Looking for revenge? Go big or go home. Continue reading “‘Rolling Vengeance’ (1987): 80s monster truck fad gets some screen time”
‘Nightmares’ (1983): 4 scares for the price of 1
More hits than misses in this vintage 1980s four-part suspense/sci-fi/supernatural/horror anthology. Continue reading “‘Nightmares’ (1983): 4 scares for the price of 1”
‘The Love Boat’ (Season 3): Everything great & terrible about escapist TV
Anchors aweigh and get another bottle of bleach: they don’t call it “The Love Boat” for nothing! Continue reading “‘The Love Boat’ (Season 3): Everything great & terrible about escapist TV”
‘Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone’ (1983): Skip the 3-D, enjoy the film
Ah! That 1980s 3-D that was “new and improved” over the old-timey 3-D…that now looks decidedly old-timey itself. Continue reading “‘Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone’ (1983): Skip the 3-D, enjoy the film”
‘Pulse’ (1988): Slick supernatural sci-fi/suburban horror thriller
“Pull the plug…pull all the plugs, lady.” Continue reading “‘Pulse’ (1988): Slick supernatural sci-fi/suburban horror thriller”
‘Double Exposure’ (1982): Glossy, forgotten psycho-thriller
A snazzy little psychological slasher/giallo, where a photographer becomes (or does he?) the killer of his beautiful models.
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‘The Golden Child’ (1986): Eddie Murphy battles the supernatural
An interesting blend of dark mysticism mixed with Indiana Jones-style adventure, topped with a dash of mid-80s peak Eddie Murphy action-comedy. Continue reading “‘The Golden Child’ (1986): Eddie Murphy battles the supernatural”
‘Police Squad!’: Six 30-minute Naked Guns
No Priscilla Presley or Ricardo Montalbán. No O.J. Simpson. But these 30-minute episodes are still pretty funny, even if the funny bits are mixed in with some dated (and suspect) gags.
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‘Cobra’ (1986): A Stallone loner in the early franchise era
A decent (and smart) cash-in of then-current Sly currency, but a franchise wasn’t to be.
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