Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976, Jimmy Wang Yu) August 28, 2024 Originally published 5/15/22 on Substack. First, once again I’ve written a post that’s too long for gmail. Your email version is probably cut short; May Poll (for June) August 14, 2024 Originally posted 5/2/22 on Substack. Patreon poll number three has begun! The poll is open to all paid subscribers, so if you’re not a paid April Poll Winner! August 13, 2024 Originally posted 5/1/22 on Substack. The votes have been counted in the poll and the Substack newsletter votes have come in, and we can now Silent Running (1972, Douglas Trumbull) July 30, 2024 Originally posted 4/25/22 on Substack. This is the second Against the ’70s Request Line film, and it’s from subscriber Martin McClellan. Thanks, Zardoz (1974, John Boorman) July 23, 2024 Originally posted 4/5/22 on Substack. Here is the winner of the March Poll! Thank you to everyone who voted. If you are reading this via Gmail, I You know what I want to post? Struts. May 4, 2024 Originally posted 4/2/22 on Substack It’s the end of one month and the beginning of another, so it’s time for a new rpg product from me! This April 2022 Poll (for May) April 29, 2024 (Originally published 4/1/22 on Substack.) Over at my Patreon, the second-ever Against the ’70s poll is up. Once again, I’ve selected five films The Incredible Melting Man (1977, William Sachs) April 7, 2024 This is the first Against the ’70s Request Line film, and it’s from subscriber Steve Carlson. Thanks, Steve! You can read Steve’s own reviews over Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978, Gordon Hessler) April 4, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here, but — and I say this as a certified spoilerphobic — this really isn’t that kind of movie. Nevertheless, read Let’s All Go to the Lobby 3/5/22 March 21, 2024 (Originally published 3/5/22 on Substack) Time to do some housekeeping! Here’s some stuff that’s been happening at or around Against the ’70s March 2022 Poll March 21, 2024 (Originally published 2/26/22 on Substack) Over at my Patreon1, I’ve posted my first poll. I’ve selected five films from “Appendix I: Inspirations” Damnation Alley (1977, Jack Smight) February 21, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here, but I’ve tried to keep them to a minimum. Read with care. Thanks! What is it? Damnation Alley, directed by Jack Streets Ahead: own the road with Owns the Road February 16, 2024 Today is my 50th birthday! Happy birthday to me!1 To celebrate, I’m unveiling my first-ever for-sale product. It’s called Owns the Road, it’s a new Gone in 60 Seconds (1974, H.B. Halicki) February 4, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here, but I’ve tried to keep them to a minimum in the review half, enough that you could read it and still enjoy and Saturday Night Fever (1977, John Badham) January 25, 2024 This one gets thoroughly spoiled, and also TW: rape. Read with care. Thanks! What is it? Saturday Night Fever, directed by John Badham, written by Soylent Green (1973, Richard Fleischer) January 19, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here, but if you’ve really never been spoiled on the big final twist of Soylent Green, then stop here, consider Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974, Brian Clemens) January 16, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here, but I’ve tried to keep them to a minimum in the review half, enough that you could read it and still enjoy and Phantasm (1979, Don Coscarelli) January 13, 2024 There are spoilers here, up to and including the ending. Read with care. Thanks! What is it? Phantasm, written and directed by Don Coscarelli, We interrupt this broadcast for an important bulletin! January 12, 2024 As the title says, no post today. I know I said I wanted to use the weekends to finish up posts, but I didn’t count on Christmas arriving on the Laserblast (1978, Michael Rae) January 10, 2024 Inevitably, there are spoilers here. Read with care. Thanks! What is it? Laserblast, directed by Michael Rae, written by Frank Ray Perilli and