Dirty O’Neil
Dirty O’Neil (1974) is a film of dramatic tonal shifts. While these variations in tone are all firmly planted in the sphere of the exploitation film it doesn’t diminish their… Read more »
Tag: 1970s
Morgiana
A Gothic tale of poison and plots, Morgiana (1972) is another dark rumination on the failings of the human spirit by provocateur Juraj Herz. Based on a work by Russian… Read more »
The Crazies
George A. Romero’s film The Crazies (1973), made on a shoestring budget, has found new renown and relevancy in the COVID age. Audiences who knew Romero only for his zombie… Read more »
Killer Nun
The legendary Anita Ekberg is Sister Gertrude in the infamous nunsploitation shocker Killer Nun (1979). Director Giulio Berruti litters the Hitchcockian labyrinth of a narrative with scenes of sensationalist violence… Read more »
Bonnie’s Kids
After killing their abusive stepfather (Leo Gordon), sisters Ellie (Tiffany Bolling) and Myra (Robin Mattson), run away to their estranged uncle Ben (Scott Brady). While Myra becomes sexually entangled with… Read more »
Leptirica
Leptirica (1973) is a made-for-television horror film best known for being the first film of that genre produced in what is now the former Yugoslavia. At just over one hour… Read more »
Sweet Sugar
Michel Levesque followed up the notorious Werewolves On Wheels (1971) with the women-in-prison exploitation classic Sweet Sugar (1972). Sweet Sugar was made at the height of the genre’s popularity and,… Read more »
Rancho Deluxe
Frank Perry’s film Rancho Deluxe (1975) is a dry character driven comedy that looks at the fallout of American Manifest Destiny in the mid-twentieth century. It’s a film where cattle… Read more »
More American Graffiti
It was pretty anomalous that American Graffiti (1973) became a classic American film when one considers that the film, despite its press, has three authors in the form of director… Read more »
Pensione paura
In a rural Italian village at the height of WWII, Rosa (Leonora Fani) and her mother Marta (Lidia Biondi) run a hotel. Rosa eagerly awaits her father’s return from the… Read more »
