PLATOON Review: Chris Taylor leaves behind his university studies and decides to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. While out in Vietnam he finds himself… Read more “Platoon”
Category: 1980s
Hope and Glory
HOPE AND GLORY Review: Based on John Boorman’s own childhood growing up in and around London during the uncertain days of World War II.Director: John Boorman Actors:… Read more “Hope and Glory”
Ghostbusters
GHOSTBUSTERS Review: When New York is besieged by ghosts, it’s up to a team of four paranormal investigators to save the day. Director: Ivan ReitmanActors: Bill Murray,… Read more “Ghostbusters”
My Left Foot
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”
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”
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