exploitationist

The use of exploitationist reality-television competitions as a distraction for the masses from the presence of fascism is downright chilling today.

Scott Mendelson: As Arnold Schwarzenegger Plans His Comeback, a Look Back at His Best Films Scott Mendelson 2011

Although sometimes called a hack or a bum, or an exploitationist, Carpenter often train-blazes new paths in cinema, taking the early heat for being different as the films that follow in his path gain critical acclaim when it becomes more fashionable and safe to praise them.

From Dark Star to Halloween: A Look at the Selected Films of Horror Maestro John Carpenter 2010