Five great couplings highlight director Tyrone Shuz's twelfth installment of the Erotica XXX series. Shuz's intros to each sex scene are hella sharp. He captures hottie Paulina James in a hallway, blind-folded and masturbating, and does just the right amount of arty editing to keep the viewer horny enough to wait for her fuck. The fucking part is all up to Erik Everhard, and he does a smashing good job.

Next up is Asian piece Evelyn Lin's control-heavy tryst with Steve Holmes. Lin plays a hot submissive; hands tied behind her back for a throat-plunging oral session. Holmes and Lin then proceed to do everything under the sun.

The intro for Celina Cross and Manuel Ferrara's scorcher is probably the best of the bunch; a flashing montage of cool interior shots, intermixed with some scathing masturbation footage of Cross. The nubile Cross is a fucking bombshell, and Ferrara is always good for an A+ screw.

Ferrara then turns around and hits the gorgeous Miko Sinz. Like the rest of them, Sinz and Ferrara's scene involves a certain amount of control. Sinz spits into her hand for a blindfolded b.j. and then gets vaginally slammed.

Sammy Cruz and Ian Scott round out the bunch. Cruz takes a seat on Scott's monster dong and rides this title into the porno stratosphere.

Young, hot talent, excellent lighting and great editing are most definitely Shuz's strong points. In a porno world where people can never decide if they want to watch stylized features or gaping gonzo titles, Shuz expertly merges the two.

Pre-noms: Best Continuing Video Series, Director of the Year (Tyrone Shuz), Best New Starlet (Pauline James), Best New Starlet (Celina Cross).

Retailing: Shuz delivers huge in this great series.