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Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) is an old cop who has spent a decade of his career moonlighting as an author of true-crime and detective novels. After his wife dies, Meechum… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
Glory
Glory (1989) dramatizes Col. Robert Gould Shaw’s (Matthew Broderick) command of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The 54th was one of the first regiments composed… Read more »
Runaway
In a distant future (as it was imagined in the mid-eighties), Sgt. Ramsay (Tom Selleck) heads up a special police task force designated to deal with dangerously malfunctioning robots. With… Read more »
Breaking In
Breaking In (1989) is exactly the sort of crime film one would expect from screenwriter John Sayles and director Bill Forsyth. Breaking In is not the adrenaline packed thrill ride… Read more »
Racing With The Moon
Before they were anybody Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover starred in a musical pilot for a show that never got picked up titled The Best Of Times (1981). Richard Benjamin’s… Read more »
The Second Is A Christian
Kazuyuki Izutsu’s The Second Is A Christian (1985) is a yakuza comedy starring the legendary Etsuko Shihomi as Sister Kyoko; a Catholic nun who runs a small orphanage in Kobe…. Read more »
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) is still as controversial today as it was when it was released just a year after Wes Craven’s original film that… Read more »
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
The Canadian horror film Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) is one of those films that is actually better than the first picture in its franchise. The eighties were… Read more »
The Prowler
As schools begin to let out for summer and students graduate, it seems fitting to revisit The Prowler (1981). The Prowler is Joseph Zito’s third film and is part of… Read more »
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
After a meager theatrical run, Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982) found its target audience through television and VHS. Like Times Square (1980) before it, Ladies & Gentlemen, The… Read more »
