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REVIEW: Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

July 20, 2022 Grant Watson

In our slowly developing tour of ill-advised sequels, it is time to examine Guy Hamilton’s 1978 effort Force 10 from Navarone. A long-delayed follow-up to the popular hit The Guns of Navarone, it took so long to head into production – 17 … Continue reading REVIEW: Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

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REVIEW: Black Sunday (1977)

April 15, 2021 Grant Watson

Released in early 1977, John Frankenheimer’s thriller Black Sunday blends crime drama, espionage thriller, action flick, and disaster movie – all while maintaining an unexpected realism. It adapts the debut novel of author Thomas Harris, and indeed foreshadows the double narrative technique … Continue reading REVIEW: Black Sunday (1977)

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REVIEW: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

July 22, 2020 Grant Watson

Four men board a New York subway train before revealing automatic rifles and taking the passengers hostage. Their leader (Robert Shaw) demands a one million dollar ransom, to be delivered within one hour. At the other end of the radio … Continue reading REVIEW: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

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