‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967): Rugged individualist’s counterculture tale, underpinned by religion
“Some men…you just can’t reach.”
Category: Film Review
‘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.
‘Sands of the Kalahari’ (1965): Neglected masterpiece of perverted, grand heroics & ironic, cynical adventure
Absolutely terrific chest-beating adventure flick: strange, thrilling, and beautifully put together.
‘Jacqueline Susann’s The Love Machine’ (1971): Aggressively inept, trashy schlock (thank god)
Awfulness like this is rare—it needs to be acknowledged and celebrated.
‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ (1973): Grimy, low-key gangster flick – a little-seen gem
The Anti-Godfather.
‘The Cowboys’ (1972): Exciting, emotional coming-of-age tale, one of Wayne’s best
A perfectly tempoed coming-of-age Western, with clear meditations on the difference between boys and men, between crime and moral fortitude…and between murder and justice.
‘The Grand Tour’ (1992): Little seen sci-fi time traveler better than remembered
Nostalgia’s a powerful thing.
‘Man of the West’ (1958): A must-see for fans of 50s Westerns or American films
Brutal, raw, deceptively simple but powerfully layered and complex, Man of the West is flat-out one of the best American westerns ever made. Period.
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