BEST OF SEPTEMBER 2025

Balladeer’s Blog’s annual end of year retrospective concludes with this look at September’s best.

ROBERT REDFORD, R.I.P. TEN NEGLECTED FILMS OF REDFORD – With this superstar’s passing I reviewed several of his often overlooked movies, including War Hunt, The Chase, Downhill Racer and more. Click HERE.

RED SONYA AND DARK AGNES, ROBERT E. HOWARD’S RED-HAIRED WARRIOR WOMEN – I looked at the two fiery sword-wielding redheads from the creator of Conan the Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror and Solomon Kane. Click HERE.

FORGOTTEN TELEVISION – City of Angels (1976) Wayne Rogers as 1930s private detective Jake Axminster solves assorted mysteries for his clients, who ultimately go as high as the president himself. Click HERE.   The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) – Stefanie Powers as superspy April Dancer HERE.   A Year at the Top (1977) – Failed sitcom about THE Paul Shaffer and Greg Evigan selling their souls for a year as rock stars. Click HERE.    

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE DAY OF RESIS (1897) – Lillian Mentor’s book combining science fiction with Lost Civilization tales. American Enola Cameron leads a co-ed expedition to find the kingdom of “On.” Mutagenic chemicals and dinosaurs are found there. Click HERE.

DEADBEAT AT DAWN (1988) – The ultra-violent cult film from independent maverick Jim Van Bebber. Crime, gangs and extreme gore in the envelope-pushing film that launched Van Bebber’s career. Click HERE.

THE CLOCK: CONCLUSION – His final adventures, 1941-1944 HERE.

QUISP VS QUAKE (1965-1973) – The two cartoon mascots for breakfast cereals competed in clever commercials for years HERE.

THE DEFENDERS: VALKYRIE’S QUEST – The team battles villains like the Wrecking Crew, the Grandmaster, the Nameless One, the Sons of the Serpent, Jeremiah and more HERE.

BAD MOVIES: MORE BRUCEPLOITATION KUNG-FU FILMS – Bruce Lee impersonators galore show up in shameless cash-in exploitation actioners like Bruce Lee the Invincible, Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave, Bruce Lee vs Gay Power and more HERE.

MORE FORGOTTEN TELEVISION – The Baron (1966) Steve Forrest as a Cold War spy whose code name is the Baron. Click HERE.    Salty (1974) – Two young men who have lost their parents start a new life at a marine life park with their trained pet seal Salty. Click HERE.

TIMEBOMB (1991) – The one and only Michael Biehn stars in a sci-fi action flick that is part Terminator and part Bourne Identity. Co-starring Patsy Kensit. Click HERE.

IRON FIST: HIS ADDITIONAL STORIES (1975-1977) – The kung-fu superhero goes up against his archenemy Master Khan, Scimitar, the Golden Tigers, the Cadre of Salvation, Quan Star, Sabertooth and the X-Men. Click HERE.

BAD MOVIE: THE BOD SQUAD (1974) – In the 1800s, hot women covertly learn martial arts and then turn the tables on their pirate captors. Click HERE.

LADY JUSTICE – The 1990s superhero series about the blind female avatar of Justice dealing out death to the lowest criminals of the low. Click HERE.

TRANSGRESS WITH ME: SEPTEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH – The daring recurring series that is only for the brave and the iconoclastic HERE.

CHARLIE KIRK R.I.P. – Click HERE.