‘The Moonshine War’ (1970): Action-comedy is a must-see for fans of terrible movies
Grotesque enough at times for a few laughs…but woefully f*cked up.
Tag: Warner Archive
‘Sweet Hostage’ (1975): Linda Blair is kidnapped by Martin Sheen in TV exploiter
A must-have primer for every would-be romantic kidnapper out there…although the only way Sweet Hostage would be remade today is if Bradley Cooper kidnapped Dylan Mulvaney.
‘The Awakening’ (1980): Charlton Heston horror flick better than its reputation, perfect for Halloween viewing
Sedate, languid early ’80s horror…and far better than its unearned poor reputation.
‘The Sorcerers’ (1967): Grungy sci-fi/horror exploiter has a unique, unexpected tone
We’ve had a week of dark, cool, rainy fall weather here in the Great American Midwest, a seasonal siren call that compels me, on an irresistible genetic level, to watch a few dark, cool, rainy 60s British movies. Add in the Halloween spirit that gets an early start around these parts (quite simply: the Midwest… Read More ‘The Sorcerers’ (1967): Grungy sci-fi/horror exploiter has a unique, unexpected tone
‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ (1973): Spectacular-looking movie, but is it strictly for the birds?
Far out, birdbrain.
‘Beyond the Poseidon Adventure’ (1979): Can disaster epics afford to be this boring?
This unjoyful, remarkably inept exercise in tired disaster conventions scuttled before the anchor was even raised.
‘The Slams’ (1973): Jim Brown kicks ass in violent prison exploiter
What better counterpoint to all that verkakte “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” noise than a violent, nasty blaxploitation/prison epic, starring big, bad Jim Brown?
‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean’ (1972): A big, beautiful mess of a Western
“For Texas and Miss Lillie!”
‘The Swarm’ (1978): Is Irwin Allen’s disaster pic one of the worst movies ever made?
“The Swarm is coming!” I wish I could somehow convey how imperative and compelling and flat-out exciting those words were to me, way back in 1978, when they were so dramatically intoned in the trailer that seemed to pop up constantly on TV and at every other movie I went to that winter and spring.… Read More ‘The Swarm’ (1978): Is Irwin Allen’s disaster pic one of the worst movies ever made?
‘Zero Hour!’ (1957), ‘Hot Rods to Hell’ (1967), ‘Skyjacked’ (1972): A terrorized travelers triple feature
So the other day I had to take out an unsecured loan to put gas in my lawnmower, and it made me think of my old man, who whenever he lent me his ’81 Caprice Classic always stipulated I had to fill the tank…which he would first run dry (How’s it goin’ down there, Dad? Hot… Read More ‘Zero Hour!’ (1957), ‘Hot Rods to Hell’ (1967), ‘Skyjacked’ (1972): A terrorized travelers triple feature
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