Apply directly to the DVD player! I will announce that the #1 contender for tops on my end of the year best list is Gegen die Wand (Head On).

If you are a fan of this site, it will go without saying that you are also a fan of sleazy, gritty 70s crime films. Well, folks, this is the one. Once you’ve seen Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, you have been to the top of the mountain

I’m sure you’ve heard that question before, usually regarding sequels or remakes. Or maybe you heard it as a statement – “Nobody asked for this movie.” Or how about “who is this movie even for?”

John Milius is a fascist. Zen fascist, if we’re a slave to accuracy, but self-described and self-appointed nonetheless, having spent an entire career of bearded bravado lecturing lesser mortals on their effete passivity in the face of jackboots, and cock-first supremacy.

Having seen this film at least five times, I’m only now coming to terms with its brilliance…