It's the 1970s. The American urban sprawl is a crime-filled wasteland of drugs and violence. Gangs openly walk the streets, hunting for victims in the parks, on the subway, and even in the grocery store. What's a guy to do? Why, get a gun and go to town, of course. Death Wish is a weird … Continue reading Death Wish (1974)
There are actually two movies in the poliziotteschi genre with this title featuring Henry Silva that came out in the 1970s. This is the second such movie, released in 1975, and it is sometimes referred to as The Manhunt. Crime runs rampant in Italy. A trio of thieves whose leader poses as a blind man … Continue reading Manhunt in the City (1975)
1969 brought a nearly two decade reign of terror in Italy known as the Anni di piombo, the Years of Lead, during which both far left and far right terrorist groups(supposedly supported by the Soviet Union and US respectively) carried out bombings, assassinations, homicides, arson, kidnappings, intentional maiming, and executions against police officers, journalists, government … Continue reading Execution Squad (1972)
