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Movie Review: The Unholy Rollers (1972)

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Synopsis: After growing tired of the constant sexual harassment from her boss, Karen Walker quits her job at a cat food factory and tries out for the Avengers roller derby team. She earns a spot and because of her showmanship, quickly becomes the star. However, her quick rise and independent attitude don't sit well with her veteran teammates, and she soon finds herself losing some of the spotlight to a newly signed skater. Who's in it? The movie stars Claudia Jennings, Betty Anne Rees, Roberta Collins, Louis Quinn and Alan Vint. Review: I started watching another movie this morning but, while I didn't necessarily hate it and do still want to watch it, just didn't feel it. So, I turned it off and looked for another film and finally decided to watch The Unholy Rollers, which I had saved for some time. The film proved to be better than expected, though also not quite what I thought it would be. I'll start out by saying, for a movie about the roller derby, there is a ...

Movie Review: Horror Express (1972)

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Synopsis: After discovering the frozen remains of what he believes to be the missing link, Sir Alexander Saxton transports his discovery onboard the Trans-Siberian Express, drawing curiosity from his rival and fellow passenger Doctor Wells. The men soon learn Saxton's find is both not dead and able to use its glowing eyes to kill people by stealing their memories, forcing them to team up to stop it. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Telly Savalas , Silvia Tortosa, Alberto de Mendoza and Julio PeƱa. Review: My wife and I had talked about going out last night, but we (mostly her) decided it was too cold and ended up staying home and watching a movie instead. Sticking with the train-based horror theme I started the night before with Terror Train , we ended up watching Horror Express . Unfortunately, while I had relatively high hopes for this movie because of the Lee/Cushing pairing, it was a bit of a disappointment. The movie's premise wasn'...