This low-budget shocker’s working title,  Nightmare at Blood Castle , suits the mysoginistic content better than the moniker used dur...

           Watching the political thriller   Embassy  is frustrating not just because the picture is mediocre, but also because it wo...

Set in Florida, this dull low-budget horror flick tracks Karl (Nick Kleinholz III), a twisted young man who lives with his older sist...

          Never mind that the “kid” of the title is played by a 34-year-old Martin Sheen, because if that kind of logical disco...

The debut films of prolific directors have a certain innate appeal, because it’s always interesting to see where a noteworthy filmmak...

Greetings from the wilderness beyond the wonderful world of Every ’70s Movie ! Although I’ve been enjoying a much-needed re...

          While the meaning of the film’s title is a mystery, Captain Milkshake is in many other respects a fine time capsule...

          Earnest, humane, and political, indie drama Northern Lights tells the story of how Norwegian-immigrant farme...

          Filmed on location in Israel, terrorism-themed thriller The Jerusalem File has enough local color for two movies, f...

          One of the stranger cultural reactions to the notorious “Chicago 7 Trial” was an absurdist theater production blendi...

          Success creates demand for repeat performances, hence this Philip Roth adaptation starring Richard Benjamin, a follo...

          Since the Crown International logo usually heralds low-budget movies that disappoint in predictable ways, it’s worth...

          Adapted by James Kennaway from his play Country Dance (the title under which this British/American coproduct...

Blaxploitation sludge made on a pathetic budget, Speeding Up Time has something to do with a young writer tracking dow...

          Something of a thematic predecessor to the Sylvester Stallone hit First Blood (1982), this grim melodrama depicts t...

Here’s one of cinema’s stranger footnotes. More than 20 years after directing The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), John H...

Exactly seven and a half years after I started this project, today marks the conclusion of daily posting here at Every ’70s...

          Stating that Apple Pie isn’t the weirdest ’70s transmission from Manhattan’s artistic fringe might be accurate, but...

          Parallel to his music career, affable Tejano singer Trini Lopez dabbled in acting for movies and TV, notably ...