Films of 2010: Black Dynamite

2010 seemed to be the year of the notumentary and films pretending to be real, but so loving was the homage in Black Dynamite, you'd almost think this was plucked straight out of the 70s itself.

Review: Black Dynamite

Forget Tarantino and Rodriguez's attempts to pay homage to the exploitation films of the 70s, Black Dynamite trumps those two Grindhouse tributes with ease.

Finding the middle ground between those two, it dials down the OTT stylings of Planet Terror - sure there's plenty to laugh at here, but many of the jokes are surprisingly subtle and don't get in the way of the straight kung-fu action plot, this ensures the joke doesn't wear thin and keeps you interested throughout the 90 minute runtime. Also Black Dynamite's slavish attention to detail usurps Death Proof where instead of a few fake scratches to the film seen in Tarantino's work, this really feels like a product of the 70s from the whole look and feel of the sets to the super funky soundtrack all adding to the experience.