The Black Cobra 3 (1990) Review – This Entry is Great Fun
By the time Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection arrives, any pretense of street-level detective drama is long gone. Robert...
Movie Reviews
Black Cobra 2 (1989) Review – This Is A Great Sequel
If Black Cobra planted Fred Williamson’s Detective Robert Malone firmly in the urban jungle, Black Cobra 2 drops him straight...
The Black Cobra (1987) Review – Williamson Is Great
If you ever wondered what Dirty Harry would look like filtered through pure Blaxploitation swagger and late-’80s VHS grit, Black...
Shaft In Africa (1973) Review – A Grand Finish
By the time Shaft in Africa rolled into theaters, the character had already cemented his place in pop culture. The...
Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) Review – Its A Great Sequel
If Shaft introduced a new kind of detective to American cinema, Shaft’s Big Score! makes it clear he’s not going...
Shaft (1971) Review – Gritty, Great and Thrilling
Shaft doesn’t ease into frame — it arrives with purpose. From the opening strut through a cold New York morning...
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) Review – A Great Finale
By the time The Magnificent Seven Ride! arrived in 1972, the Western landscape had changed. The genre had grown darker,...
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) Review
By the time Guns of the Magnificent Seven rode into theaters in 1969, the franchise was operating on familiar terrain....
On Guard (2026) Review -A Great Short That Delves Deep
On Guard keeps things stripped back. No crowd, no spectacle—just two people in a room, and everything they’ve brought with...
Return of the Magnificent Seven (1966) Review
Following a classic is never easy—especially when that classic casts as long a shadow as The Magnificent Seven. Return of...