‘Targets’ (1968): Nightmarish, disturbing take on guns & violence
“What you hunting this time?” “Going to shoot some pigs.”
‘Kansas City Bomber’ (1972): Misunderstood action-drama an effective, evocative melodrama
Grimy, relentlessly downbeat actioner/drama, incisive and intriguingly hazy—and far better than its rep indicates—with Raquel Welch’s first really accomplished performance.
‘Corky’ (1972): A dour nightmare about an irredeemable loser
One long, downbeat descent into the void.
‘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…)?
‘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.”
