Dark Star
Kubrick meets Americana in John Carpenter’s first film, written by Alien scribe Dan O’Bannon, about a crew scouting colonisable planets in the 22nd century. If 2001: A Space Odyssey was […]
Tag Archives: 1974
Black Christmas
Black Christmas (1974) is a Canadian slasher flick about a sorority house quite literally going to pieces over the Christmas break, not to be confused with Black X-Mas (2006), Black […]
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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 […]
The Godfather Part II
To follow one of the most acclaimed films of all time is a near-impossible challenge, especially when its iconic main character is dead. Here the Godfather goes farther via a […]
Female Trouble
A rebellious young woman, Dawn Davenport (Divine), becomes the muse of two owners of an upmarket salon. Their vision is one where crime equals beauty, so at their bidding, Dawn […]
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Bird on a Wire documents Leonard Cohen’s 1974 20-date tour of European cities, from Dublin to Tel Aviv. The story of this documentary’s path to cinema screens is a remarkable […]
Foxy Brown
Tagline: “A chick with drive who don’t take no jive! “ Pam Grier plays Foxy Brown, a sassy, sexy, hardass woman with the most subtle name since Pussy Galore. Foxy […]
Screen Goblin 