‘A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin’ (1971): Notorious giallo classic by Lucio Fulci
A dreamy, sensuous, and deliciously “off” Italian giallo classic.
Tag: 1970s
‘White Line Fever’ (1975): Action-packed, politically confused exploiter
Crashing 70s trucker action, with handsome knothead Jan-Michael Vincent gear-jammin’ it down the road of exploitation thrills and thoroughly confused politics.
‘The Terminal Man’ (1974): Bleak foreshadowing of today’s cold, tech-obsessed world
Cold, impersonal, distant Frankenstein re-imagining―and a fairly perverse jab at its horror/suspense genre conventions.
‘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.
‘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.
‘The Adventurers’ (1970): For true film lovers – bad moviemaking at its BEST!
Please, sir…may I have some more filth?
‘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.
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