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 WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s film is a true classic of cinema and the classiest pinnacle of truxploitation.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: The Trucks of Mad Max
The many trucks that populate the wasteland of the Mad Max films, as told by someone who was there.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: DUEL (1971)
Spielberg’s made-for-TV movie debut is an incredible thriller.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: ROADGAMES (1981)
A taut trucking thriller with Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis is also an undersung piece of Ozploitation.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: CONVOY (1978)
Sam Peckinpah’s tale of strength in numbers and trucker defiance still resonates today.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: HIGH-BALLIN’ (1978)
A rip roaring bit of Canuxploitation with Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda behind the wheel.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: SORCERER (1977)
One of Friedkin’s best works is also a trucking film.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: OVER THE TOP (1987)
A divorce drama wrapped in the sweaty world of arm-wrestling, delivered by multiple big rigs? That’s OVER THE TOP, baby!
JCVD (2008)
In which the world discovers Jean-Claude Van Damme can act as well as he can kick…
The Pumpkin King: NEEDFUL THINGS (1993)
The power of nostalgia compels bad behavior in this prescient Stephen King adaptation.
The Pumpkin King: APT PUPIL (1998)
A look at the monsters living among us and the gruesome bonds they can form with each other.
Fred Olen May: CYCLONE (1987)
A super bike, a Re-Animator, an Oscar winner and more come together in this delightful action flick.
LETHAL WEAPON (1987)
Heather Wixson on how Richard Donner’s direction and Shane Black’s writing helped redefine the action hero in the 1980s.
TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)
A beautiful Christmas tale of family and forgiveness, with the proper amounts of car chases, parkour sequences, and other madcap action sprinkled throughout.
Holiday Movie Mood Board
Not sure what to watch this holiday season? Aundria Parker has compiled some choices to fit whatever mood you’re in.

