Shaft (TV Series) (1973-1974)
Starring: Richard Roundtree and Ed BarthGrade: D In just three years, we got Shaft, Shaft’s Big Score!, Shaft in Africa, and then the television series, [Read More…]
Tag: 1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis, and Gary BuseyGrade: A+ Of all the crazy happenings in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, one thing that [Read More…]
The Conversation (1974)
Starring: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, and Teri GarrGrade: A+ Even in a small role, Robert Duvall is pivotal [Read More…]
Lenny (1974)
Starring: Dustin HoffmanGrade: Classic Lenny Bruce walked so we could run. Summary *The film’s narrative is non-linear and jumps all over the timeline with the [Read More…]
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Starring: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, James Broderick, Jerry Stiller, Earl Hindman, Tony Roberts, and Doris Roberts with a cameo from Bill [Read More…]
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (1974)
Starring: Todd BarbeeGrade: D+ The subtle joke of Woodstock climbing a rope ladder to get into his birdhouse to the point where even Snoopy looks [Read More…]
Chinatown (1974)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Burt Young, Diane Ladd, James Hong, and Roman PolanskiGrade: Classic On top of having one of the best [Read More…]
The Terrorists (also known as Ransom) (1974)
Starring: Sean Connery and Ian McShaneGrade: F The tagline for the poster should’ve read, “Sean Connery is the “Scandinavian Dirty Harry” in The Terrorists“. Summary [Read More…]
