Review date: August 2011

Someone once said that "in the history of art, late works are the catastrophes." William Higgins is definitely the exception to the rule: the photos and videos on his site, all made since he relocated to Europe in the late 1990s, may not be the era-defining classics of his 1980s Catalina period, but they're still head, shoulders and hard cock above most other porn on the market. The frequently updated site has a much improved design, high-quality, full-length videos and an endless parade of gorgeous, young European studs.

Tour

The Higgins site is divided into two parts: a section featuring newer content and an archive site housing "legacy" material (i.e. older and usually smaller video clips and photos). The new section is outfitted with a mirror tour of the membership site complete with full technical information, preview clips and thumbnails. Tour coverage of the older stuff is more basic - just descriptions - but nonetheless you'll get a good idea of everything that's on offer before you join William Higgins.

Usability

William Higgins is packed with great content, and in a way that leads to one of the few notable problems with the site: it's just too crowded. The homepage has fourteen -- fourteen! -- separate header links, with additional links, search windows and update images piled up below. A more streamlined design would make Higgins' embarrassment of riches more manageable for new members.

The Men and the Action

What's in the water in Eastern Europe? 'Cause it sure does seem like they grow some beauties over there ... or maybe it's just Higgins' ability to spot and pick the best specimens. The master has managed to find a stream of guys that extend and subtly modify his '80s aesthetic: buff, butch and white, but with a laid-back boyishness that feels new.

The guys play singly, coupled, and occasionally in trios in impeccably art-directed sets or idyllic natural landscapes. The action is intense, but tender, and even the "kinky" scenes (read: prop chains and harnesses) have a playful vibe. It's well cast, well made, refreshingly hot yet wholesome porn.

The videos have excellent playback quality, infinitely improved over the previous version of the site. Shot by Higgins himself, the vids go beyond professional to become artful. The composition, lighting, editing and sound are all top notch ... but the most skillful touch is the way that this is understated and doesn't get in the way of just getting off on the models and the sex.

Video Details

William Higgins hosts 370+ DRM-free videos with an average length of about twenty minutes. New content is added every other day. The Higgins archive site, covering older videos, has 3,500 clips and thousands galleries, although content is smaller in size and shorter in length in this area (that's the videos we're talking about, not the cocks).

Image and Other Content

Even if you spent every waking hour for a month looking at the image galleries on William Higgins, you probably wouldn't make it through all of the photos. Every video is accompanied by a gallery with between 150 and 600 pictures, many available at HD sizes (archive content is smaller, around 400 x 600 pixels). The galleries can be downloaded as zip files and there are , but unfortunately they can also be viewed as slideshows.

In addition to everything else, Higgins also offers scheduled live shows (American members: please note that these are on a European schedule, which means that they sometimes take place at odd hours).

Summing Up

At William Higgins the legendary director proves himself again, offering a new wave of sexy Euro-guys in high-quality video and images.

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30 day: $39.95 (no rebill)

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