1980s – We Have Issues

Chopping Mall (1986) – Review

August 28, 2026 greigzilla

No other decade could ladle on the cheese quite like the 80s, and if the purveyors of said cinematic fromage include the likes of schlock-meisters

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) – Review

August 19, 2026 greigzilla

In conversations concerning the best example of cinematic world building ever seen, Who Framed Roger Rabbit shouldn’t just earn a sizable mention, it should be

Uncommon Valor (1983) – Review

August 17, 2026 greigzilla

Were you aware that the director of the original Rambo directed a Rambo-less Rambo 2, two years before Rambo 2 was released?Yes-indeedy, despite sounding like

Bulletproof (1987) – Review

July 11, 2026 greigzilla

It’s not like we need any more examples, but just in case you felt a more under the radar example was needed to prove that

Night Of The Juggler (1980) – Review

June 28, 2026 greigzilla

I suppose I’d best make space in that file in my brain that’s labeled “How The Hell Had I Not Seen This Before?”, because I

The Untouchables (1987) – Review

June 13, 2026 greigzilla

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

He-Man And She-Ra: The Secret Of The Sword (1985) – Review

June 3, 2026 greigzilla

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

June 2, 2026 greigzilla

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

May 20, 2026 greigzilla

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

May 14, 2026 greigzilla

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

May 12, 2026 greigzilla

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

May 8, 2026 greigzilla

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

May 4, 2026 greigzilla

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

April 28, 2026 greigzilla

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

April 27, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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

April 26, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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

April 25, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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