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Tag: 1980s

‘Yor, the Hunter from the Future’ (1983): Speedy, wacky, always entertaining B-actioner

Yor, the Amusingly Adept Dreck from the 80s!

January 7, 2018September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks6 Comments

‘Venom’ (1982): Fun exploiter, but needs more hiss

Frequently silly but entertaining hostage crisis nail-biter…which needed a whole lot more mamba.

December 17, 2017September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Shaker Run’ (1985): Car chases, stunts, & American machismo in New Zealand

An obscure New Zealand chase film that didn’t bore me.

December 13, 2017September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks5 Comments

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ (1984): Claus, kills & controversy

Ho Ho Hold the phone while I get my axe!

December 3, 2017September 23, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Ghost Story’ (1981): Early ’80s attempt at refined, classic horror

Ghost Story, the glossy, high-end 1981 horror flick from Universal and director John Irvin, makes its Blu-ray debut thanks to Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory line.

October 30, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks12 Comments

‘Rolling Vengeance’ (1987): ’80s monster truck fad gets its due

Looking for revenge? Go big or go home.

October 23, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘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.

September 13, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Dreamscape’ (1984): Silly then, fairly prescient today

It’s dumb, right?

August 9, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Double Exposure’ (1982): Glossy, violent psycho-thriller is rediscovered

A snazzy little psychological slasher/giallo, where a photographer becomes (or does he?) the killer of his beautiful models.

July 23, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

‘Pulse’ (1988): A pre-Internet warning about technology

“Pull the plug…pull all the plugs, lady.”

June 30, 2017September 22, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

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