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Tag: 1970s

‘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.

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

‘Corky’ (1972): A dour nightmare about an irredeemable loser

One long, downbeat descent into the void.

October 22, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘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.

October 20, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘The Adventurers’ (1970): For true film lovers – bad moviemaking at its BEST!

Please, sir…may I have some more filth?

October 17, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘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.

October 10, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ (1973): Grimy, low-key gangster flick – a little-seen gem

The Anti-Godfather.

October 9, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘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.

October 8, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘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 & Drinks5 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

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