Surely one of the greatest conundrums of the twentieth century is this: if movies set in the fantasy genre usually live or die on the
Tag: 1980s
The House By The Cemetery (1981) – Review
Lucio Fulci could hardly be described as the most lucid filmmaker of Italian horror, but even by his defiantly illogical standards, The House By The
The Victim (1980) – Review
I don’t know about you, but I could watch portly Kung Fu legend, Sammo Hung, play his trade all day. Be it the movies he
Near Dark (1987) – Review
For all the glorious gifts it selflessly gave us, it’s still utterly unfathomable to me that ridiculously stylish vampire/western Near Dark isn’t as universally adored
Glory (1989) – Review
All the good intentions in the world can’t hide the fact that sometimes, movies are seen through the wrong eyes and in many cases, it’s
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) – Review
Less a coherent movie and more of a deranged art installation, Shinya Tsukamoto’s utterly insane Tetsuo: The Iron Man is something of an enigma.Welding and
The Goonies (1985) – Review
During that impossibly fertile period in the 80’s where Amblin Entertainment would make whatever idea Steven Spielberg, virtually breathed on, a small cadre of directors
Dreamscape (1984) – Review
Despite my voracious appetite for movies back in my 80’s based childhood, there’s always was going to be the odd title that slipped through the
Top 5 ’80s Action Films
The ’80s were a golden era for action films. Gone were the cynical elder leads of the ’70s, making way for the musclebound, one-liner spouting,
Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) – Review
If you thought Guardians Of The Galaxy was a space opera that boasted some exceedingly eccentric characters, you really should take a gander at Battle
Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone (1983) – Review
In the wake of George Lucas’ world dominating, sci-fi/fantasy, Star Wars, the race was on to concoct as many movies as possible that copied that
Wanted Dead Or Alive (1987) – Review
Anyone who has witnessed the glacial cool that Rutger Hauer bestowed to either of the genuinely terrifying villains of Blade Runner or The Hitcher might
Shogun Assassin (1980) – Review
For those of you who know, there’s quite a potent argument against me reviewing Shogun Assassin considering I’ve already review the entirety of the Lone
Q – The Winged Serpent (1982) – Review
Ok, picture the scene: it’s maybe around the mid-to-early eighties and if you can believe it, I’m an offensively adorable kid who around five or
Prom Night (1980) – Review
Among the voluminous hair, sexual promiscuity and spectacular bloodletting of the 80’s slasher brigade, one particularly iconic title stood out a little from the pack.
Razorback (1984) – Review
It seems that not even the animal amok genre was safe from that crazed stable of movies from the merry old land of Oz, fittingly
My Bloody Valentine (1981) – Review
In the gory, glory days of the golden age of the slasher movie, the titles that rose to the top of the pile became household
Poltergeist III (1988) – Review
A franchise burning out is nothing new; in fact once audience interest starts to wane, there’s no garantee that even the biggest film series can’t
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) – Review
After the runaway success of Poltergeist – the result of the controversial union of Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper – a sequel seemed like a
The Deadly Spawn (1983) – Review
Sometimes, there’s nothing more warming to the cockles of my heart than seeing a bunch of youngsters, utterly out of their depth and blessedly naive
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