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‘Confessions of a Pop Performer’ (1975): Brit sex comedy by future Bond screenwriter still a hoot

At Christmastime, if I’ve been a good boy, I usually get a couple of movie and TV books to enjoy during the more relaxed, quiet days of the holiday (before the inevitable New Year’s Eve brawl).

January 15, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ (1998): Wannabe raunch-fest a late 90s teen time capsule

Tamped down by a forced PG-13 rating, high school hi-jinx came roaring back in the late ’90s after an absence, and 1998’s Can’t Hardly Wait led the charge and was relatively successful, teeming with young stars–some uncredited–on the brink of breaking big.

January 8, 2019June 24, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Night Walker’ (1964): Well-crafted, gauzy, ethereal suspense

More 1960s vintage horror from William Castle.

December 18, 2018September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Scrooged’ (1988): Vulgar, slapstick take on Dickens, with a remarkable ending

A mean-spirited, vulgar, slapstick take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Thank god.

December 11, 2018September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Shadow of the Hawk’ (1976): Goofy, enjoyable canuxploitation schlock

It’s part deux of the Double Whammy Shim-Shammy Indian Shaman Smackdown!

December 4, 2018September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Dark Intruder’ (1965): Leslie Nielsen horror outing was too violent for TV

A socko 1960s vintage horror outing on the anniversary of star Leslie Nielsen’s passing.

November 28, 2018September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘The Eyes of Charles Sand’ (1972): Dark, rainy day viewing for vintage TV-movie lovers

Flashy but familiar, bait-and-switch ABC Movie of the Week entry.

November 15, 2018September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Nightwing’ (1979): ‘Jaws’-like horror outing is batsh*t crazy

Mill Creek Entertainment has continued the beloved “drive-in double feature” tradition with the spiffy Blu-ray release, Nightwing and Shadow of the Hawk.

November 6, 2018September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Berserk!’ (1968): Bizarre, hazy murder mystery with an early giallo feel

Joan Crawford goes to the circus…and it’s a grotesque treat for kids of all ages!

October 30, 2018September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Strait-Jacket’ (1964): Nightmarish, cartoonish William Castle weirdness

Lurid Halloween comic book scares, hypnotically arranged…for the most part.

October 23, 2018September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks7 Comments

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