Blonde Death
“I’m too old to spank” Cult author James Robert Baker’s SOV classic Blonde Death (1984) is a bonafide assault on middle American values. Like John Waters before him, Baker’s film… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
Stormy Monday
Mike Figgis’ first feature was the neon drenched neo-noir Stormy Monday (1988). Lensed by the great Roger Deakins, Stormy Monday is a lush and beautiful looking debut. Already Figgis’ preoccupation… Read more »
The Last Night
The Last Night (1982) was made by Michael J. Murphy as part of a direct-to-video double bill with Invitation To Hell (1982). Both films were produced by Murphy for very… Read more »
Prime Evil
Prime Evil (1988) is classic Roberta Findlay. It’s sleazy and low budget. Findlay characteristically makes the most of limited means to create a film of Satanic terror that looks far… Read more »
Cute Girl
I first saw Cute Girl (1980) way back when the Dutch home video label CINEMATEK issued its triple feature boxed set of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s first three features. At the time… Read more »
I Paladini: Storia d’armi e d’amori
I Paladini: Storia d’armi e d’amori (1983), aka Hearts & Armour, is a very loose adaptation of Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso. The film centers around the romances and conflicts between… Read more »
Kadaicha
Kadaicha (1988) is an Australian film about a group of teenagers being terrorized by a vengeful Aboriginal spirit. Comparisons to A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and Poltergeist (1982) are… Read more »
The Lonely Guy
When I was a little kid I was obsessed with actor Charles Grodin. I saw Beethoven (1992) and was hooked. When Clifford (1994) came out it was an instant favorite… Read more »
Nobody’s Fool
Director Evelyn Purcell had worked for years as an assistant director and producer on ex-husband Jonathan Demme’s films before helming her own feature Nobody’s Fool (1986). Purcell’s style, like Demme’s,… Read more »
Death Ride To Osaka
From the moment that Brad Fiedel’s synth score plays on the soundtrack you know that Death Ride To Osaka (1983) is something special. The film was helmed by the underrated… Read more »
