they're driven to new heights, even as they do anal. The tease from
most of the scenes was very pleasing and the action in most scenes was
incredibly hot, making me glad I picked this one up last week. It was a
really solid effort using superior technical values, a splendid cast,
and some of the best performances I've seen of late; all adding up to a
rating of Recommended, largely lowered on the basis of the one dud scene
and the missing (though advertised) BTS extra. If four awesome scenes
are enough for you to overlook the defects mentioned, by all means run
out and pick up a copy for yourself as though it was a notch higher, I
just wanted to be fair in my objective rating. In short, Crack Addict
6 carried out the tradition of the series to provide some of the
most strokable fuck for the buck action you'll find on a gonzo title,
offering up a lot of different types of scenes instead of relying on a
strict formula as most titles like this rely on.

Humor and race mixed well in The Adventure's of
Shorty Mac 2: where a short black man (Shorty Mac) with a large
penis uses his verbal skills to convince women to come back to his messy
bedroom to have sex. Each scene ends with the guys giving the ladies the
boot in a comic manner, the scenarios being fake but amusing
nonetheless. The idea is as basic as can be and has been done many times
in the past but the series is growing on me as I watch more volumes (I
have #3 here as well), since it is clearly a put on. The technical
values were pretty solid, as expected from Tim's work, the ladies were a
nice selection of new gals and established professionals, and the heat
from the scenes proved to be slightly elusive in a few cases but
definitely a factor in others. In short, The Adventures of Shorty Mac
#2 was the best title from the company that I've watched to date,
thanks to the combined efforts of those involved.

Another worthy compilation was Larry Flynt's
Private Collection 7: Barely Legal Corrupted: in how it provided
eight scenes that were collected in a compilation format, none of them
showing any obvious edits from their original versions. The sheer amount
of fuck for the buck outweighed the relative lack of extras and the
quality of the ladies was as solid as you'll find from Hustler. Some of
the scenes were markedly better than others but your mileage will vary
according to how much you like particular performers. In short, Larry
Flynt's Private Collection #7: Barely Legal Corrupted might have had
a bit of a problem with the audio being turned down too low (mostly
rectified by cranking up the volume of your home theatre set up or TV
set) but it was a decent offering overall.

We end this week's look at the top titles with Belladonna's Dark Meat: Special
Extended Edition, saying she: has long proven that not all porn
stars are the glamorous types most of us associate with the industry,
giving far better performances on average than most, if not all, of her
peers over the years. There were those who thought that her taking up
directing was a waste of talent and to be frank, I wasn't too sure she'd
be able to pull it off myself when she first started out. Thankfully we
were all proven wrong and Bella's ideas worked most of the time to
provide some of the highest quality porn on the market for the extreme
sexual circus act tricks she embraced in her flicks released by Evil
Angel. She takes a lot of chances and that means some of her movies take
on a hit or miss quality but she rarely leaves us fans hanging
completely, as was the case with her latest title, Dark Meat: Special
Extended Edition. The three disc, many hour, movie (and extras)
focused on interracial scenes with a slight twist in the final scene,
many of them providing some really heated match ups by talented ladies
able to almost keep up with Bella herself. Fans will love it as there
was a lot of strokability and replay value here so adjust the rating
according to your own standards knowing full well that Bella still
provided a lot of fun here.

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Director Interview: Andrea Di
Angelo

I first came to know director Andrea Di Angelo by reviewing a couple of
his movies here at X Critic. We then crossed paths via an exchange of
emails discussing comments I had made in my reviews, giving us both a
better perspective of where the other was coming from. One thing led to
another and the result is this interview I obtained from him via email
and by phone, the director insisting I call him Andy as we spoke about a
variety of topics. Andy started out in porn as talent, serving as a male
talent for two years before making the transition to working behind the
camera in any capacity possible. He learned the hard way how much abuse
the crew could be subjected to but he was fulfilling his dream of
working with beautiful women in exotic locations and working for some of
the biggest companies in all of Europe; something you just don't
complain about thanks to the perks. 14 years later, he is one of the new
breed of imports that companies hire for all sorts of projects, working
at Hustler, VCA, and Elegant Angel having been extremely busy in Europe
working for Private, Orion, and MMV (to name a few). He doesn't see
himself as a director so much as a man with a hobby having a great time,
working from 7 AM to Midnight while keeping a sense of humor about his
current profession. Andy now resides in Palm Springs, a long way from
Porn Valley, in order to enjoy a peaceful life when not at work. Here
are some of the answers he had to my probing questions (some of which
are paraphrased below) on January 30, 2007:

1) How different is it shooting a porno overseas than here in the
States? It's more difficult for me as a German; I had to fly to
Budapest, Paris, and Prague. Here in California, I drive two hours by
car to LA and that is it but people are more open sexually overseas than
the states making it easier to work with them.

2) What were the first films you worked on? The private couples and
amateur stuff; I started from the ground up and it was a great
experience. I did everything myself; lighting, stills, and camera. It
was a learning experience for me.

3) You've won a number of awards in your career. What were they for?
I've won best director twice and best movie twice, having been nominated
for many others over my career.

4) Is there one company you favor over another to work for; if so why? I
had many great years in Germany with Orion and Versand; both great
companies with great people and my special little redhead (lol). Working
for Larry Flynt is great. Drew Rosenfeld gave me a good start. (Drew is
a producer from LFP)

5) What do you look for in a company to work as a director, money? If I
would be interested in money,..., I would work as lawyer. j/k

6) Out of all the beautiful places in the world you have filmed in,
which are your favorites? The south part of France; including Nizza and
Cannes, but both are pretty expensive.

7) During casting calls for your movies, what is it that you look for in
the performers? I'm looking for people who know what it means to be a
professional. My favorites include Tyler Faith, Nikki Benz, and Brooke
Haven as they are all gems to work with.

8) Your fetish titles overseas are far more hardcore than the
domestically released ones for legal reasons. In any fetish title, which
do you prefer to make vanilla or hardcore? It depends on the situation.
Most fetish, and all kinds of porn, are hardcore and more intense. Some
scenes start off vanilla and end up very hardcore. But fetish can be
some times very vanilla, with spanking like there is no day tomorrow.
It's for people who love to have head sex. I like the mix, but I hate
the stuff where girls where used like a fuck toy.

9) Have you ever had a difficult performer to work with? Do you find it
easier working with men or women? It does not happen not so often now,
but some girls think they get money to just show up on the set, and
that's all. It happened two times and I sent them home because I need no
divas at work. I do everything, which the talent thinks feels good and
with that we can all work like pros. The male performers are never a
problem. They show up ready to work. The ladies on the other hand are
more lax, leading to the two I sent home. I understand that some of the
ladies are tired from working three and four scenes without any rest but
they return the next day ready and able to perform.

10) Was there ever a time you wanted to give up on making porn? Yes,
when all the German company's thought that they had to shoot hard
American gonzo. I thought the best time was to work for Private, because
they never produce this sick stuff.

11) Who is the "real" Andy? What type of person is he? I come from a
poor back ground, my parents couldn't buy me a Ego when I was born, and
they had no money for milk, so I was raised up on grandpa's self made
whiskey. I take my job seriously, but not the business. L.A. is such a
fake town, everybody is an actor, or in the music industry. They fuck
with you mentality here in LA. That is the reason why I live in Palm
Springs. I love playing soccer, cat's, and hiking through the dessert.

12) In Taboo Fetish
Factory you had Eva Angelina wearing a spiked masked throughout the
scene, what was the purpose of that mask? The masked was just that a
prop, I needed something extra to make the scene work and it did just
that.

13) What are you own personal views on porn (Ex. Classic,
stereo-typical, circus act, anal)? A) Filming porn is more of a serious
business and there are too many fakes out there. Classic porn dating
back to the early 60's and 70's had a simplicity about it. The sets and
budget were more reasonable and affordable. Porn back then was mainly
two positions, foreplay and the cum shot. There were more taboos back
then, now nothing is taboo. B) In all films when you see two men in a
shot you know that the next scene is going to be a DP, very typical and
not something I am fond of while shooting. C) Circus Acts during sex:
Again something which I personally do not do in my own private life and
doubt that anyone else really does either. Not everyone in the industry
uses that crazy format in their films, I certainly don't. D) Anal Sex:
On film, I really want the female performer to enjoy it and not be
uncomfortable with it. I have heard some say they are ok with it and it
shows on the camera that they aren't. Anal is something one has to be
really sure they want to do; not just say "yes" for the hell of it.

14) What are your major turn-offs in porn today? Deepthroating a woman
to the extent of making her gag and throwing up the dribbling of the cum
from a woman's mouth. You won't find those in my films.

15) Can you explain the smoking scene in Taboo 6?
Smoking fetish is very hot in Europe. Men get off on it as well as
women. There is something sensual about having smoke blown on ones body.

16) How do you come up with the ideas for the scenes? I do mostly
vignettes. What's most important in each scene are the sets. I shot what
I enjoy and the ideas are based on my own fantasy life. Hustler's Taboo
series is based on the Taboo Magazine which I enjoy very much.

For more works by Andy, read the following reviews:
Fantasy
Fetish, Taboo 7, Taboo 5, Ghost Bangers,
Off Limits,
Wet N Horny
Bitches, Private XXX 18:
Wet Dreams, and Private XXX 19:
Chain Reaction

Have a very Wicked Week and an Even Wetter and Hotter Weekend! Ravyn

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