‘The Power’ (1968): Techno/sci-fi/rom-com/murder mystery gumbo is too goofy not to enjoy
The damnedest, all-over-the-map sci-fi thriller.
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‘Wicked, Wicked’ (1973): The only Duo-Vision movie ever released has us seeing two
Okay, enough. I swear to god if I hear my kid “lecture” me one more time about how essential it is to see The Second Coming of Christ’s director Christopher Nolan’s latest portentous snoozefest in its proper “cinematic form,” I’m going to lose it. This is the kid who’s never seen Lawrence of Arabia or… Read More ‘Wicked, Wicked’ (1973): The only Duo-Vision movie ever released has us seeing two
‘The Reluctant Astronaut’ (1967): This witty Don Knotts comedy should get more credit from critics & fans
Okay so wait…so it’s news that Katy Perry rode some giant cock-shaped thing just to be more famous? Doesn’t she do that every day? And isn’t the fact that Gayle King rode anything cock-shaped the real story here? God I can’t keep it all straight.
‘The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972): 50 years later, disaster epic still an all-star of the era
It was unquestionably the perfect drive-in double feature: The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. I can still see those remarkably evocative posters hanging up in the the late, great Jesse James Drive-In‘s faux-wooden bunkhouse/concession stand, waiting to get my Chinese eggroll with the cartoon on the wrapper and an orange drink (“Easy on the… Read More ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972): 50 years later, disaster epic still an all-star of the era
‘Man of the West’ (1958): A must-see for fans of 50s Westerns or American films
Brutal, raw, deceptively simple but powerfully layered and complex, Man of the West is flat-out one of the best American westerns ever made. Period.
