Voyage Of The Rock Aliens
Part B-Movie spoof, part MTV music video and all camp, Voyage Of The Rock Aliens (1984) is one of the great cult classics of the eighties. Featuring early green screen… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
Humanoids From The Deep
Though primarily a schlocky bit of monster mayhem, Humanoids From The Deep is a classic example of art versus commerce. Director Barbara Peeters originally shot a much more macabre and… Read more »
The Stunt Man
Richard Rush’s award winning dark comedy The Stunt Man (1980) blurs the boundaries between reality and the imagination of filmmaking within the context of adapting Paul Brodeur’s novel. The plot,… Read more »
L’exécutrice
L’exécutrice (1986) sees sexploitation superstar Brigitte Lahaie redefining audiences’ expectations by turning in a powerful and nuanced dramatic performance. To the uninitiated, Lahaie is best known for her appearance in… Read more »
Rock & Rule
In the future, after a nuclear holocaust, anthropomorphic creatures have come to dominate the urban centers of the world. In the waste land left behind by humanity’s final wars, Mok… Read more »
Project A
If the most innovative and enjoyable aspect of Jackie Chan’s films is his fusion of silent era slapstick with martial arts fight choreography then it doesn’t get more fun than… Read more »
Vicious Lips
One of my favorite sub-genres of the eighties is the science fiction musical. Vicious Lips (1986) is a classic installment along with Forbidden Zone (1980), The Return Of Captain Invincible… Read more »
Yes, Madam
Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum) have just robbed a corpse without knowing it. It’s also escaped them that, among their loot, is a valuable microfilm that the evil… Read more »
Times Square
Times Square (1980) tells the story of two teenaged girls, the privileged Pamela Pearl (Trini Alvarado) and the street orphan Niky Marotta (Robin Johnson), who meet in a hospital ward… Read more »
Police Story
It isn’t much of a stretch to say that Jackie Chan is the Charlie Chaplin of our time. Both Chan and Chaplin write, direct, produce and star in some of… Read more »
