Anyone familiar with the more outrageous moments of Lucio Fulci’s output will no doubt be aware that once the maniacal sod entered the gorier era
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The Mighty Peking Man (1977) – Review
Insisting that all the 70s remake of King Kong was missing was more Asians and a far hornier ape, Shaw Brothers studios broke away from
Martin (1977) – Review
George A. Romero had already earned himself a reputation for adding an original spin on classic horror tropes thanks to his bold reinvention of the
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) – Review
Sequelizing William Friedkin’s The Exorcist was never going to be an easy job as, for all intents and purposes, it’s as perfect a horror film
The People That Time Forgot (1977) – Review
As a young child, any kind of public holiday meant that the lunchtime airwaves would be alive with movies of varying genres and even more
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
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
Kingdom Of The Spiders (1977) – Review
One of the more fondly remembered killer bug movies of the 70’s, Kingdom Of The Spiders is a film that, much like its eight legged
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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,
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
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
Cross Of Iron (1977) – Review
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
The Island Of Dr Moreau (1977) – Review
Fate hasn’t been kind to the various attempts Hollywood has made to realise H.G. Wells’ epic novel of science run amok and although cinema’s first
Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977) – Review
While the title evokes images of the legendary adventurer running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum Of Art in order to get in shape
Tentacles (1977) – Review
I think we’re all in agreement when I say there’s nothing worse than going out for a midnight swim and being grabbed firmly by the
Spider-Man (1977) – Review
Watching the repeated attempts of Marvel to desperately realise the pantheon of their much-loved characters during the procession of squirm inducing TV movies during the
Star Wars (1977) – Review
It all starts with a fanfare, a blast of trumpets that’s almost a literal slap in the face. “PAY ATTENTION” it sceams, “Your world is
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