‘Cry of the City’ (1948): Sick, cynical noir packs a punch!
Nasty, sick-humored film noir classic, from one of the genre’s leading directors.
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‘Executive Suite’ (1954): With first-rate performances, glossy drama holds up well
Oh okay so now, supposedly, we’re in big trouble, not only politically but economically? But four years of a shadow government no one elected…and not a peep from the corrupt media that was helping to hide it? Got it.
‘The Mad Room’ (1969): A scary, strange tale of insane kids & murder
Not “horrific” by today’s standards…but acceptably frightening and strange.
‘The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972): 50 years later, disaster epic still an all-star of the era
It was unquestionably the perfect drive-in double feature: The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. I can still see those remarkably evocative posters hanging up in the the late, great Jesse James Drive-In‘s faux-wooden bunkhouse/concession stand, waiting to get my Chinese eggroll with the cartoon on the wrapper and an orange drink (“Easy on the… Read More ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972): 50 years later, disaster epic still an all-star of the era
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