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‘You’ll Like My Mother’ (1972): An expertly-constructed, smartly-performed thriller

Sharp, atmospheric, well-mounted little suspense thriller, with socko performances.

April 23, 2020September 24, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Candy’ (1968): Hot lead and all-star cast in long-but-fun trash

Consistently amusing—if too long—dirty joke, with a high-powered all-star cast.

March 27, 2020September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘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

‘Dillinger’ (1973): A rowdy, cynical, American tall tale

Bloody, funny, shoe leather-hard American tall tale.

March 7, 2020September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘I Saw What You Did’ (1965): An utterly bizarre, eccentric thriller

Director William Castle’s bizarre, schizophrenic children’s nightmare, damn near perfectly realized.

February 14, 2020September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘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

‘A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin’ (1971): Notorious giallo classic by Lucio Fulci

A dreamy, sensuous, and deliciously “off” Italian giallo classic.

January 11, 2020September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 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

‘Burn, Witch, Burn!’ (1962): A classic witchcraft shocker you must see!

Superlative British shocker: expertly directed, beautifully constructed, and scintillatingly shot.

October 30, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘The Ghost and Mr. Chicken’ (1965): Perfect for Halloween, Don Knotts comedy gets better with age

“Atta boy, Luther!”

October 28, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks7 Comments

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