Dario Argento has been dubbed the master of horror more times than I’ve had hot dinners – and I’m not usually known for skipping too
Tag: 1970s
The Driver (1978) – Review
Walter Hill’s 1978 thriller is one of those movies that’s managed to affect popular culture without being that well known to the general public. Not
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons (1973) – Review
After wisely taking a brief time-out after churning out the first three Lone Wolf And Cub movies in under a year, Kenji Misumi returned to
Beyond The Poseidon Adventure (1979) – Review
You’d think that having a disparate group of survivors fight to escape the upside-down hellscape of an upturned ocean liner would be drama enough, but
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974) – Review
During their golden years, Hammer films released horror movies that contained everything from Werewolves, Gorgons, zombies and a shit load of Vampires of varying genders
The Land That Time Forgot (1974) – Review
Back when Hammer Films were flexing their muscles with their substantial amount of horror releases and fantasy films, Amicus Productions were carving their own little
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) – Review
After six movies that followed a distinct rinse and repeat pattern of its fangy star rising from the dead, terrorising a handful of people and
Smokey And The Bandit (1977) – Review
When pondering the nature of the redneck action comedy, there’s two titles that immediately spring to mind. One is the the infamous, Eastwood and an
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart To Hades (1972) – Review
Much like the unbroken resolve of the unfeasibly stoic Lone Wolf (aka. ex executioner for the Shogunate and awesome/terrible parent Ogami Ittõ), the Lone Wolf
Horror Of Frankenstein (1970) – Review
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
At The Earth’s Core (1976) – Review
Sometimes a movie is so relentlessly cheesy and dated that it virtually becomes critic proof. Take that series of epically staged Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972) – Review
The blood staining the sword of Ogami Ittõ barely had time to dry before the core creative team behind Sword Of Vengeance got stuck into
Scars Of Dracula (1970) – Review
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
Lone Wolf And Cub: Sword Of Vengeance (1972) – Review
Chances are, even if you’ve never even heard of the Lone Wolf & Cub series, you’ve still most likely come across it in some form.
The Incredible Melting Man (1977) – Review
There’s something about a truly lurid movie title that speaks directly to that lizard part of my brain and demands that I have to simply
The Vampire Lovers (1970) – Review
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
Elvis (1979) – Review
The filmography of John Carpenter may not be one that initially seems like it could be home to the legend known as Elvis Aaron Presley
Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970) – Review
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
Squirm (1976) – Review
While describing the 70’s output of nature going crazy movies as a heyday may strain your personal definition of what a heyday should be, there’s
Midway (1976) – Review
When filmmakers opt to make a film that covers a large aspect of a war, they invariably find themselves faced with something of a Sophie’s
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