‘The Loved One’ (1965): Uneven Hollywood satire still has plenty of yoks
What better way to celebrate the most macabre month of the year than to watch a grotesque comedy about Hollywood and the funeral business (guess which one is worse…)?
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‘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.
‘Having a Wild Weekend’ (1965): No one can tolerate reality; escapism is the only alternative
Your typical Elvis musical stripped of all the on-camera performances, the bikinis, the laughs (except when Guy and Nan start sniping at each other)…and then heavily medicated for severe depression.
‘The Adventurers’ (1970): For true film lovers – bad moviemaking at its BEST!
Please, sir…may I have some more filth?
‘Dark of the Sun’ (1968): Hyper-violent, sadistic actioner remains relentless
Slam-bang, lightning-fast, crude, vital actioner…with something on its mind.
‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967): Rugged individualist’s counterculture tale, underpinned by religion
“Some men…you just can’t reach.”
‘Harriet Craig’ (1950): A creepy exercise in sublimated hysteria
Take that, Mrs. June Cleaver!
‘Sands of the Kalahari’ (1965): Neglected masterpiece of perverted, grand heroics & ironic, cynical adventure
Absolutely terrific chest-beating adventure flick: strange, thrilling, and beautifully put together.
‘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.
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