Author Archive: Retro

Daniel Corban’s wife Elizabeth disappeared after they had a fight. Then she shows up, yet he insists that the woman isn’t actually his wife. TV Movie.

Black Fist, a tedious “blaxploitation” film made in 1976, concerns a young man ? Leroy Fist (Richard Lawson) ? who becomes involved in the mob. When he attempts to change his life, the mobsters kills his wife and Leroy goes out to seek his bloody revenge.

A profile of Paul Robeson (1898-1976), the controversial actor, singer, athlete and author who was as well-known for his politics as he was for his performances.

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Teacher lectures his class about “The Unknown”, telling them about the time he and his friends came upon an Indian burial ground, meeting up with the hairy monster that guards the spot. Dir. Don Fields

Alien ship crashes on Mars, and a human rescue team finds a woman onboard, whom they take back to earth. But, on the trip home, she reveals an unusual appetite for human blood. Written by Curtis Harrington. Dir. Curtis Harrington

It’s every man and woman for himself on an island where convicted murderers are dumped, rather than kept in prison.
An exploitation film when being an exploitation film was cool. As such, it has certain shortcoming inherent to the genre, such as street talking tough black guy, the psychotic white chauvinist pig, and the heroic woman, overcoming oppression with sagacity and perserverence, 1970’s porn movie music.

Marta Kristen fights and blows things up and knows how to make gunpowder. Very cool.