1980s – Page 2 – We Have Issues

Raging Bull (1980) – Review

April 20, 2026 greigzilla

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

March 23, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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

March 15, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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

March 10, 2026 Paul Wilkinson

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

March 6, 2026 greigzilla

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

February 25, 2026 greigzilla

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

February 14, 2026 greigzilla

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

January 26, 2026 greigzilla

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

January 7, 2026 greigzilla

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

December 24, 2025 greigzilla

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

December 15, 2025 greigzilla

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

October 28, 2025 greigzilla

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

October 26, 2025 greigzilla

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

October 25, 2025 greigzilla

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

October 21, 2025 greigzilla

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

October 17, 2025 greigzilla

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