REVIEW - Batbabe: The Dark Nightie

For the first time since 2001's "Gladiator Eroticus", sexy spoof veteran Darian Caine receives top billing in a Seduction Cinema erotic parody. Longtime fans will be happy to know she remains in comedic top form, full of the sort of energy and attitude that made her a star in this genre in the first place. The film itself is also a top-notch production, directed by the very man who brought us all Darian's classic performances, John Bacchus. Like the previous release, "Iron Babe", this movie is actually a well-crafted parody that riffs perfectly on the plot and characters of the film it sends up ("Henrietta Bent", for example, flips a coin to decide if she's going to make it with a male or a female), and it plays up its cheap production value for maximum comedic effect. Welcome home, Darian. We've missed you.