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”
Category: 1980s
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”
The Living Daylights
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS Review: British secret agent James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy but helps officer Georgi Koskov. The policy is to assassinate all… Read more “The Living Daylights”
A View to a Kill
A VIEW TO A KILL Review: James Bond recovers a microchip from a deceased colleague in Russia. He discovers that the technology has the potential for sinister… Read more “A View to a Kill”
Octopussy
OCTOPUSSY Review: James Bond has been given a task of uncovering a megalomaniacal Soviet general who is stealing jewellery and art objects from the Kremlin art repository.… Read more “Octopussy”
For Your Eyes Only
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Review: James Bond is assigned to find a missing British ship which sunk in foreign waters. It is a race to find its… Read more “For Your Eyes Only”
The Princess Bride
THE PRINCESS BRIDE Review: A fairy-tale adventure about a beautiful princess and the gallant hero who rescues her from an evil villain. Director: Rob Reiner Actors: Cary… Read more “The Princess Bride”
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