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Tag: Paul Mavis

‘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

‘Corky’ (1972): A dour nightmare about an irredeemable loser

One long, downbeat descent into the void.

October 22, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘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…)?

October 21, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘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.

October 20, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘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.

October 19, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘The Adventurers’ (1970): For true film lovers – bad moviemaking at its BEST!

Please, sir…may I have some more filth?

October 17, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Dark of the Sun’ (1968): Hyper-violent, sadistic actioner remains relentless

Slam-bang, lightning-fast, crude, vital actioner…with something on its mind.

October 16, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967): Rugged individualist’s counterculture tale, underpinned by religion

“Some men…you just can’t reach.”

October 15, 2019September 25, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘Harriet Craig’ (1950): A creepy exercise in sublimated hysteria

Take that, Mrs. June Cleaver!

October 13, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘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.

October 11, 2019September 26, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

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