You can keep your Rays and your Aviators your Lincolns—my heart belongs to Mommie Dearest (1981), a gem of a biopic that knows how to have fun. But I’ve always wondered how a little kid could po… more →
The Stutteringhandwrote 2 months ago: You can keep your Rays and your Aviators your Lincolns—my heart belongs to Mommie Dearest (1981), a … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Killer thriller director Brian De Palma tried his hand at a screwy mob send-up…and fell flat. … more →
wrote 4 months ago: James Woods’ Max Renn tried on his silly specs once he’s through the looking glass.Alice … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Not a feature film, but a 1983 Australian mini-series that ran as a movie on U.S. television, … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Being forgettable reaches unforgettable heights in this week’s Cine-meh showing! We saw so ma … more →
wrote 7 months ago: George Burns does some body switching in 18 Again! (1988). While George gets to live it up in his gr … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The inconsistently wacky Summer School (1987) marks the beginning of the end of Carl Reiner’s … more →
wrote 7 months ago: C.H.U.D. beats Hellraiser. Now this is strictly speaking in terms of cinematic achievement. I’ … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Slapstick of Another Kind (filmed in 1982, released in 1984) is yet another horrible adaptation of a … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Everything happens in Altered States (1980)–literally. William Hurt does some sweet peyote, takes a … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985): Classic comedy team Goldblum & Bagley star in this horror-larious* e … more →
wrote 8 months ago: According to the filmmakers, Electric Dreams (1984) is what happens when you get a computer drunk on … more →
wrote 9 months ago: When I think of Joe Dante’s The Burbs (1989), I think: “agreeable,” “workman-like,” “adequate,” and … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Until I looked at the cast on IMDB, I didn’t remember Plain Clothes (1988) having anyone of note in … more →
wrote 10 months ago: In Dead Heat (1988), Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo fill the screen with their big, big faces while … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) gave us John Cafferty’s Springteen-esque song “On the Dark … more →
wrote 10 months ago: A lottery scam figures prominently in the plot of The Squeeze (1987). Like the release of the film, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Why not swing over to Distracticon for a few of my pondering on the many, many, many movies I watche … more →