The grainy VHS memory I had from a childhood viewing of Flashdance could not hold a candle to what I saw on-screen as I attended the 40th anniversary celebration of Adrian Lyne’s sensual masterpiece. Yes, the shots are heavy on erotica, but the scenes are so tasteful and artistically rendered every one of the scenes shot… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: FLASHDANCE »
I am not sure what possessed Cineworld to air a double feature of The Donner Superman films this week, but I was all for it, especially since I had seen all of the Superman films starring Christopher Reeves growing up, but the legendary Superman II. I have to say the Donner Cut of Superman II… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut »
Although Invaders from Mars is a film that proved to be influential, I regret that to say it wasn’t a movie that I’d been aware of for a long time. This movie hails from the early age of SF films, well before my time, much less my interest in the genre. Because of this, the… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Invaders From Mars (1953) »
KILLER’S KISS, 1955, written, co-produced, directed, photographed, and edited by the legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Starring Jamie Smith, Frank Silvera, and Irene Kane. Actually, this is pre-legendary Kubrick, when he was still honing his filmmaking craft. I’d like to call KILLER’S KISS the last of Kubrick’s short film phase. The film runs a brisk one… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: KILLER’S KISS, 1955 »
When one mentions the name of George Lucas, one of two franchises typically will come up immediately, usually Star Wars or Indiana Jones. However, Lucas also was involved with films that branched outside of his usual serial-style adventure tales, most notably THX-1138, American Graffiti and Red Tails. Willow tends to fit more within Lucas’s traditional… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Willow (1988) »
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Some perfectly solid films are not given the credit that they are due during its theatrical run. Sometimes, whether due to poor marketing or circumstances outside of the filmmaker’s control, these films are overlooked and not truly appreciated until later. One such film is Event Horizon, which only made one third of its initial $60… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Event Horizon »
At the time that I first watched Batman Returns, I still wasn’t completely a Batman fan. That came later, when I became a fan of Batman: The Animated Series and then when I discovered the Batman comics in more depth. I hadn’t seen this film since it aired, though at the time I remember liking… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Batman Returns »
When it comes to science fiction movies, especially those set in the not-too-distant future, hindsight is very often 20/20. These kinds of films are very often educated guesses of what the future might be, extrapolated from the issues of the time when they were made. The result is often that when the year the movie… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Johnny Mnemonic »