1970s – Page 8 – We Have Issues

The Visitor (1979) – Review

November 25, 2021 greigzilla

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

November 10, 2021 greigzilla

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

October 28, 2021 greigzilla

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

October 27, 2021 greigzilla

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

September 15, 2021 greigzilla

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

The Enforcer (1976) – Review

September 8, 2021 greigzilla

By the third time Clint Eastwood dusted off his 44. Magnum, pulled on a pair of $29.50 slacks and did that swept back thing with

Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) – Review

August 29, 2021 greigzilla

Exploding onto the scene in 1971 with possibly one of the most notorious theme tunes in cinema history, Shaft grabbed everybody’s attention thanks to his

Magnum Force (1973) – Review

August 27, 2021 greigzilla

Right up to the moment the titular hero turned his maniacal nemesis into the equivalent of a human polo mint with a slug from his

Shaft (1971) – Review

August 17, 2021 greigzilla

Anyone unfamiliar with the blaxploitation pictures of the 70’s usually pictures the more cartoonish end of the spectrum with glorified pimps dressed in garish refinery,

Dirty Harry (1971) – Review

August 9, 2021 greigzilla

The image of Clint Eastwood chewing on a cigar, wrapped in a poncho and squinting at his enemies from underneath a dusty cowboy hat is

Rollerball (1975) – Review

July 28, 2021 greigzilla

Making futuristic movies in a time when the ability to realise said worlds is heavily limited is tough. Not only can you get bizarrely dated

Cross Of Iron (1977) – Review

July 27, 2021 greigzilla

What with lunatic/maverick filmmaker Sam Peckenpah’s proclivity for fashioning incredibly brutal adventures featuring unfeasibly grizzled men trying to find a sliver of decency in horrific

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) – Review

July 26, 2021 greigzilla

The intergalactic mac daddy of TV shows boldly going over to the medium of film, Star Trek didn’t exactly have the triumphant start you would

Damien: Omen II (1978) – Review

July 19, 2021 greigzilla

I’ve mentioned this a couple of other times around these parts, but the spiritual link between the Omen and Final Destination franchises is fairly well