To watch a mondo movie is not an act of or in no way condoning supporting the real life violence or atrocities therein contained; like the news, it happened and/or was exploited and it is presented and it can’t be taken back. But it can be viewed, discussed (“dissected” may be a better word), and learned from. Awful things happen in life, and death is inevitable, and so too is the inevitable experience one knows full well what is about to…

Ryan's Babe is an unreleased film shot where I'm from that aired maybe a handful of times on Superchannel, or something like that and then has been gone from existence since. I was able to save a broadcast screener VHS tape from the dumpster last year and have just got around to watching it, and HOLY SHIT! Ryan's Babe tells the story of Ryan, just a happy-go-lucky guy whom every woman he comes across ends up being bad luck in…