The Daily Beasts
For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: The “Truck Rascals” Series (1975-1979)
A 10-film series from Japan explores trucking—the hilarity, the tragedy, and the everything in between.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977)
Hal Needham’s classic tale of truckers vs The Man reveals some insightful commentary upon rewatch.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: SORCERER (1977)
One of Friedkin’s best works is also a trucking film.
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977)
Too strange to live, too rare to be destroyed…G.G. Graham writes about how bizarro cult film THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN is best when it forgets its supposed to be a KING KONG cash-in