Every 70s Movie
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Schoolgirls in Chains (1973)

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Myriad grotesque horror-movie tropes permeate Schoolgirls in Chains , an ugly (and yet quite dull) story about two brothers wh...
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Saturday, July 15, 2017

Adam’s Woman (1970)

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          Offering an interesting look at sociopolitical dynamics impacting Australia during the era when the island nation wa...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Wolfman (1979)

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I like to believe that Earl Owensby had an absolute blast during the ’70s, building a production facility in North Carolina so...
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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Just Be There (1973)

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          Earnest drama Just Be There epitomizes the strengths and weaknesses of low-budget indie filmmaking circa the early ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Beast of Blood (1970)

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After unleashing gory sci-fi mayhem in The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968), director Eddie Romero and star Josh Ashley rete...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

George! (1972)

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          Comic fluff about a bachelor who becomes caretaker for a gigantic Saint Bernard, the Swiss/US coproduction George! ...
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Monday, July 10, 2017

Cop Killers (1973)

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          Pointless and sadistic but also intense and single-minded, Cop Killers tells the simple story of two longhai...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

To Find a Man (1972)

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          The most intriguing films about teen life avoid oversimplifying young characters, following adolescents through adve...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

Timber Tramps (1975)

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          Old-fashioned, predictable, and shallow, Timber Tramps features a rare leading performance by burly character actor...
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Friday, July 7, 2017

Stigma (1972)

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          Some bad movies curry favor because the incompetence of the filmmaking is endearing, and others win cult followings ...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

The Milpitas Monster (1976)

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Judged by the standards of real movies, no-budget creature feature The Milpitas Monster is an unwatchable trainwreck. ...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)

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You can almost feel the makers of Hitch Hike to Hell trying to reach for a measure of narrative and thematic legitimac...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Victory at Entebbe (1976) & Raid on Entebbe (1977)

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          One of the Me Decade’s most startling real-life events occurred on July 4, 1976, when Israeli commandos raided a...
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Monday, July 3, 2017

Red Sky at Morning (1971)

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          An earnest coming-of-age story that wears its literary origins proudly, Red Sky at Morning offers an interesting mi...
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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Prelude to Happiness (1975)

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A generous appraisal of this romantic melodrama would celebrate the movie as a noble effort at inclusion, because the story re...
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Saturday, July 1, 2017

The Adulteress (1973)

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The Adulteress is basically a Harlequin romance viewed through the fashionably downbeat prism of early-’70s cinema. The setup is...
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Friday, June 30, 2017

Jessi’s Girls (1975)

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          Discovering a watchable Al Adamson movie is a joyous moment for the ’70s-cinema explorer, so even though Jess...
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