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‘New Orleans Uncensored’ (1955): Entertaining noir-ish actioner goes down just fine

Or….Sunset Boulevard and On the Waterfront redux! 

September 29, 2020September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Eddie Macon’s Run’ (1983): Kirk Douglas & a Duke boy team up in action meller

Mill Creek Entertainment has released on Blu-ray Eddie Macon’s Run, the 1983 PG-rated thriller from Universal starring Kirk Douglas and The Dukes of Hazzard‘s John Schneider.

July 31, 2020September 22, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Savage Beach’ (1989): Playmate heroines’ final pairing a more dramatic tale

Run for cover… This is no ordinary day in the sun! Let’s say goodbye to the 1980s in style.

April 12, 2020September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘Picasso Trigger’ (1988): Hardworking video-store actioner is explosive, sexy fun

Ah yes, the Picasso Trigger. It’s high art!

March 24, 2020September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Breaker! Breaker!’ (1977): A big 10-4 and a happy birthday, Chuck Norris!

Okay, Cannon Films and Total Gym fanatics, you know what today is: your God’s birthday. So let’s celebrate by looking at one of his early hits: the very mild, but perfectly acceptable head-cruncher, Breaker! Breaker!

March 10, 2020September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Shadows in an Empty Room’ (1976): You ready for this un-PC craziness? We don’t think you are

Dirty Harry goes giallo…in The Great White North, no less!

February 4, 2020September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘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.

November 22, 2019September 24, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Dark Angel’ (1990): Dark buddy-coppery rings in new decade

I come in peace. And you go in pieces, assh*le.

October 27, 2019June 24, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘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

‘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.”

October 18, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

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