Reviews
The Age of Insects (1990)
A mad scientist doctor uses insects as role models for client who need new personalities.
"The Age of Insects" is kind of a special film. Never saw anything like it before. Has a real late 50s- early 60's B movie style. The film seems to have a message about humans and how their behavior resembles insects.
A few things became clear from the viewing. The film has stood the test of time (It's from 1990) and indeed seems downright ahead of it's time. There will always be an audience for the weird and edgy. The mainstream media co-ops everything so quickly that it gets harder and harder to find work that is truly weird without being completely satanic. The film us such a film.
Dangerous Deception: Living on the Down Low (2004)
Exploration of "Down Low" sexual sub-culture
Honest and gutsy look at the African-American and Latino male sexual subculture called the "Down Low". Effective use of women's point of view. Program digs deep into African American and Latino men's reasons for their sexual behavior. It goes some length to explain the phenomenon's role in high HIV rate amongst African American women. Good explanation of how HIV transmission works. Dramatic re-enactment are used well in showing "Down Low" behavior. Characters range from former New York City male hustler and his fiancé, to a man who is currently out on the "Down Low" to women who have been severely effected by the phenomenon. Much insightful culturally, and racial information.