Inn of the Damned (1975)

Inn of the Damned (1975)

[6] Dame Judith Anderson (Rebecca, Edge of Darkness) headlines this genre-blender from writer/director Terry Bourke (Night of Fear). Inn of the Damned is an Australian western mixed with a horror mystery, about an American bounty hunter (Airwolf's Alex Cord) pursuing…
Fire (1977)

Fire (1977)

[6] Producer Irwin Allen continued his string of successful disaster films (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) with this TV movie that aired the month Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty) headlines the ensemble this…
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

[7] Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry produced and wrote the adapted screenplay for this supremely odd but beguiling movie directed by Roger Vadim (Barbarella). Rock Hudson headlines as a high school football coach and guidance counselor who gets intimate with…
Night of Fear (1973)

Night of Fear (1973)

[6] A woman wrecks her car on a rural, dead end road where she's stalked by a scary hermit (Norman Yemm) and his pet rat in this Australian film from writer/director Terry Bourke (Inn of the Damned, Noon Sunday). Night…
Flood! (1976)

Flood! (1976)

[3] In this TV movie from producer Irwin Allen (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno), several inhabitants of a small fishing town debate whether or not their dam is about to break after several weeks of rain. The mayor refuses…
The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

[7] Clint Eastwood gives us his take on James Bond with The Eiger Sanction, the story of a retired hit man who is coerced back into action by a secretive government organization to 'sanction' (kill) a member of a mountain…
Creature from Black Lake (1976)

Creature from Black Lake (1976)

[7] Maybe I crave Bigfoot movies and the innocence of the 1970s so much that I give half-way decent 'Squatch flicks more credit than I should, but I was impressed with Creature from Black Lake, a low-budget film with production…
Drifter (1974)

Drifter (1974)

[6] A bisexual hustler (Joed Adair) hitchhikes around the Pacific Southwest looking to trade sex for room and board -- and maybe a deeper connection with someone? Drifter is an early offering in the history of gay cinema, a non-explicit…
Slap Shot (1977)

Slap Shot (1977)

[7] Paul Newman stars as an aging ice hockey coach and player who tries to salvage his team's careers by leaning into on-ice violence and wrestling-like theatrics, what the players call 'goonery'. The effort works, leading to a winning streak,…
Sunflower (1970)

Sunflower (1970)

[5] Sophia Loren stars in the final film from director Vittorio de Sica, about an Italian woman despondently searching for her soldier husband (Marcello Mastroianni) in the fallout of World War II. Unable to learn from the government whether he's…