Author Archive: Retro

A streetfighter trained by the mob sets out on his own. Two hitmen get a contract to kill him but the plan goes awry and his wife and child are killed. He sets out on a personal vendetta to get the hitmen.

A young man just released from prison and living with his sister crosses paths with two children, also brother and sister, who are on the run from their child pornographer foster parents.

In this action-drama an African American youth must deal with both physical tests and the racism of his peers as he works to become a full-fledged fire fighter. He is the only black man in an all-white unit and learns that the man he replaced was killed in a fire set by a black arsonist.

Statuesque former playmate Jeanne Bell is a karate expert searching for her missing brother and kicking the hell out of anyone who gets in her way. A blaxploitation favorite, no doubt for the curious way Bell’s shirts get torn off in the fight scenes.

A lone cop struggles to protect a female photographer from a gang of psychopathic bikers.

A socially conscious hero (Rod Perry) tries to uproot evil in the neighborhood (i.e. drugs) through violent tactics and (of course) runs up against corrupt cops and the mob who (of course) are far more nasty than they are competent.

A sextet of African-American vets don black leather jackets, mount their roaring hogs and set off Westward down the long, dusty road in this biker movie that is among the first to feature all black leads. During their journey, they get entangled with the white biker gang who killed one of their brothers.

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death…and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on – continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.