Labeled as "The Cinema of Transgression" by film maker Nick Zedd, there was, in the early to mid 80's, born a brief film movement out of NY. The style was rough, mostly dirtied up Super8, which reflected the low rent gutter settings, the film makers income, and subject matter which often mingled violence and pornography hand and hand.

While other directors get some clip treatment, the real focus in LLIK YOUR IDOLS is on Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, the twin heads of "The Cinema of Transgression." The movement did not have some extreme laserlike focus and roundtable group of collaborative talent like, say, Dogma 95 attempted, so it makes sense to focus on Zedd and Kern as the standouts. Kern because of his then and post scene popularity, and Zedd because of his doggedness, phrase coining, and manifesto writing. Other commentors include filmmaker Bruce LaBruce, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston M...Read the entire review