MY LEFT FOOT Review: Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, overcomes his infirmity and develops into a brilliant painter, poet and author. Director: Jim SheridanActors: Daniel Day-Lewis,… Read more “My Left Foot”
Category: 1980s
Beetlejuice
BEETLEJUICE Review: After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, the young couple find themselves stuck haunting their own house. They turn into a troublemaking… Read more “Beetlejuice”
Fitzcarraldo
FITZCARRALDO Review: Tells the incredible story of Brian Fitzgerald who intends to build an opera house in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Director: Werner HerzogActors: Klaus… Read more “Fitzcarraldo”
Shoah
SHOAH Review: A documentary that recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators. Director: Claude LanzmannActors: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaidl,… Read more “Shoah”
Dead Ringers
DEAD RINGERS Review: A chilling story of identical twin gynaecologists – suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly. Elliot and Beverly descend into a whirlpool of sexual confusion, drugs,… Read more “Dead Ringers”
The Draughtsman’s Contract
THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT Review: Set in 17th century Wiltshire, an aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman to produce twelve drawings of her husband’s estate while he… Read more “The Draughtsman’s Contract”
Top Gun
TOP GUN Review: The United States Naval Fighter Weapons school is where the best students train to compete to be best in the class. There are some… Read more “Top Gun”
Bad Timing
BAD TIMING Review: Vienna-based psychoanalyst Alex Linden, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When Milena is brought to hospital after overdosing on pills, detectives suspect… Read more “Bad Timing”
Die Hard
DIE HARD Review: John McClane joins in his estranged wife’s holiday party in the headquarters of the business she works for at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los… Read more “Die Hard”
The Elephant Man
THE ELEPHANT MAN Review: Based on a true story about John Merrick who earns his living as the “Elephant Man” and is forced into circus sideshows because… Read more “The Elephant Man”
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