A filmmaker deeply committed to expressing his far-left political ideology onscreen, Robert Kramer directed the awkward but impa...

           While I’m a reasonably adventurous cinefile, the reputation and running time of Chantal Ackerman’s acclaimed character study  Jea...

          Obituaries are not generally a part of this blog, but a rare exception is necessary to mark the passing of Gene Hackman, not only ...

           Tucked into the deepest crevasses of the ’70s-cinema landscape are a few low-budget obscurities that are interesting because of t...

Watching this lifeless low-budget drama about the misadventures of a small-time pool hustler will deepen your appreciation for the visual in...

Hey there, groovy people! It’s been a few years since I reached out for help tracking down elusive movies, and longtime readers will recogni...

The basic premise of low-budget exploitation flick  Inside Amy  is solid enough that if the picture had been written and directed with a mod...

            Drag comedies have a long history in Hollywood, so it’s not as if low-budget farce  The Great Masquerade  was daring for its tim...

           The public’s zeal for smooth-criminal movies was on the wane by the time  The Gamblers passed through cinemas in early 1970. Yet ...

Apparently  Honky Tonk Nights  represents an attempt by a group of pornographers to make a legit flick for the drive-in circuit, which goes ...

Hey there, groovy people! Once again, it’s my privilege to say thanks for your continued interest and loyalty because   Every ’70s Movie   h...

          After opening with a moderately exciting bank robbery and chase, which introduces audiences to the title character of even-tempere...

           Apparently Sammy Davis Jr. spent some time looking for a project in which he could costar with John Wayne, leading to development...

          In the great 1966 Western  The Professionals , mercenaries enter Mexico to rescue an American’s wife, who was supposedly kidnapped...

Thank you to North Carolina-based critic and podcaster Adam Long for inviting me to his corner of the Internet for a conversation about Ever...

Calling   Elmer   a substandard example of the intrepid-dog genre requires giving the movie too much credit. Amateurish and dull, this early...

The first of three schlocky movies directed by minor Hollywood actor Chris Robinson, this swampy adventure has such a problematic central el...

           It’s unsurprising this low-budget dramedy failed to make noise during its original release because even though the core of the pi...

           After the successful release of  A Thief in the Night  (1972), the Rapture-themed drama that launched his evangelical production ...

          Vietnam-era movies about young Americans illegally avoiding military service tended to be angsty dramas, so  A.W.O.L.  is an oddit...

           To the best of my knowledge, innocuous outdoor adventure   Brother of the Wind   was the first production from Sunn Classic Pictu...

I’ve long wondered why so many zero-budget filmmakers botch their attempts at creature features, given that the formula for these pictures i...