Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) – Review

There’s a rule of thumb concerning the earlier, pre-JJ Abrams Star Trek movies that you probably have heard of – it’s the one that states

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House (1986) – Review

Not to be confused with the adventures of Hugh Lauries’ massive wanker of a doctor, or the utterly indescribable 1977 Japanese horror fantasy fever dream,

Critters (1986) – Review

In the wake of Joe Dante’s magnificently subversive Gremlins, Hollywood predictably had a two-for-one sale on any script that featured assaults from gangs of diminutive

No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) – Review

America obviously doesn’t have the same history with the medium of martial arts as the places that birthed them; but when has that ever stopped

The Golden Child (1986) – Review

To a certain generation, Eddie Murphy is known as the beloved star of of such family extravaganzas such as Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek The Third

TerrorVision (1986) – Review

Satire is tough to pull off, especially if A) you’re in the sci-fi and/or horror genre and B) you aren’t Paul Verhoven, but that doesn’t

Rawhead Rex (1986) – Review

If you ever wondered what galvanized author Clive Barker into rolling up his sleeves and personally directing adaptations of his writings himself then you have

Raw Deal (1986) – Review

Sandwiched between Commando and Predator in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s epic flex of an 80’s resumè lies the mostly forgotten Raw Deal, an action thriller that painfully

Manhunter (1986) – Review

Long before the TV series loaded with sumptuous food-porn, long before the ever increasing melodrama of the film series and even long before the oscar

Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Review

Blame ol’ Jack Burton.While it’s true that the lukewarm reception to the chilling wonders of The Thing initially soured the notoriously independent John Carpenter to

Psycho III (1986) – Review

Back in 1983, filmmakers took a horrible gamble when they rolled the dice on making a sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s immortal thriller, Psycho. The idea

Demons 2 (1986) – Review

Once scratched by the ridiculously large talons of a demon, your imminent change into one of the drooling, snarling monsters is pretty fast – that

Class Of Nuke ‘Em High (1986) – Review

Back in 1984, indie distributor Troma Films finally put their money where their foul mouth was and switched from producing sex comedies to forging their

Labyrinth (1986) – Review

If I’m being totally honest, I’ve always been more of a Dark Crystal kind of guy myself… not to put the boot into Labyrinth –

Trick Or Treat (1986) – Review

Whenever I cast an eye over the expansive sub-genres that horror movies have managed to cover since the dawn of film, one question always rises

Cobra (1986) – Review

Made when we were coasting through that period of Stallone’s career where he was convinced he could clear up the Cold War by either punching

King Kong Lives (1986) – Review

After the expensive yet empty-headed attempt to remake King Kong in 1976, a sensible gambler would have comfortably staked money against cinema’s greatest ape making

Invaders From Mars (1986) – Review

Back in the 80’s, Cannon – the cash hemorrhaging super studio – offered horror director Tobe Hooper a lucrative three picture deal with the understanding

Howard The Duck (1986) – Review

A cinematic car crash of legendary proportions, Howard The Duck has gone down in history as one of THE most notorious misfires that blockbuster cinema

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 –

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