Some of the most bizarre viewing experiences I’ve had for this blog involve sanitized versions of exploitation movies—every so of...

As in life, birthdays start to blur after a while, but because so much of what exists in the digital space is ephemeral, it seems significan...

Yet another instance of pornographers sneaking into the mainstream via softcore,  Checkmate —also known as  Pepper  and  Pepper: Agent OOX —...

         Some documentaries are such useful historical artifacts that quibbling about their artistic or technical shortcomings misses the po...

          Even though he’s inextricably linked to the 1970s—the period during which he was, almost inarguably, Hollywood’s biggest star—Robe...

Hey there, groovy people! Once again, it’s my happy duty to report that  Every ’70s Movie  has achieved another milestone, notching nine mil...

Several tropes of late-’70s youth cinema converge in  Swim Team , a poorly made comedy about Southern Californian high-school kids navigatin...

          Offering a slight twist on the disaster-flick formula, bland telefilm  Smash-Up on Interstate 5  begins with the titular catastrop...

           Before launching her long career as a director of mainstream comedies and dramas for both film and television with the 1983 teen ...

Hey there, groovy people! I remain humbled and thrilled that even as  Every ’70s Movie  moves inexorably toward its 15th birthday (coming yo...

Among the many criticisms fairly directed at   Mister Deathman , a modestly budgeted thriller filmed in South Africa, one cannot fault leadi...

           A harmless but unimpressive attempt at mimicking Disney’s family-friendly formula,  The Kid from Not-So-Big  is somewhat akin to ...

            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 ...