‘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: Action
‘Top Gun’ (1986): A lesson in mid ’80s Hollywood moviemaking
Hey: there are red flags in even the best relationships. I should have understood that right away when I started dating my wife all those years ago. Now, I let it slide when she said The French Connection and Bullitt were “boring.” And I said, “Fine, whatever,” when she wouldn’t let me hang up my Shaft’s Big… Read More ‘Top Gun’ (1986): A lesson in mid ’80s Hollywood moviemaking
‘Puppet on a Chain’ (1972): A forgotten gem of action-suspense
Tough, atmospheric Alistair MacLean thriller.
‘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
‘MacGruber’ (2010): Is adaptation of a faux adaptation a modern cult classic?
He’s crude and he’s rude, and he’s another in a long line of Saturday Night Live underachievers at the big-screen box office. Now, you can catch MacGruber again on home video! Just don’t forget the celery…
‘The Beasts are On the Streets’ (1978): A family-friendly disaster epic from Hanna-Barbera
Well…if everything else seems to be a disaster right now, it couldn’t hurt to watch some disaster flicks, now could it?
‘Hellfighters’ (1968): Simple, cartoon actioner looks impressive on Blu-ray
We need a big screen re-release of this, in Universal’s Sensurround, pronto.
‘Hundra’ (1983): A welcome addition to the sword-and-sorcery genre
A rare office visit from my editor (you can jimmy those rehab locks with a gum wrapper) resulted in a request to look at Hundra, the 1983 Italian-American-Spanish fantasy swashbuckler from director Matt Cimber. Apparently, a new Blu-ray transfer is coming from Dark Force Entertainment, and if I know my editor, he’s probably into them… Read More ‘Hundra’ (1983): A welcome addition to the sword-and-sorcery genre
‘Blind Fury’ (1989): He may be blind, but he don’t need no dog
Nick Parker has made a few enemies: They’re mad. They’re mean. And they’re ugly. He’s lucky he can’t see what he’s up against.
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