‘The Loved One’ (1965): Uneven Hollywood satire still has plenty of yoks
What better way to celebrate the most macabre month of the year than to watch a grotesque comedy about Hollywood and the funeral business (guess which one is worse…)?
Author: Movies & Drinks
‘Lolly-Madonna XXX’ (1973): Atmospheric, violent & senseless Southern cult classic
Strange, hypnotic doom and gloom Southern cult classic, a modern-day Hatfield and McCoy feud underpinned by a violent, fatalistic melancholy.
‘Having a Wild Weekend’ (1965): No one can tolerate reality; escapism is the only alternative
Your typical Elvis musical stripped of all the on-camera performances, the bikinis, the laughs (except when Guy and Nan start sniping at each other)…and then heavily medicated for severe depression.
‘They Live’ (1988): Pro wrestler is John Carpenter’s muse in politically-tinged thriller
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.”
‘The Adventurers’ (1970): For true film lovers – bad moviemaking at its BEST!
Please, sir…may I have some more filth?
‘Dark of the Sun’ (1968): Hyper-violent, sadistic actioner remains relentless
Slam-bang, lightning-fast, crude, vital actioner…with something on its mind.
‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967): Rugged individualist’s counterculture tale, underpinned by religion
“Some men…you just can’t reach.”
‘Beyond Evil’ (1980): A contemplative, gothic ghost story
Those eyes…those laser green eyes…
‘Harriet Craig’ (1950): A creepy exercise in sublimated hysteria
Take that, Mrs. June Cleaver!
‘Hard Ticket to Hawaii’ (1987): The very best of ’80s B-movie escapism
Before starting this review, let’s hit the Jacuzzi. I do my best thinking there.
