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Discussion of popular movies, obscure VHS faves, & genre films

‘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.

October 6, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Lineup’ (1958): Nasty noir classic a cult fave for genre fans

Violent, perverted, nihilistic noir classic.

October 5, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Action Jackson’ (1988): A primer on all the 80s action that’s come before

A near-perfect definition of cliche ’80s action and historically significant for soon-to-be-defunct production company, Lorimar.

October 4, 2019June 27, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Billy Jack Goes to Washington’ (1977): Senator Billy Jack – a crusader against corrupt government!?

It’s the end of the line for Billy Jack.

October 3, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘The Trial of Billy Jack’ (1974): A spectacularly unwieldy mess of a movie

Ready for some more Billy Jack? Of course you are.

October 2, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Billy Jack’ (1971): Long, talky, action-sparse – a mixed-signals ‘message’ exploiter

“Watch his feet, man. He can kill you with his feet.”

October 1, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks5 Comments

‘The Born Losers’ (1967): Beatings, bikers & babes – forget the social commentary

“I just go berserk!” WHOMP!

September 30, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Fragment of Fear’ (1971): Taut, effective British shocker

Terrific, little-seen U.K. suspenser.

September 29, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Adventures of the Wilderness Family’ (1975): City life intolerable? Watch this exciting bedtime story for kids

Entertaining, well-crafted G-rated family adventure…the kind Disney used to make before becoming Satan’s toilet brush.

September 16, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks10 Comments

‘Don’t Go In The Woods’ (1981): Crappy little slasher a nice drive-in memory

Summer’s winding down. It’s a drag. I didn’t do anything fun. I didn’t even go to our last local drive-in. But then again…why would I?

August 14, 2019September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

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