Genre Crime
Chinatown (1974)
★★★★ — Chinatown (1974)
1970s
The 1970s gave Hollywood its first genuine auteur era, with directors handed creative control and audiences handed films like The Godfather and Taxi Driver in return. It was a decade of paranoia, ambiguity, and moral unease on screen, bookended by the blockbuster boom that Star Wars helped ignite. See what Macca made of it all below.
Genre Comedy
The Sting (1973)
★★★★½ — The Sting (1973)
Genre Science Fiction
Space Amoeba (1970)
★★ — Space Amoeba (1970)
Genre Action
The French Connection (1971)
★★★★ — The French Connection (1971)
Genre Comedy
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
★★½ — My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Genre Horror
Suspiria (1977)
★★★ — Suspiria (1977)
Genre Comedy
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
★★½ — The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Genre Science Fiction
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
★★★★ — Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Genre Horror
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
★★★½ — The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Genre Adventure
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
½ — The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Genre Drama
Scarecrow (1973)
★★★★ — Scarecrow (1973)
Genre Western
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
★★★½ — Duck, You Sucker (1971)