James Bond Review: Diamonds Are Forever (dir. by Guy Hamilton)
I think it’s a well-known fact that the Austin Powers series was spoofing the spy film of the 60’s and 70’s with it’s main target for laughs being the iconic James Bond character and his international...
View ArticleEmbracing the Melodrama #28: The Towering Inferno (dir by John Guillermin)
I have a weakness for the old, all-star disaster movies of the 1970s. It could be because those movies remind me of how fragile life really is and encourage me to make the most of every minute. Or...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #212: Fuzz (1972, directed by Richard A. Colla)
Detective Eileen McHenry (Raquel Welch) has just been given her new assignment and she is about to find out that there is never a dull day in the 87th Precinct. How could there be when the precinct’s...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #246: Bloodsport (1988, directed by Newt Arnold)
Bloodsport is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s earliest films and it is Damme good! Forgive the terrible opening line but that is how they actually used to advertise Jean-Claude Van Damme films....
View ArticleThe TSL’s Horror Grindhouse: The Terminal Man (dir by Mike Hodges)
Check out the poster for 1974’s The Terminal Man. Look at it carefully. Examine it. Try to ignore the fact that it’s weird that George Segal was once a film star. Yes, on the poster, Segal has been...
View ArticleThe Gumball Rally (1976, directed by Chuck Bail)
When he gets bored in a business meeting, Michael Bannon (Michael Sarrazin) calls his old friend, Prof. Samuel Graves (Nicholas Pryor) and says only one word: “Gumball.” Inspired by that one word,...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: A Great American Tragedy (dir by J. Lee Thompson)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
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