Boasting an original title that translates as Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas – but released in America with
Tag: 1970s
To The Devil A Daughter (1976) – Review
By 1976, the once mighty Hammer Films was seemingly running on fumes after an existence that spanned over forty years, but after delivering a string
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) – Review
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,
Horror Express (1972) – Review
The 70’s brought a wave of realism to the horror genre the likes of which had never been seen before with such mavericks such a
High Plains Drifter (1973) – Review
One of the most indelible images of the western is the sight of Clint Eastwood silently trotting into town while the simple townsfolk gawp at
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) – Review
If I were to ask you to name a movie that’s not only a remake of a black and white classic, but is also a
Rabid (1977) – Review
A couple of years after he almost singlehandedly shut down the Canadian film industry with Shivers (aka. They Came From Within), canuck king of venereal
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) – Review
After making the cinema going public of 1972 collectively want to scrub themselves with bleach after the release of The Last House On The Left,
Three Days Of The Condor (1975) – Review
These days, actual global politics are so far off the fucking chain that any movie that delves into the shifty workings of international espionage that
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) – Review
Killer bug movies, arachnids in particular, are as sizable a cornerstone of the killer animal movie as sharks and crocodiles and yet the eight-legged bastards
Too Late The Hero (1970) – Review
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
Orca: The Killer Whale (1977) – Review
I’ve mentioned the effect Steven Spielberg’s Jaws had on cinema more times than there are fish in the sea, but while the many also-rans and
Beware! The Blob (1972) – Review
There are so many brow-furrowing details attached to the belated, 1972 sequel little-known sequel to 1958 sci-fi camp classic The Blob, that it beggars belief.
Suspiria (1977) – Review
From the beginning of his career in 1970 with the stunning and stylish The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, to 1975’s seminal Profondo Rosso (Deep
The Inglorious Bastards (1978) – Review
Not to be confused with Quentin Tarantino’s masterful slice of wartime lunacy (although he did steal and misspell the title as a tribute to this
The Visitor (1979) – Review
I will be first to openly admit that I am utterly obsessed with The Visitor for reasons that aren’t unlike the near-religous fervor that was
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Review
An inspired fusion of Rio Bravo and Night Of The The Living Dead made for as little money as possible, Assault On Precinct 13 is
Shivers (1975) – Review
Way before the uproar that faced Crash in 1996, it seems that even as early as his third film, David Cronenberg had what it took
Deep Red (1975) – Review
Known in its native Italy by the equally impressive sounding Profondo Rosso, Dario Argento’s Deep Red is arguably the pinnacle of the sub-genre known collectively
Shaft In Africa (1973) – Review
Sequels, like the slick private dick that gets all the chicks himself, always have that pressure to perform when the heat is on. No matter
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