In the future, when scholars write the history of censorship, they will not cite a Netflix queue or a Hulu deletion notice. They will cite the unique identifier on archive.org: /details/ispitonyourgrave1978 . It is there, in the digital attic, that the most uncomfortable films survive.
On the Internet Archive, the comment sections of these uploads often serve as informal film forums. You will find heated debates between those who view the film as a feminist manifesto of righteous retribution and those (like critic Roger Ebert, who famously hated the film) who view it as vile, misogynistic trash.
In the future, when scholars write the history of censorship, they will not cite a Netflix queue or a Hulu deletion notice. They will cite the unique identifier on archive.org: /details/ispitonyourgrave1978 . It is there, in the digital attic, that the most uncomfortable films survive.
On the Internet Archive, the comment sections of these uploads often serve as informal film forums. You will find heated debates between those who view the film as a feminist manifesto of righteous retribution and those (like critic Roger Ebert, who famously hated the film) who view it as vile, misogynistic trash.