Reviewed 2022-06-15 l Last update on 2022-06-15
The queen of alt porn, Joanna Angel, presents her self-directed porn flicks in a brushed-up, inked-up, new-look format. The porn remains hardcore, the models are mainly alt and tattooed, like Joanna herself, but the movies remain HD, top quality and great to view. Members now get to stream, check out the galleries and meet the stars, but there are no extras and no downloads. However, Joanna’s porn brand is a strong one, updates are coming in weekly, and there’s plenty to see.
We haven’t been to check on Joanna Angel for a while, so we’ve taken another look inside the members’ area where one of porn’s top stars/directors leaves her mark on the industry with her own brand of porn. Joanna goes in for the ‘alt’ porn look. That is, many of the girls and guys are inked, a bit punky, more down-to-earth than other porn models, and the scenes have a laid-back, streetwise quality to them that you don't often find. Joanna appears in plenty of the 189 scenes currently available, and she also directs.
These movies are a mix. There are foursomes, lesbian scenes, threesomes, duos, POV BJs, trans threesomes with other top stars like Dante Cole and Natalie Mars, plenty of anal, and there are Joanna solos too. So, you have a bit of everything at Joanna Angel, and it’s all slightly alternative, making a refreshing change from standard porn, and some of it is shot by the models themselves, putting right in the action. If you check out the page of linked tag words, you’ll get a good idea of what’s most common: anal toys, butt plugs, dildos and POV are among the most common features of the movies, though the most linked tag was, usurpingly, ‘tattoo.’ The quality of everything here is good, with a choice of playback resolutions, but the movies are streaming-only, and I didn’t find a way of downloading, even for an extra payment.
As soon as you enter the members’ area you find the latest scenes, and you can easily find the rest from the top menu which has its own alternative font and design. The movies are shown across numbered index pages, sampled with large roll-over images which, when clicked, lead to a simple viewing page. There, you find the screen at the top of the page with a list of ‘moments’ that you can click to start the stream at various points during the action. Click ‘play’ and the scene begins in a resolution chosen for you by the auto-detect function, but you also have a settings icon that lets you select your own speed. You can also go full screen with no loss of quality.
The movies are HD, but not all are 1080p, some are 720p, but the quality is always good. There are smaller versions for slower connections, and you've usually to at least four to choose from with 360p, 480p, and two HD options. You can also alter the speed of playback. Now and then you might find a movie that also has a 4K HD option at 3,840 x 2,160. The 189 scenes run for an average of 25 minutes each, and recently there has been a new one added every week.
Members also get to indulge in a gallery area where the photosets are listed with large sample photos across two pages, and there are 80 sets to view. Numbers per set vary from 50 to 100 or so, and images are up to 6,720 x 4,480 px in size. Individual images open to a scree-fitting size, and you can download them one at a time, but I didn't see any zip files for the full set. Like the videos, the quality is good. Galleries are linked to videos and vice versa, and the movies also come with screenshots to view, so you get plenty of image content with this membership.
There are no extras though, and no bonus sites, but you get to find out a lot about the queen of alt porn simply by viewing her videos. If you like inked chicks and hard rock style babes, then you're in for a tattoo treat at Joanna Angel, who is no angel at all, but who makes heavenly porn that makes a great change from the standard, studio-style hardcore.
The Joanna Angel members’ area has had a revamp since I last saw it; I remember it as being dark and somewhat cluttered, but now it’s white space all the way. It’s free of adverts, and everything is neatly laid out and easy to find. Yet, it has a style of its own which sets the tone for the movies and galleries and suits Joanna down to the ground. You’ll find the index pages easy to browse, with clear numbering and icons in use which you can click to rate scenes or read their comments. You’re able to rearrange the content and alter the look of the index pages, and the large sample shots lead to equally neat viewing pages.
There, although you don't have descriptions of scenes, you have a list of tag words which are linked to a filtering system, so you can use them to find similar scenes, and these come with a few pieces of info like the release date, name of studio and names of other models. There’s also a model index with 36 chicks to check out, all linked directly to their videos, and there is a whole page dedicated to tags that you use for filtering. You're not going to have any trouble with navigation, and you're able to get involved with a few interactive functions.
You're able to get into the members’ area for as little as $2.99, but that’s for a limited two-day trial. The monthly fee is set at $24.99, which isn't a bad price for this amount of exclusive content, and you can get a free month by signing up for three at $49.99. An annual membership will cost you $149.99, which saves you 70% over the year, and all memberships are recurring.
Joanna Angel is a goddess of porn and the queen of alt hardcore. With her rock chick looks, her wild way of filming pure porn with a natural, laid-back quality, and with her cast of alt co-stars, she offers you the chance to view her exclusive movies in a streaming-only members’ area. It’s clutter-free, easy to navigate, gets updated each week, and the videos are up to 4K HD, but best of all, it’s all about hardcore, anal, alt sex and the quality of everything is perfect.
