‘Benji’ (1974): Scrappy indie holds up just fine today
When I watch Benji, I feel love.
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‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
‘Three on a Couch’ (1966): Jerry Lewis comedy offers few laughs
Mill Creek Entertainment has released the Jerry Lewis Comedy Triple Feature, a single disc—that’s a lot of info crammed onto one disc—collection including 1966’s Three on a Couch (first time on DVD, I believe), 1968’s Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, and 1969’s Hook, Line, and Sinker. Now…these aren’t exactly the titles I’d pick… Read More ‘Three on a Couch’ (1966): Jerry Lewis comedy offers few laughs
‘Brass Bancroft of the Secret Service Mysteries Collection’: 4 Ronald Reagan ‘B’ thrillers
It’s not a national holiday yet, but today is President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s birthday, so we here at the Movies & Drinks offices decided to kick back and screen some guilt-free “B” grippers from the “Gipper,” our 40th President of these here United States.
‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): True crime thriller with Neil Patrick Harris
Mill Creek Entertainment has released a DVD and digital download combo pack of Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart, the true-crime made-for-TV movie that originally aired on NBC back in November, 1993. “Dramatized” (uh oh…) from Leslie Walker’s non-fiction book, Sudden Fury, which detailed the 1984 killings of Bob and Kay Swartz by their adopted… Read More ‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): True crime thriller with Neil Patrick Harris
‘The Durango Kid Collection: 10 Western Classics’: Hours of fun for Western & B-movie fans
Fast-paced, primitive, no bullsh*t B-oaters that deliver the simple horsey goods.
‘Yor, the Hunter from the Future’ (1983): Speedy, wacky, always entertaining B-actioner
Yor, the Amusingly Adept Dreck from the 80s!
‘Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton: The Film Collection’: Watch it on the big screen!
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‘Get Yourself a College Girl’ (1964): A pop music Christmastime treat
Some cheap, tuneful B-movie Christmas cheer! 1964’s Get Yourself a College Girl, available through Warner Bros.’ Archive Collection, is a good-looking, mildly amusing Sam Katzman cheapie for M-G-M, helped considerably by some socko musical numbers from The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, The Standells, and The Jimmy Smith Trio.
‘Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever’ (2014): Also the worst Christmas movie ever
Hey, who doesn’t like their Lifetime Christmas cat movies with child rape jokes thrown in?! I’m gonna take my time skinning this particular cat….
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