Tag: 1970s
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‘Scorchy’ Makes the Most of Seattle
This cheaply made procedural is dramatically inert, but it beautifully captures the Northwest city in the mid-1970s.
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Pam Grier, in Charming Amateur Detective Mode, in ‘Friday Foster’
Grier’s final movie with American International Pictures is among her most effortlessly enjoyable vehicles.
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‘The Doll Squad’: An Inept Spy Thriller with an Undeniable Vision
Ted V. Mikels’ 1973 movie squanders its early promise, but it at least has the intriguing germ of an idea ‘Charlie’s Angels’ would soon improve on.
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How Pam Grier Elevates ‘Coffy’
The revenge thriller almost always feels a little off by virtue of being a sleazy piece of work that happens to host a premier-quality performance.
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Odds & Ends: February 2024
Notes from the last month.
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‘The Car’ is About What You’d Expect
A hybrid of ‘Christine’ and ‘Jaws,’ this thriller about a self-driving car that hits the gas only so that it can kill people isn’t necessarily bad, but it doesn’t do anything that interesting with its premise, either.
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On Steve McQueen’s So-Called Vanity Project
Notes on ‘Le Mans.’
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‘Death Race 2000’ is a Tongue-in-Cheek Dystopian Thriller
The performers — particularly the in-on-the-joke cool Mary Woronov and the comically always-fuming Sylvestor Stallone — know precisely what kind of movie this is and seem to be luxuriating in the material, just as we are.
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‘Car Wash’ is a Winning Slice-of-Life Comedy
There are some memorable moments of slapstick in Michael Schulz’s affable ensemble film, but the movie is much more than its silliness.
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