Tag: 1988

Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) – Review

In the realms of animated history, it’s become common knowledge that Pixar has an unerring ability to leech salty tears from from even the most

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My Neighbour Totoro (1988) – Review

While animated films are usually undefeated when it comes to delivering magical, impossible worlds, delivering magical, impossible worlds is just another weekday to the vibrant

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Tiger On The Beat (1988) – Review

When you think of the 80s, Hong Kong cinema, chances are you whip up thoughts of one of Jackie Chan’s frenetic action comedies or John

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The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) – Review

There’s an old adage that reads “at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” and despite the comedic team of ZAZ (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) nailing

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Cop (1988) – Review

The genre of the hard boiled cop pushed too far by the system pretty much hit it’s zenith in the 70s thanks to the sight

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Watchers (1988) – Review

I think it’s a fair comment to state that Dean R. Koontz hasn’t quite had the same luck as Stephen King when it comes to

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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988) – Review

True story. When I watched The Fatal Mission, the fourth and final entry into the thoroughly unnecessary trio of TV movie sequels to follow The

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Demon City Shinjuku (1988) – Review

During the gory, glory days of Anime in the 89s and 90s, Yoshiaki Kawajiri managed to secure himself as a talent to watch thanks to

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Heathers (1988) – Review

To accurately snag an entire generation into worshiping your teen movie, it helps to remember a few things: you probably shouldn’t attempt to talk down

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Pumpkinhead (1988) – Review

The name of the late, great Stan Winston is rightly etched into the legends of cinema thanks to the special effects alchemy he weaved over

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Monkey Shines (1988) – Review

While George A. Romero was most famous for reinventing the living dead as we know them today, becoming famous as the king of the zombies

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Deep Space (1988) – Review

During the great Alien/Aliens rip-off gold rush of the 1980s, it seems that everyone wanted a piece of the Xenomorph pie with every low budget,

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The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988) – Review

Despite creating Freddy Krueger – undoubtedly the horror icon of the decade – Wes Craven seemed to find the 80s quite hard going. Even though

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Night Of The Demons (1988) – Review

As the slasher craze finally ran out of steam near the end of the 80s, some wondered what would fill the void left by various

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Deathstalker And The Warriors From Hell (1988) – Review

Sometimes, life gives you not-so-subtle hints about an experience you are about to embark on that can range from dark storm clouds literally forming on

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Action Jackson (1988) – Review

Despite the presence of a chuckling Axel Foley smart-talking his way through Beverly Hills or Lethal Weapon’s grizzled Roger Murtaugh, 80s action movies rarely sported

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Braddock: Missing In Action III (1988) – Review

The year is 1988 and due to some questionable mismanagement that would make Jack and his handful of beans wince, producers Menahem Golan and Yoram

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Scrooged (1988) – Review

There’s not many people who’d argue against Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol being the most quintessential seasonal story that’s ever been put to paper –

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Brain Damage (1988) – Review

There are few directors who can walk the razor edge of nihilistic despair and goofy comedy quite like Frank Henenlotter, who’s dedication to wittily written

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Poltergeist III (1988) – Review

A franchise burning out is nothing new; in fact once audience interest starts to wane, there’s no garantee that even the biggest film series can’t

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