Cries And Whispers (1972)

Ingmar Bergman is a director whose filmography I’ve always chided myself for not knowing more about. For the longest time, I hadn’t seen any of Bergman’s films until I finally watched The Seventh Seal a few years ago, and I was surprised at how funny it was even with its iconic existential imagery (playing chess […]

Convoy (1978)

Convoy (1978) is based on the country western novelty song by C.W. McCall which also soundtracks the movie itself, stretching out and teasing the audience with sections of the tune and only letting rip with its anthemic chorus near the climax. Big rig trucker “Rubber Duck” (Kris Kristofferson) runs afoul of corrupt, racist Sheriff “Dirty […]

The Devils (1971)

Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971) has been a notorious prospect to me, a film that received considerable controversy on release, was a box office hit in the UK, yet was also banned in a few places and a director’s cut has still not been released by Warner Brothers despite its critical reappraisal over the years. […]

Milano Calibro 9 (1972)

A highly regarded example of the Poliziotteschi genre (or Eurocrime movies), Milano Calibro 9 (1972; aka Caliber 9) is directed by Fernando Di Leo and focuses on a thief released from prison after a few years. His name is Ugo Piazza and he’s played by Gastone Moschin (better known as Don Fanucci in The Godfather […]