‘John Wayne: The Fox Westerns’: A look back at 4 of The Duke’s movies
John Wayne would have been 115 years old this month (what do you want from me? You come up with these reviews after a 2-week bender).
Tag: 1960s
‘Zero Hour!’ (1957), ‘Hot Rods to Hell’ (1967), ‘Skyjacked’ (1972): A terrorized travelers triple feature
So the other day I had to take out an unsecured loan to put gas in my lawnmower, and it made me think of my old man, who whenever he lent me his ’81 Caprice Classic always stipulated I had to fill the tank…which he would first run dry (How’s it goin’ down there, Dad? Hot… Read More ‘Zero Hour!’ (1957), ‘Hot Rods to Hell’ (1967), ‘Skyjacked’ (1972): A terrorized travelers triple feature
‘Devil’s Angels’ (1967): A well-written, thoughtful, lurid piece of exploitation
“Violence is their God… and they hunt in a pack like rabid dogs!”“Get out of their way…if you can!”
‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969): The best Bond, the best Bond girl, the best Bond movie
Recently having endured the latest—and I pray to God last—James Bond abomination (no, I didn’t pay to see it, and yes, that DVD screener was later used as target practice), I was in desperate need of some corrective movie therapy. Stat. So…since that particular abortion, No Time to Die, decided to lift elements of an earlier… Read More ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969): The best Bond, the best Bond girl, the best Bond movie
‘Wall of Noise’ (1963) & ‘A Fever in the Blood’ (1961): A TV-star big-screen twin bill
Will the studio-sanctioned double-feature ever come back?
‘Hellfighters’ (1968): Simple, cartoon actioner looks impressive on Blu-ray
We need a big screen re-release of this, in Universal’s Sensurround, pronto.
‘One Man’s Way’ (1964): A positive, humane, understanding biopic
If you live in a state like mine, with mandatory curfews on our personal movements now set in place and Thanksgiving canceled in no uncertain terms—yes, I am actually speaking about America, the United States of America, people, and not some despotic Third World hellhole—then maybe it is time for a little spiritual guidance…even for… Read More ‘One Man’s Way’ (1964): A positive, humane, understanding biopic
‘Nightmare Castle’ (1965): A satisfying pastiche of gothic horror
A few years back, Severin released a spiffy Blu-ray transfer (from the original negative) of Mario Caiano’s Nightmare Castle (Amanti d’Oltretomba), the 1965 Italian gothic horror shocker starring the incomparable Barbara Steele, along with Paul Muller, Helga Line, Marino Mase, Rik Battaglia, and Giuseppe Addobbati.
‘The Magus’ (1968): A high-profile failure, but with much to enjoy
Back in college, a buddy gave me John Fowles’ novel, The Magus, as a birthday gift, with the express purpose of seeing if I saw what he saw in it.
‘Candy’ (1968): Hot lead and all-star cast in long-but-fun trash
Consistently amusing—if too long—dirty joke, with a high-powered all-star cast.
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