Arguably the face of 80s horror satire, Larry Cohen made his name delivering a string of absurd B-movie premises such as killer babies and flying,
Tag: 1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985) – Review
You just don’t get that many war time sequels, do you?I mean, there’s certainly enough characters who have served in the military who tend to
Wild Geese II (1985) – Review
When it comes to well formulated plans of grizzled dudes going wildly awry, the story behind Wild Geese II manages to somehow match the rather
Vampire Hunter D (1985) – Review
Throughout the early 80s, Anime as we knew it was more directed at families, or animated series airing on television; but in 1985, one of
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) – Review
There are a wide and varied list of movies that are cherished as “Christmas Movies” that people break out every year once the page of
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) – Review
Before Batman, before Edward Scissorhands, before even Beetlejuice, there was Pee Wee Herman.Way back before Tim Burton regularly shilled for Disney, he was a director
Ladyhawke (1985) – Review
There’s something about fantasy films that were made in the 1980s that just hits a little different. While the decades prior tended to fall back
Pale Rider (1985) – Review
There probably isn’t another filmmaker alive who understands the importance of American myth more than Clint Eastwood. Having portrayed more enigmatic, mysterious, quickdrawing leading men
Death Wish 3 (1985) – Review
There always seems to be that telling moment in any long running franchise where it morphs into something so far removed from its original concept,
Explorers (1985) – Review
Before Gremlins, Joe Dante was the go-to guy for innovative, indie horror that broke new ground while simultaneously honouring the classics; but the moment that
American Ninja (1985) – Review
Hey, remember back in the 80s when all you had to do to make your film cooler was to stick some freaking ninjas in it?
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning (1985) – Review
While I’ve already covered the rather convoluted release process from Missing In Action and its sequel while reviewing the first movie, the behind the scenes
Legend (1985) – Review
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
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
Red Sonja (1985) – Review
To put it bluntly, the road to Hollywood accepting that women can carry action movies has been as smooth as the back of a Stegasaurus
The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985) – Review
The late, great Wes Craven was responsible for some of the greatest horror movies over the span of over thirty years with his fertile imagination
The Protector (1985) – Review
After his previous attempt to crack America with Battle Creek Brawl didn’t exactly set the world on fire, Jackie Chan took another swing at the
Phenomena (1985) – Review
Dario Argento has shown us some undeniably gnarly shit throughout his long and fascinating career of horror films but the jaw dropping visuals he employs
Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf (1985) – Review
A decline in quality with any long running franchise is not only inevitable but usually expected as every film series has at least one dud
Lifeforce (1985) – Review
Is there a more apt movie that exists that sums up the questionable business practices of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus’ legendary cult factory, Canon
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