Children of the Corn
Stupid parents – first they’re telling you to go to bed, then they’re making you get out of bed at some ungodly hour like noon. It’s no wonder the child cult of Children of […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Conan the Barbarian
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on Darth Vader, in this 1982 fantasy adventure. Even by Arnie’s standards, this is one bizarre movie. It opens with the quote “That which does not kill […]
The House on Sorority Row
Last night I watched 1983 slasher The House on Sorority Row, because – actually, no, I don’t have to explain myself to you. A group of sorority sisters are getting ready for […]
Xtro
Yesterday, my co-goblin Alex reviewed the new Shakespeare adaptation Macbeth; today, I’m reviewing alien B movie Xtro. You can’t say we don’t mix it up. This British sci-fi/horror film follows […]
Nothing Can Hurt Me
As a fan of rockumentaries and That ’70s Show, I had to seek out this doc about Big Star – “the greatest band that never made it.” Big Star’s story is almost […]
Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta plays an Italian-American called Tony in New York in the late 70s. He faces the drudgery of day-to-day life working in a hardware store, going nowhere, until Saturday […]
The Panic in Needle Park
This 1971 drama follows a group of heroin addicts in New York City’s “Needle Park”, and features the first starring role by a certain Al Pacino. A candid representation of an urban underbelly seldom […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 6: Woody’s Dead
The Jewish High Holy Days seem like the perfect time to bring back my Woody Allen double-bills, where I review one of the auteur’s best films and one of his worst. Crimes […]
Deadfall
In 2012’s Deadfall, a pair of siblings (Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde) are on the run after shooting a cop, an ex-con (Charlie Hunnam) heads home to his parents (Sissy […]
Das Experiment
Das Experiment is a German thriller from 2001, whose title literally translates as The Experiment. You’re welcome. Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film is based on the 1971 Stanford prison experiment: a group of men were placed […]
