1973 · blaxploitation · crime · oakland
The Mack
Directed by Michael Campus1h 50m1973
A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his activities draw the ire of two corrupt cops and the crime lord he once worked for.
Our read: The Mack (1973) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded blaxploitation · crime · oakland entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured blaxploitation / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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