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Tag Archives: 1970s

Alien

April 27, 2023by Dan Meier Leave a comment

Few films are as influential and more pointless to review than Alien; by this point trying to say anything new about the 1979 classic is the critical equivalent of screaming […]

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Jaws

September 16, 2022by Dan Meier Leave a comment

Universal has re-released Jaws (the film, not the shark) at the IMAX, marking the first time there has been a great shark movie in cinemas since 1975. The film that […]

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When a Stranger Calls

August 1, 2022by Dan Meier Leave a comment

A babysitter (Carol Kane) is stalked by a child-killer (Tony Beckley) in Fred Walton’s 1979 thriller adapted from his short film The Sitter, itself based on an urban legend about […]

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Theatre of Blood

April 12, 2022by Dan Meier Leave a comment

Having referenced Theatre of Blood yesterday as an example of homicidal gimmickry, lend me your ears as we revive this comedy of terrors. Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) throws […]

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

March 25, 2022by Dan Meier 2 Comments

As I reference the seminal cannibal flick in every other post it is probably time I reviewed it. This is usually where I would retitle a film some variation on […]

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Salem’s Lot

October 31, 2021by Dan Meier Leave a comment

Old foes come to New England in a 1979 take on Stephen King’s vampire tale. Originally conceived as a movie, Salem’s Lot was expanded to a 3+ hour TV miniseries […]

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The Brood

October 2, 2021by Dan Meier Leave a comment

David Cronenberg’s angry divorce movie follows Frank (Art Hindle) as he tries to save his ex-wife (Samantha Eggar, brilliant) and daughter (Cindy Hinds, creepy) from an unorthodox psychotherapist (Oliver Reed, […]

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Straw Dogs

May 31, 2021by Dan Meier Leave a comment

In Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 thriller Straw Dogs, American academic David (Dustin Hoffman) and his English wife Amy (Susan George) move to her tiny Cornish village with barely enough room to […]

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Gus

December 31, 2020by Alex Chafey Leave a comment

Struggling American football team The Atoms enlist the help of Yugoslavian mule Gus, and his handler Andy (Gary Grimes), to take their kicks in a winning strategy to rival Moneyball. […]

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The Hills Have Eyes

December 17, 2020by Dan Meier Leave a comment

An affluent nuclear family’s RV breaks down on a military testing site where they’re terrorised by a nuclear family of a not-so-different kind. Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes is […]

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