After starting the 80s by making a string of pumped up, psycho-sexual thrillers that tried to out Giallo Dario Argento and out Hitchcock Hitchcock, Brian
Tag: 1980s
He-Man And She-Ra: The Secret Of The Sword (1985) – Review
Oh man, remember when feature length toy adverts that you actually had to pay to see were all the rage? Obviously I’m teasing a little
Conquest (1983) – Review
While Lucio Fulci is primarily known for his works within the realms of lurid, censor baiting horror films such as Zombie Flesh Eaters, The Beyond
Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin (1985) – Review
It’s the mid-eighties and with the sound of an exploding Death Star and celebrating Ewoks, the Star Wars Trilogy has come to an end with
Bloody New Year (1987) – Review
Picture the scenario; a group makes their way to an isolated hotel only to find that it’s stuck in some sort of supernatural limbo and
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – Review
By the end of the 80s, Studio Ghibli was cooking, creatively speaking, but was still finding it tough to get the appropriate amount of traction
Prisoners Of The Lost Universe (1983) – Review
Not to shatter the illusion of the film reviewer as a romantic cinema goer, stubbonly catching everything on the splendor of the big screen in
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
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
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 7: No Exit (1984) – Review
A couple of episodes ago the director was Paul Michael Glaser, one half of Starsky & Hutch, and now the other half, David Soul, sits
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 6: One Eyed Jack (1984) – Review
One Eyed Jack introduces one of the series’ most iconic characters while delivering a personal story for Sonny Crockett that mixes old flames, gambling debts,
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 5: Calderone’s Return: Part 2 – Calderone’s Demise (1984) – Review
Calderone’s Return: Part 2 is directed by none other than Detective Dave Starsky himself, Paul Michael Glaser, and delivers a satisfying and emotionally charged conclusion
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 4: Calderone’s Return: Part 1 – The Hit List (1984) – Review
Calderone’s Return: Part 1 – The Hit List brings the focus back to the lingering shadow of the pilot’s central villain. This episode ramps up
Silverado (1985) – Review
Time does funny things to some movies, doesn’t it. Take Silverado, Lawrence Kasdan’s spirited ode to the Western for example – to watch it now
Castle In The Sky (1986) – Review
You’d think that when starting a brand new animation house, you’d want to come up with something as fiercely original as you possibly could to
Raging Bull (1980) – Review
In 1976, Rocky was released to the world and frankly, was a sensation. Gritty, but chock-full of heart, we followed the unlikely journey of a
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 3: Cool Runnin’ (1984) – Review
The third episode of Miami Vice is exactly what I thought the series would be as it captures the escalating violence of Miami’s drug wars
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 2: Heart Of Darkness (1984) – Review
Miami Vice’s second episode proves the first was no fluke, taking the ground-breaking style established in the pilot and channelling it into a darker, more
Miami Vice – Season 1, Episode 1: Brother’s Keeper (1984) – Review
I’m around five years to young to have seen Miami Vice when it original aired but its cultural impact was undeniable even to a then
Blue Velvet (1986) – Review
It’s easy to imagine that David Lynch – cinema’s premier practitioner of surreal dream weaving – was always incredibly steadfast in his abilities when it
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