These films contain excessive graphic violence, intense or explicit sex, depraved, abhorrent behavior, explicit drug abuse, strong language, explicit nudity, or any other elements which, at present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children and teens. NC-17 does not necessarily mean obscene or pornographic in the oft-accepted or legal meaning of those words.
**Shadows and Jazz-Funk**
The cinematic debut of acclaimed cult director William Lustig (signing here under the pseudonym "Billy Bagg"), a filmmaker formally cited by Quentin Tarantino as "one of his favorite directors" (which, I still don't know if it's a good thing, a bad thing, or quite the opposite). The great Sam Raimi has always recognized Lustig as one of his major visual influences. Mor...
