Cultural tastes and etiquette definitely transform over time. While this has been a sticking point in literature for years (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn certainly comes to mind), it also holds particularly true for film. Unfortunately for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, this is one of those movies that used a device once a cultural norm … Continue reading 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Ah, Thunder. You're like if Rambo and Billy Jack had a tough, quiet love child out in the New Mexican desert. And now I'm finishing off the trilogy. A group of white supremacist militia members shoot a couple of horses, and when Thunder intervenes, they shoot up and torch a small Native American village and … Continue reading Thunder III (1988)
Thunder is a man on the edge. The white man has desecrated his tribe's burial ground, sexually harassed his friend, and violated the treaty that his grandfather struggled to secure. What's a young Native American man to do? Get revenge. Get sweet, explosive revenge. If you haven't noticed it yet, there is a headband around … Continue reading Thunder (1983)
