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A decade under the influence

We watch 70"s movies and do two things: 1: We give commentary along with the movie that may or may not correspond with whats going on (we"re the people that talk through the whole f***ing movie) 2: We give a short review of the film and give our observations, some context, and how it lines up with other films of the era. We really enjoy 70"s cinema and want to expose you to it as well:-)

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01:34:27

Movie Reveiw # 56 - On a Clear Day - The Owl and the...

A decade under the influence ·

2025/11/15

Special movies reviews today!It’s #56 and it’s all Streisand movies.Barbra Streisand made 9 movies in the 70,s and we have already reviewed 3, (The Way we were 1973-For Pete’s sake 1974-and A Star is Born 1976) So now you get our reviews of the remaining 6.1 (On a Clear Day 1970) Here rad director Vincent Minnelli (yes Liza’s dad) gives us a weird musical about a woman with esp who can also make plants grow. Bob Newhart and Jack Nicholson are here along with a French guy and the racist ass cop from

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01:58:38

Movie Reveiw # 55 - Brewster Mcloud - Three Sisters -...

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2025/10/28

Movie reviews #55Eight movies today, can you believe it.1 (Brewster Mcloud 1970) Very early Robert Altman film here where the amazing Margret Hamilton plays a racist jerk. Another early 70’s offering that’s quite trippy and political 2 (Three sisters 1970) A hard to watch production of an Anton Chekhov novel, I may have slept through this in high school. It is cool to me only because It stars the Grandma mechanic from (I love you to death),3 (Legend of Boggy Creek 1972) Tagline, Rated G Hick,

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01:51:12

Movie Reveiw # 54 - Heartbreak Kid - The Mad...

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2025/10/22

Movie reviews #547 more 70’s films we chuckin in the (Done) pile.1 (Heartbreak Kid 1972) Elaine May directs this strong movie, I just wouldn’t, call it a comedy. We can all see in Jeannie Berlin’s acting, that it is not funny how she is treated by said Heartbreak Kid.2 (The mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973) This was a fake out for me, as it is not a movie about a Rabbi gettin into adventures, but instead it’s about this goofy French guy, whom if memory serves, is a jerk. This one’s zany and

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02:00:24

Movie Reveiw # 53 - The Go Between - The Final...

A decade under the influence ·

2025/10/07

We got movie reviews number #53 today. Let’s do a little roll call, hmm.1.(The go between 1971) Julie Christie and Alan Bates star in this British film, shocker. There’s a whole darn movie full of plot but it really kind of is about just what the title sez, Boring! 2.(The Final Comedown 1972) Long time hard ta get Lando film is here and it delivers the goods. Studio and distribution versus revolutionaries fighting fascist racist u.s. imperialism. There are issues here of course, and Lando and his

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02:06:03

Movie Reveiw # 52 - Ryan's Daughter - Panic in Needle...

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2025/10/01

Movie Review #52Comin right at you.First up today yer crew takes on (Ryan’s Daughter 1970) here famous British director David Lean makes a movie with Robert Mitchum about Ireland in the early 20th century “Brit’s out now!”Next up Al Pacino and Kitty Winn are working hard for their medication in (Panic in Needle Park 1971) “Vice cops out!”Moving on we review Diana Ross in (Lady sings the Blues 1972) We also get Lando and Richard Pryor who’s flippin good in this apparently not too accurate bio pic of

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01:56:54

Movie Review # 51 - Airport 1970 - Scarecrow -...

A decade under the influence ·

2025/06/29

Movie reviews #51 seven today so let’s go 1. Airport 1970. This one started them all. To me it’s just a less funny movie than airplane movie, but still funny. You don’t get the icky pedophile jokes, but you do get asshat men who live to cheat and cheat to live, this had a nice rad woman surprise that I am quite grateful for. Airport stars Helen Hayes!!!! 2. Scarecrow 1972. Many many 70’s films are based on plays, this one basically just filmed a play. Great Black Metal premise here with a story by

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02:02:01

Movie Review # 50: Dusty and Sweets Mcgee - 1776 -...

A decade under the influence ·

2025/04/28

Seven more 70’s movies, we can scratch off our list. Welcome to Reviews number #50. Done over 70 movie showcases, and now 50 episodes of movie reviews equalling over 400 films. Amazing, great work team. 1. (Dusty and Sweets Mcgee 1971) Here is neat documentary style look at drug addiction as people walk around L.A. looking to score. 2. (1776 1972) A musical I had not seen, annnnnd I’m a musical learner so I actually learned more from this story written by a history teacher then I did in school. This

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01:11:37

Movie Review # 49 - The Andromeda Strain - Boxcar...

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2025/03/24

Movie reviews #49 coming in hot today. Just 5 70’s movies to review, sooooo let’s review the review. 1. (The Andromeda Strain 1971) Epic movie Director Robert Wise is at the helm here, with a movie Based on a Michael Crichton novel way before it was a 90’s standard thing to do.  That statement is dead wrong though, there are 9 MC novels or short stories adapted into films in the 70’s, 3 in the 80’s, and 7 in the 90’s. I think it’s only because Jurassic Park had the hype of like 6 70’s movies, shit,

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00:28:37

Episode 76 Part 2 - American Graffiti - The Wrap Up

A decade under the influence ·

2025/03/24

Howdy film fans, today yer Decade under the influence crew takes on 1973’s  American Graffiti. Much has been said about this movie by Director George Lucas. Here of course is 2 hours more of it. I believe we have some interesting perspectives to add, but ultimately you the nice listener will get to decide. It definitely one of the best films ever made on a dare. You could also call this film, the one he did before Star Wars, or the one that launched all that 50’s nostalgia, though it takes place in

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01:54:25

Episode 76 Part 1 - American Graffiti - The Whole Movie

A decade under the influence ·

2025/03/24

Howdy film fans, today yer Decade under the influence crew takes on 1973’s  American Graffiti. Much has been said about this movie by Director George Lucas. Here of course is 2 hours more of it. I believe we have some interesting perspectives to add, but ultimately you the nice listener will get to decide. It definitely one of the best films ever made on a dare. You could also call this film, the one he did before Star Wars, or the one that launched all that 50’s nostalgia, though it takes place in

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01:29:13

Movie Review # 48 - A Late Liz - A New Leaf - Under...

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2025/02/17

8 more 70’s movie reviews in the can, and they are 1. (A Late Liz 1971) Campy “god can stop yer drinking” movie, that made me an even bigger fan of Anne Baxter. I want her to blow into many of my life’s situations and read the room. 2. (A New Leaf 1971) Elaine May stars and directs this dark comedy classic. Even in 73 Walter Matthau was gettin too old for this shit. This is quite good, but he’s better as a tipsy baseball coach. 3.(Under Milk Wood 1971) What the heck is this arty poetry stuff, More

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01:46:41

Movie Review # 47 - Halls of Anger - Skin Game -...

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2025/02/02

8 Movies again, annnnnnnd here goes. 1. (Halls of Anger 1970) Calvin Lockhart, a young Jeff Bridges and Janet MacLachlan star in this serious look at racism and teaching. Ed Asner makes yet another appearance too. 2. (Skin Game 1971) Same director here as the first movie. Rockford Files and Iron Eagle star with Mom from Webster in yet another film having a heavy dialogue about racism. This one tries to Trojan horse it in with some comedy, does it work, let’s see. Oh look, Ed Asner. 3. (Aaron loves

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02:08:31

Movie Review # 46 - Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Death...

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2024/10/27

Eight movie reviews today, Punch it. Body blow body blow. #1(Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971)As always for me, this one looks so very much better than it is. Don’t get me wrong it’s got murder she wrote and Witches, but it still puts me to sleep in the middle sadly. #2(Death takes a holiday 1971) Gee whiz V did not love the dialogue here, not wrong, yet for me it kinda added to the oddness of the whole twilight zone package. At least Brad Pitt is not doing a terribly racist accent in this adaptation

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01:53:50

Movie Review # 45 - Bloody Town Hall - Johnny got his...

A decade under the influence ·

2024/10/01

Let’s review some more 70’s movies now! Today we start with   #1(Bloody Town Hall 1979) This documentary filmed in 1971 was a labor of love to edit and get it released by 79. This is a bloody mess that at least I found super interesting. BTH captures an important time, by way of an extremely odd event in NYC where Feminists take on Douchey Norman Mailer, a whole lotta chaos, and someone filmed it. NYC Gay Liberation Front members can be seen here for brief cameo. Other writers here of note are

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02:02:37

Episode 75 Part 1 - Turning Point - The Wrap Up

A decade under the influence ·

2024/08/05

Hi friends, today we showcase -Turning Point 1977- Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft star here, with some big help from rad defector Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom Skerritt, Martha Scott Marshall Thompson, and James Mitchell too. The mad scientist that makes evil robot Kiss members in Kiss meets the Phantom of the park pops in for a bit, dressed like Tom Skerritt’s character, and it got confusing for a hot second. I think it was to show that Shirley’s Character had a type, but it was nice to see the Kiss

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02:02:37

Episode 75 Part 1 - Turning Point - The Whole Movie

A decade under the influence ·

2024/08/05

Hi friends, today we showcase -Turning Point 1977- Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft star here, with some big help from rad defector Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom Skerritt, Martha Scott Marshall Thompson, and James Mitchell too. The mad scientist that makes evil robot Kiss members in Kiss meets the Phantom of the park pops in for a bit, dressed like Tom Skerritt’s character, and it got confusing for a hot second. I think it was to show that Shirley’s Character had a type, but it was nice to see the Kiss

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01:41:22

Movie Review # 44 - The Yakuza - Adventures of the...

A decade under the influence ·

2024/08/05

Flying out the gate like the Ultimate Warrior, today we gots 7 more 70’s movie reviews, and here…they…are! first up is (The Yakuza 1974) With Robert Mitchum (I’m just starting the whole chapter about him in Roger Eberts book- Life Itself) Ken Takakura, The best friend of Logan in Logan’s Run, The Dad who hired Mr. French in Family Affair, and Stanley from the Golden Girls are all here with Mitchum in this. Is this Movie good, we like Director Sydney Pollack, and Writer Paul Schrader, but can they

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01:23:32

Movie Review # 43 - The Feminist and the Fuzz - Elvis...

A decade under the influence ·

2024/05/25

Seven more movie reviews, let’s go!Gee this is simply not the best batch. I said it. Today we start with (The Feminist and the Fuzz 1971) Barbara Eden stars with the good Morning America guy in this wacky film with some serious ideas that they bring into America’s living room, giving us the representation, and radical crumb many were literally dying for, but you just, as always knew they were gonna mainstream a few steps back at the end, the price that you knew you were gonna pay. I remember that

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01:33:50

Movie Review #43 - Colossus the Forbin Project -...

A decade under the influence ·

2024/04/10

Seven more 70’s movie reviews in the can today, putting us at a grand total of 337 movies we have showcased or reviewed.Today we start out with (Colossus the Forbin project 1970) Dammit, first off we are all not perfect in general, and here ME in particular got 2 actors screwed up and said a bunch of wrong shite. Look up actors Eric Braeden, and Ken Berry circa 1970 and give me the slightest bit of redemption please. Here we have the Mom from Webster and the Mom from Happy days as part of a team of

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01:30:37

Movie Review # 42 - Mind Snatchers - The Car - Julia...

A decade under the influence ·

2024/02/04

Limited word space here now. Story of my life in the cyber realm, always 568 characters too many, which is shite when you think about it. Life is longer than a soundbite.Six movies today, let’s go! (Mind Snatchers 1972) is a movie about the military doing mind experiments on violent jerks starring Christopher Walken, and Cohaagen from Total Recall. (The Car 1977) is a movie about how a hick town deals with a demon possessed car that enjoys killing, and it stars the cool lady from skateboard the

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