Warning: You will be bored by 70 percent of “One Dark Night.” Then, all hell breaks loose. You will be forgiven for thinking the initial hour of this trapped-in-a-mausoleum horror flick would be more accurately titled “One Dull Movie.” But… Read More ›

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Night of the Juggler (1980)
The title, “Night of the Juggler,” is a misnomer — most of “Night” takes place during the day, and the only things being juggled are a litany of clichés. The setup: James Brolin is a trucker whose daughter is accidentally kidnapped… Read More ›
The Man Who Loved Bears (1979)
Nature lover/environmentalist Marty Stouffer is the title character in “The Man Who Loved Bears.” About halfway through the film, I became The Man Who Kept Looking at His Watch. Directed by and starring the rugged Stouffer, “Bears” is about a… Read More ›
The Ballad of Orin (1977)
“The Ballad of Orin” is a very pretty, very tranquil, very boring film. Because the setting is Japan, there’s automatic, built-in prettiness on account of the lush, gorgeous cherry blossoms everywhere you look, and cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, who also shot… Read More ›
Oriental Vixen (1974)
Forget the politically incorrect title. The real crime of “Oriental Vixen” is that the adult film’s cast doesn’t seem to know how to have sex. The stunningly lifeless “Oriental Vixen” exists in a weird gray area between hard- and soft-core… Read More ›
The Fury of the Black Belt (1973)
Bad dubbing. Cheesy violence. Over-the-top, mustache-twirling-style villainy. Enough quick zooms to warrant viewers pop Dramamine over popcorn. Yup, “The Fury of the Black Belt” is routine Bruceploitation at its finest. The genre is boiled down to its essence in “Black Belt,”… Read More ›
The Masterpiece (1969)
How can we tell the people behind “The Masterpiece” know their movie is dull? Because the entire female half of the cast spends more time in the nude than they do fully clothed. Not that I’m complaining. All of the… Read More ›
Over 18 … and Ready! (1969)
“Over 18 … and Ready!” opens with a tour through old Hollywood and concludes with a deadly car crash. The creamy white center to this cinematic Oreo? Wall-to-wall T&A. Intrigued? Don’t be. It’d be one thing if the movie had interesting… Read More ›
All the Loving Couples (1969)
According to the promotional materials for “All the Loving Couples,” there are 7 million swinging couples in the world. Hey, who says progressivism is dead? “All the Loving Couples” is about eight such swingers, four suburban couples who gather on… Read More ›