Commando
Commando (1985) opens with Col. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) enjoying his retirement from Special Ops. Matrix spends his days with his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in the mountains feeding fawns,… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
Public Affairs
Public Affairs (1983) is the only teaming of screenwriter Joyce Snyder and writer/director Henri Pachard. Each was an astute satirist and social commentator, and together they made what is probably… Read more »
Gosti iz galaksije
Gosti iz galaksije (1981) is a darkly humorous science-fiction film that operates as an allegory for the dangers of living in one’s own imagination. Writer and director Dušan Vukotić takes… Read more »
Silver Bullet
In fourth grade I took Stephen King’s Cycle Of The Werewolf out from my public library. It was Halloween season and my best friend and I thrilled to Bernie Wrightson’s… Read more »
Frog Dreaming
In many ways Frog Dreaming (1986) is the Australian response to The Goonies (1985). Screenwriter and producer Everett De Roche adds one crucial element to Frog Dreaming that makes it… Read more »
Sukkubus – den Teufel im Leib
Much of the folklore regarding the Alps warns of the perils of the landscape, of nature. There’s another strain of folk tales that emphasizes the importance of adhering to one’s… Read more »
Maniac Cop
Lt. Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins) is hot on the trail of a serial killer whom he suspects is a cop. The first big break in the case comes when Officer… Read more »
Seventeen
In the same decade that John Hughes redefined what it meant to be a teenager in movies Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines made their film Seventeen (1983). An exercise in… Read more »
The Changeling
The Changeling (1980) is considered one of the great haunted house movies, and for good reason. This little Canadian film boasts one of the most beautiful mansions of any film… Read more »
Cloak & Dagger
Richard Franklin’s film Cloak & Dagger (1984) very cleverly takes a cookie-cutter Cold War espionage narrative and replaces the usual square-jawed hero with a little boy. It’s a rough and… Read more »
