1975
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1975.
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Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
Another one of the ’70’s many animated Super Robot movies featuring some of Japan’s most iconic cultural heroes. (read more)
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Deep Red
It’s a bizarre world when Suspiria‘s more popular than Deep Red. It may not have the intoxicating visual design of Dario Argento’s more successful thriller, but Deep Red overall comes out on top by giving more attention to the thing Suspiria neglected: its script. With an immediately psychologically interesting killer (and thus interesting mystery), great… (read more)
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Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo
‘Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo’ is one of many animated Super Robot movies from the ’70s featuring some of Japan’s most iconic cultural heroes. (read more)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
An overtly sultry, affectionate tribute to several significant scenes of pop culture: horror and science fiction B-movies and—my favorite—glam rock. Tim Curry steals the show as Dr. Frank N. Furter. It’s impossible to keep your eyes off him—for many reasons. Songs are inconsistent in quality and sound too alike, often making them forgettable, and the… (read more)
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Jaws
Assessing Jaws is a little difficult, as the first half is just decent, but it builds empathy for the three characters in the second half, which is one of my favorite stretches of any film. Everything from when they board their boat until the ending is exhilarating. This is not a fight or mere slaughter.… (read more)
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Queen – “A Night at the Opera”
The Beatles were the first band to show me how fun and enjoyable music can be. Queen were the band that showed me what music could be, and that’s demonstrated in full force on A Night at the Opera. Queen were powerful. Not only because of the self-evidence of their own name, but because they… (read more)
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Black Sabbath – “Sabotage”
Sabotage is my second-favorite Black Sabbath album after Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. There’s much less of a focus on the progressive elements, which “Hole in the Sky” makes clear with its verse-chorus-verse format. Nevertheless, “Hole in the Sky” shows Black Sabbath are still at the top of their game by penning one of the catchiest songs in… (read more)