An elite army of female assassins…in a race against time and death to save the world from a hideously diabolical mass destruction at the hands of a madman no one had ever seen! The alternative title makes this B-movie offering from drive-in stalwart Mikels sound a lot more interesting than it is, especially when you consider that the cast includes Tura Satana, the stripper star of Russ Meyers Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! But she is wasted as a member of Yorks team of women agents. Though they are as gobsmackingly naive as Charlies similarly styled Angels, they try to save the world from an impotent villain played by Ansara, Cochise in 50s TV show Broken Arrow. Unfortunately, it is desperately lacking any of the verve Meyer typically injected into his product, though it does boast a surprisingly likeable, laidback score from Nicholas Carras.Read More »
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Ted V. Mikels – The Doll Squad [+commentary] (1973)
1971-1980ActionExploitationTed V. MikelsUSA -
Kinji Fukasaku – Kamikaze yarô AKA Kamikaze Man: Duel At Noon (1966)
1961-1970ActionAsianJapanKinji Fukasaku

An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
Write-up by sketchesofcinema:
Sonny Chiba and Kinji Fukasaku head to Taiwan in this international action thriller influenced by spy films and Hitchcock movies. Chiba is a playboy pilot who is mistaken for someone who he isn’t after witnessing a murder in ski centre. The other witness is a Taiwanese lady who is vacationing in Japan. Chiba agrees to fly her back home, but as soon as they land they run into gangsters who are searching for a lost WWII treasure and believe Chiba is the key to finding it.Read More » -
John Gilling – The Pirates of Blood River [+commentary] (1962)
1961-1970ActionAdventureHammer FilmsJohn GillingUnited Kingdom
A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.Read More »
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Don Schain – Too Hot to Handle (1977)
1971-1980ActionDon SchainEroticaUSA
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Gorgeous blonde assassin Samantha Fox accepts a contract to liquidate a quintet of gangsters in the Philippines. Problems ensue when she falls in love with the Manila detective investigating the killings. Plenty of sleaze, sex and action in this actioner filmed on location.Read More » -
Ryuhei Kitamura – LoveDeath (2006)
2001-2010ActionAsianJapanRyuhei Kitamura
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One night in a bar, Sai, a yakuza apprentice falls in love with Sheela, the girlfirend of clan Kurogane’s boss. But the beautiful Sheela disappears 3 days to only seen back 342 days later admitting their destiny are linked together. Under her charm, the young man decides to follow her despite all risks ahead of them…Read More » -
Toshiya Fujita – Umitsubame Jyo no kiseki AKA The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)
1981-1990ActionAsianJapanToshiya Fujita

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe’s enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.Read More »
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Yilmaz Güney – Yarin Son Gundur (1971)
1971-1980ActionTurkeyYilmaz Güney
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Gangsters and lovers Black Child (Guney) and Blue Child (Girik), decide to live a quiete and simple life, away from crime. But their enimies and police are still suspicious about them. While police is waiting for their
mistake, their enimies are determined to give them two choice;
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Noel M. Smith – Code of the Secret Service (1939)
1931-1940ActionCrimeNoel M. SmithUSA
Plot: Dan Crackett, Secret Service Agent, is looking for a counterfeit money ring. He has tracked the stolen plates to somewhere in Mexico. In Washington, Saxby sends Brass Bancroft to El Paso to team up with Dan. They make plans to meet in a gambling saloon in Mexico called the ‘Silver Slipper’. It is there that the gang kills Dan and pins the murder on Brass. Brass, with the help of Gabby and Elaine, must stay out of jail so that he can find where the press is working and who is behind the counterfeit bills. Written by Tony FontanaRead More »
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Hark Tsui – Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor AKA A Better Tomorrow 3 (1989)
1981-1990ActionAsianHark TsuiHong Kong

A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
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