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Tag: 1970s

Harold and Maude (1971)

I don't watch much in the way of romance movies. It's one of those genres I have a major blindspot for, like teen movies or dance movies not about break dancers in the 1980s. Hell, I've seen more episodes of Manimal than I have some of these genres, and there's only eight of those. Why … Continue reading Harold and Maude (1971) →

evanconaway Comedy, Drama 1 Comment August 2, 2021August 1, 2021 4 Minutes

Scum (1979)

I watch a surprising amount of prison movies. It's not that I have any special affinity towards prison, but the setting makes for an easy method to tell tales of violence, drama, and survival against harsh odds often imposed by other people. Prison makes for an exploitative arena, though the films that focus on it, … Continue reading Scum (1979) →

evanconaway Drama 1 Comment July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 4 Minutes

Deathcheaters (1976)

Australian stuntmen engage in covert missions, perform death-defying stunts, and drink and shag women whose names they don't remember! Huh, the “stuntmen” part of that sentence seems redundant. Steve Hall and Rodney Cann are a couple of stuntmen working in the Australian film and TV industry in the 1970s. The two are undeniable thrill seekers, … Continue reading Deathcheaters (1976) →

evanconaway Action 1 Comment May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 4 Minutes

The Corpse Eaters (1974)

The Corpse Eaters as a title has a double meaning: eating corpses and corpses that eat. Clever, Canada. The film begins with a flash forward to a funeral home, where the greedy love child of an alternate universe George Romero and Angus Scrimm accepts a late night body to be prepped for burial. He drives … Continue reading The Corpse Eaters (1974) →

evanconaway Horror 1 Comment May 3, 2021May 5, 2021 4 Minutes

Don’t Look in the Basement (1973)

It really can't be a good sign if the movie poster has to reference a much better film to try and drum up an audience. No, this film has absolutely nothing to do with The Last House on the Left. In fact, the only real connection is being distributed by American International Pictures, and while … Continue reading Don’t Look in the Basement (1973) →

evanconaway Horror Leave a comment December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 4 Minutes

Day of the Animals (1977)

This movie is not to be confused with the never released Grizzly II. It may seem strange that the two get compared, but Day of the Animals and Grizzly both featured much of the same crew, including the same director and producer, as well as both actors Christopher George and Richard Jaeckel. Only instead of fighting a single giant bear … Continue reading Day of the Animals (1977) →

evanconaway Horror 1 Comment November 2, 2020October 31, 2020 3 Minutes

Cry of the Banshee (1970)

Let's get a few things straight right off the bat. There is no banshee; the title is only connected by a line a character mutters early on in response to a distant wolf howling. Also, despite that it was a period horror from American International Pictures and claims so on the poster, this is not … Continue reading Cry of the Banshee (1970) →

evanconaway Horror Leave a comment October 26, 2020October 19, 2020 3 Minutes

Savage Weekend (1979)

The US theatrical release date for this film is 1979 or 1980, but it was actually filmed in 1976 and then had trouble securing release until it was picked up by The Cannon Group after a near disastrous showing at Cannes. Turns out the photo lab had put it in the wrong aspect ratio, so … Continue reading Savage Weekend (1979) →

evanconaway Horror, Slasher Leave a comment October 19, 2020October 8, 2020 3 Minutes

Moon of the Wolf (1972)

No, Lon Chaney Jr. was not in this movie. I know that's his kind of makeup in that terrible poster, but the actual werewolf is pretty much just a guy with a beard and black paint on his nose. Yeah, it's gonna be one of those kinds of movies. Two farmers discover the mauled body … Continue reading Moon of the Wolf (1972) →

evanconaway Horror 1 Comment June 14, 2019June 6, 2019 2 Minutes

Vampyres (1974)

Did you know that in the world of genres, subgenres, and microgenres, Lesbian Vampire is a specific designation? In fact, it covers an interesting mix of film, novels, and even stage productions that range from humor to exploitation to dramatic portrayals of LGBT+ alienation. It's got pedigree in vampire literature too, both in the 1872 … Continue reading Vampyres (1974) →

evanconaway Horror Leave a comment June 11, 2019June 3, 2019 2 Minutes

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