When you think of the name Stuart Gordon, you tend to think of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, outlandish gore and – more often than not –
Tag: 1989
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 Killer (1989) – Review
After the literal smoke had cleared from the iconic climax of A Better Tomorrow II, it seemed that action maestro John Woo was poised to
Back To The Future Part II (1989) – Review
Even during his 80’s blockbuster phase, director Robert Zemeckis seemed to relish making things ridiculously difficult for himself. Even before he was manipulating technology to
Shocking Dark (1989) – Review
We’ve stumbled across the works of Bruno Mattei – aka. Vincent Dawn – a couple of times on this site before (arguably too much) but
Deepstar Six (1989) – Review
To say that 1989 was flooded with aquatic horror/sci-fi thrillers would be an understatement tantamount to saying that the North Pole is “a bit nippy”,
Intruder (1989) – Review
Scott Spiegel – arguably best known to casual movie goers as the dude who is denied a cheeky slice of free pizza in Spider-Man 2
The Fly II (1989) – Review
How in the name of Cronenberg do you possibly top The Fly?The smart money says you don’t, but Hollywood lays ridiculous amounts of cash on
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1989) – Review
There’s always a pressure with sequels to outdo the original – it’s only natural. After all, go big or go home has seemed to be
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) – Review
By the time we reached the stardate of 1989, a definite creaking sound was enimating from the bowels of the U.S.S. Enterprise. But it wasn’t
Howling V: The Rebirth (1989) – Review
By the time the Howling series had weakly loped to its fifth installment, the one good thing this drawn out shaggy dog story had finally
Zombi 4: After Death (Aka. Zombie Flesh Eaters 3) (1989) – Review
Described by it’s own director as the last gasp for Italian zombie gore film, 1989’s After Death doesn’t even warrant that much. Gifted more aliases
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Bill and Ted are two well meaning, air headed teens who dwell in San Dimas, California and dream of hitting it big with their band
Killer Crocodile (1989) – Review
Two fishermen sit in a boat in the pitch black doing a spot of night fishing chatting to keep their spirits up. As their pointless
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation Of Toxie (1989) – Review
Whilst in the midst of production of their bargain bin, blockbuster epic: The Toxic Avenger Part II, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz realized that they
The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989) – Review
After the suprising success of The Toxic Avenger put alternative indie movie studio on the map, founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz were on a
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) – Review
Back in the day, before part 4’s, 5’s and 6’s started bloating out virtually every long running franchise out there – there was something comforting
Meet The Feebles (1989) – Review
To most, Peter Robert Jackson is the keeper of Middle-Earth, a man second only to J.R.R. Tolkien himself when it comes to realising THE greatest
Bride Of Re-Animator (1989) – Review
Sequels to genuine horror originals are a predictably mixed bag and surely only a madman would attempt to follow up the late Stuart Gordon’s magnificent
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