The Neptune Factor (1973) – A Review
A review of the 1973 sci-fi disaster film The Neptune Factor, starring Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine and Yvette Mimieux – it’s sort of like a low-rent version of The Abyss
1970s
Remake Recon: The Mechanic
It’s a new Remake Recon! This time I look at the original 1972 action film The Mechanic, starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent and then 2011 remake starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster, and see how both Mechanic films stack up against one another
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) – A Review
A review of the 1978 action comedy Every Which Way But Loose, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Ruth Gordon and Clyde the orangutan
Avalanche Express (1979) – A Review
A review of the 1979 Cold War action thriller Avalanche Express, starring Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Mike Connors & Joe Namath
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) – A Review
A review of the 1979 western prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, starring Tom Berenger, William Katt, Jeff Corey, Brian Dennehy and Peter Weller
The Swarm (1978) – A Review
A review of the 1978 Irwin Allen disaster film The Swarm about attacking killer bees, starring Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Olivia DeHavilland and Fred MacMurray
Coffy (1973) – A Review
A review of the 1973 blaxploitation action classic Coffy starring Pam Grier as a nurse who sets out to unleash her own vigilante justice against drug dealers
Mr. Majestyk (1974) – A Review
A review of the 1974 action film Mr. Majestyk, starring Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal and Al Lettieri, directed by Richard Fleischer, written by Elmore Leonard
The Front (1976) – A Review
A review of the 1976 drama The Front, starring Woody Allen, Zero Mostel and Michael Murphy, about a man who submits his friends tv scripts under his name because he’s on the Hollywood blacklist
1941 (1979) – A Review
A review of director Steven Spielberg’s 1979 WWII comedy 1941, starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Lee, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack and a huge cast of stars
The Anderson Tapes (1971) – A Review
A review of the 1971 crime film The Anderson Tapes, starring Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Alan King, Martin Balsam and Christopher Walken, directed by Sidney Lumet
The Towering Inferno (1974) – A Review
A review of the 1974 Irwin Allen classic disaster film The Towering Inferno starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, William Holden and a host of stars trying to survive a building fire
Hannie Caulder (1971) – A Review
A review of the 1971 western Hannie Caulder starring Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin and Christopher Lee
Hey Remember – Faces of Death
A look back at the 1978 film Faces of Death and how it became a rite of passage movie that adolescents dared to watch during the VHS era to see just how scary, gross and disturbing it actualy was
The Gumball Rally (1976) – A Review
A review of the 1976 comedy The Gumball Rally, a group of drivers compete in an illegal cross country car race, starring Michael Sarrazin, Tricia O’Neil, Raul Julia and Gary Busey
Helter Skelter (1976) – A Review
The ambitious 1976 television movie Helter Skelter, based on Vincent Bugliosi’s book about the murders committed by Charles Manson and his followers. The film recounts the investigation and trial of one of the most notorious crimes ever committed.
Time After Time (1979) – A Review
H.G. Welles time travels to 1979 San Francisco to stop Jack the Ripper. Between trying to catch the notorious killer Welles also falls for a modern day woman in the 1979 film Time After Time starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen and David Warner.
Kelly’s Heroes (1970) – A Review
A review of the 1970 action war comedy Kelly’s Heroes, starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles and Carroll O’Conner