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
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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
Dragon Lord (1982) – Review
As Jackie Chan moved steered his movie career from the late 70s to the early 80s, you can feel him feeling out and challenging the
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) – Review
In 1986, after roughly a decade of slaving away making movies he didn’t want to make, John Woo finally exploded onto the scene proper with
Chiller (1985) – Review
Sometimes, life can be tough for a Wes Craven completist. You see, while we love the dear, departed director, for every genre defining film in
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – Review
Just between you and me, I always hated E.T. as a child. There were various reasons of course, but when it came to the Spielbergian
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984) – Review
While 1984 was the year we got the undisputed king of infamous Christmas slasher movies with Silent Night, Deadly Night, there was another film released
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
Vamp (1986) – Review
For ageless creatures that essentially have the powers of gods once the sun goes down, vampires sure do like to be strippers. From From Dusk
The Beast Within (1982) – Review
Some horror plots are just unavoidably grim. It comes with the territory, really; but every now and then, you settle down in front of a
Blood Diner (1987) – Review
Nothing sucks the laughs out of a humorous situation quicker than having to explain a joke, but sometimes, when it comes to analysing a horror
Ghoulies II (1987) – Review
Considering that Charles Band had his eye on the crown of the brand new mini monster sub-genre, you can’t help but think that the prolific
Exterminator 2 (1984) – Review
When it comes to tactless examples of vigilante cinema, there’s something about the simple sleeze of James Glickenhaus’ fascinatingly nasty The Exterminator that really stood
Ghoulies (1984) – Review
“What if the Gremlins worshiped Satan?” is a movie premise that would have most producers running for the hills – most producers that is, except
Prison (1987) – Review
When I look at the brief, but weirdly specific run of “electric chair horror” that sparked up during the late 80s, it really does seem
The Exterminator (1980) – Review
The vigilante genre – especially ones that also dabble in Nam-sploitation – tend to be quite a grim prospect both in tone and in (pun
Puppet Master (1989) – Review
There’s always been a stigma against grown men playing with dolls, but you can’t deny that Charles Band has made one Hell of a living
Eastern Condors (1987) – Review
If it wasn’t for a cadre of insanely talented martial artist/filmmakers who dragged the Kung-Fu genre out of the locked off, old school mindset, it
The Hunger (1983) – Review
Thanks to the hyperbolic sight of Tom Cruise in aviator shades existing to the music of Kenny Loggins, Tony Scott took Hollywood by storm after
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