1970 – We Have Issues

The Dunwich Horror (1970) – Review

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Despite having a gargantuan influence over the horror genre as a whole, one of the main reasons filmmakers have found it tough to adapt the

Light The Fuse… Sartana Is Coming (1970) – Review

February 28, 2025 greigzilla

Over the span of its five installments, the Sartana managed to put together a western anti-hero who had two noticable attributes: The first was a

Have A Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay (1970) – Review

February 5, 2025 greigzilla

The last time we laid eyes on the notoriously tricksy, gadget laden Sartana, he was going through some sort of identity crisis. Not only had

Sartana’s Here… Trade Your Pistol For A Coffin (1970) – Review

January 15, 2025 greigzilla

During his second movie, the extravagantly titled I Am Sartana, Your Angel Of Death, the titular gunslinger enigmatically announced that “Anyone could be Sartana”; but

Adiós, Sabata (1970) – Review

December 13, 2024 greigzilla

If you needed an example of the random craziness of the chaotic, virtually lawless world of the Italian film industry, a perfect microcosm might actually

Airport (1970) – Review

November 23, 2024 greigzilla

While The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno are rightly considered the mack daddies of the disaster movie genre, essentially creating the building blocks of

Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) – Review

July 13, 2024 greigzilla

Thanks to the iconic efforts of both Universal Studios and Hammer, the domain of the Vampire had comfortably been established since the 30s as lush

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970) – Review

May 30, 2024 greigzilla

Hammer obviously still saw gold in the whole prehistoric fantasy thing after the sight of Raquel Welch fleeing stop-motion thunder lizards in One Million Years

Kelly’s Heroes (1970) – Review

February 21, 2024 greigzilla

Back in the glory days of the Second World War movie, you could always count on selfless acts of heroism to save the day as

Fist Of Fury (1972) – Review

August 6, 2023 greigzilla

Sometimes film distributors really know how to screw things up. In the strange world of alternate titles, where the very name of a movie can

Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril (1972) – Review

March 3, 2023 greigzilla

As the Lone Wolf and Cub franchise trundled their weaponized, baby cart of death into a staggering fourth release in a single year, some changes

Horror Of Frankenstein (1970) – Review

February 15, 2023 greigzilla

It’s said that doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results is a sure way to measure insanity and while the

Scars Of Dracula (1970) – Review

February 6, 2023 greigzilla

These days, people are constantly banging on about franchise fatigue with a particular eye on the content flood of superhero movies we get year after

The Vampire Lovers (1970) – Review

January 28, 2023 greigzilla

Back in their glory days, the vampire-themed horror movies Hammer Films released into an unsuspecting public were always charged with a subtle sexual energy, what

Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970) – Review

January 10, 2023 greigzilla

For any studio that tends to focus on a more singular output, the name of the game is to try and make sure your product

Space Amoeba (1970) – Review

August 7, 2022 greigzilla

Boasting an original title that translates as Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas – but released in America with

The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) – Review

June 16, 2022 greigzilla

It’s not easy to popularise an entirely new subgenre almost single handedly, but it’s even tougher to do it with your debut movie – however,

Too Late The Hero (1970) – Review

March 10, 2022 greigzilla

If you were feeling in a highly generalizing kind of mood you could argue that there’s usually only two types of Second World War movie

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970) – Review

July 10, 2020 greigzilla

In many ways Planet Of The Apes has the perfect ending. While Charlton Heston’s flinty astronaut bellows his impotent rage at the revelation that the

Gamera Vs. Jiger (1970) – Review

June 3, 2019 greigzilla

The final, palatable Gamera movie of the original 60’s-70’s run (brace yourself as there’s two more to go) sees the child befriending mega turtle probably