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
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1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982) – Review
Sometimes it’s nice to watch a focused, restrained motion picture that’s actually about something that makes you a better and smarter person for having watched
Class Of 1984 (1982) – Review
When different kinds of movies tackle the same social issues, the results can often be staggeringly diffrent. Take the subject of teaching troubled kids in
Xtro (1982) – Review
In the slimy, drooly wake of Ridley Scott’s Alien, all manner of creepy, amorphous extraterrestrials stalked out from dark, industrial corners and alien world to
48 Hrs. (1982) – Review
There are many things that set 48 Hrs. apart from the crowd. One is that it’s the film that shuffled the tropes of the buddy
The New York Ripper (1982) – Review
Even though I’m probably going to catch hell (or even a knife in the privates) for this, I have to admit I never really cared
Manhattan Baby (1982) – Review
For those not in the know, Lucio Fulci is one of the greatest paradoxes of Italian horror cinema. His movies were often stunningly shot with
Death Wish II (1982) – Review
There’s not many genres I have trouble stomaching. Slashers? No problem. Italian cannibal movies? Sure, why not? Torture porn? A cakewalk. However, if there’s something
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
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
Poltergeist (1982) – Review
Most ghost movies usually rely on subtlety to give an audience a taste of what lurks on the other side – take Robert Wise’s work
Pieces (1982) – Review
Advertised in some corners of the world with the brazenly unsubtle tagline “You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre”, Pieces is
Tron (1982) – Review
Much like The Black Hole or Dragonslayer, Tron was another tonally strange attempt from Disney to bring their live action movies up to date in
Tenebrae (1982) – Review
Maestro or misogynist? Those are the two labels that have continously clung to Italian horror master Dario Argento ever since he first started plying his
Blade Runner (1982) – Review
The history of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is as almost notorious as the movie itself; an agonisingly uncomfortable shoot had virtually everyone at each other’s
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) – Review
Ok, real talk. The maiden cinematic voyage of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise didn’t really cut the mustard with a first movie that was
Five Elements Ninjas (1982) – Review
It’s once again time to take another flamboyant trip to ancient Hong Kong to witness bursts of athletic violence interspersed with an over complicated plot
Rocky III (1982) – Review
At some point in the life of a franchise that started off gritty and achieved the devoted love of an audience, there’s an inevitable change
The Beastmaster (1982) – Review
Cinemas in 1982 were positively groaning under the sheer weight of fantasy movies that included such titles like Conan The Barbarian, The Dark Crystal, Dragonslayer
The Thing (1982) – Review
John Carpenter very well may be one of the beloved genre filmmakers walking this earth and after a quick glance at his filmography (especially during
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