Sprinting into the horror genre with all the deranged energy of a cocaine addicted cheetah, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator turned heads and stomachs in equal measure
Tag: 1980s
From Beyond (1986) – Review
In the annals of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, there surely isn’t a movie more fucked up than From Beyond. Oh sure, Re-Animator is fucked up –
Flash Gordon (1980) – Review
Kicking off with quite possibly the single greatest theme song in cinema history (fight me!) we are hurled kicking and screaming into the swirly, garish
Christine (1983) – Review
In 1982 John Carpenter’s ass kicking hot streak was derailed by the deafening apathy audiences bafflingly dumped on the legitimate masterpiece in cinema that is
The Abyss (1989) – Review
Has there ever been a movie that failed to stick the landing as spectacularly that James Cameron’s underwater epic, The Abyss? Don’t get me wrong,
Leviathan (1989) – Review
Blatantly not to be confused with the 2014 movie about a Russian fisherman, Leviathan is an aquatic monster movie that had the amusing misfortune to
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) – Review
1989 was a ridiculously strong year for action and/or adventure movies of impressively varying quality. Batman, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Kickboxer, Tango
Ghostbusters II (1989) – Review
Nothing is a given in Hollywood – that sparkly town where people are paid to attempt to bottle lightning on a regular basis – but
Road House (1989) – Review
Years after he instructed uptight parents on the correct placing of Baby (hint: it’s not in the corner) and before he assumed “ditto” was the
Rocky IV (1985) – Review
In no sane world does Rocky IV get more than 2 stars…Oh sure, a less gritty, more blockbuster approach to “Robert” Balboa’s boxing career had
Ghostbusters (1984) – Review
Whenever people ask me what the first ever movie I saw at the cinema was I almost always lie…You see it was actually Return Of
Lethal Weapon (1987) – Review
To the strains of Jingle Bell Rock, director Richard Donner leads us by the hand through that OTHER Christmas themed, super violent actioner that for
Die Hard (1988) – Review
While I won’t indulge in the seemingly endless debate of whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not (it totally is and fuck anyone
Gremlins (1984) – Review
Some people would have you believe that there is no such thing as the perfect movie and that’s true – after all it’s statistically impossible
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987) – Review
Good lord, is this a piece of shit…The next time you find yourself discussing the finer details of Superman’s life up on the silver screen
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) – Review
With recent box office assaults by various face painted villains of various backgrounds, the phenomenon of murderous and freaky clowns has never been more popular.
Superman III (1983) – Review
Regardless of what comic lore has told us up until now, the easiest way to stop the Man Of Steel in his locomotive racing tracks
Superman II (1980) – Review
The tale behind Superman’s sophomore flight on the big screen is one of betrayal, missed opportunities and bitter lessons learned… oh wait, did you think
The Punisher (1989) – Review
Why is it so fucking hard to get The Punisher right?After four separate actors have been hurled at the role like sacrifices dumped into a
An American Werewolf In London (1981) – Review
When casting my eye over the frequently unloved werewolf genre (one of the benefits of having no real life to speak off), I’m always shocked
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