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Tag: Paul Mavis

‘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

‘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.

October 10, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ (1973): Grimy, low-key gangster flick – a little-seen gem

The Anti-Godfather.

October 9, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘The Cowboys’ (1972): Exciting, emotional coming-of-age tale, one of Wayne’s best

A perfectly tempoed coming-of-age Western, with clear meditations on the difference between boys and men, between crime and moral fortitude…and between murder and justice.

October 8, 2019September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

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