Nightflyers (1987) – Director: Robert Collector – 2/10 (very bad)Despite the underlying idea being quite good, individual components relating to the production design such as sets, costumes, lighting and special effects all look quite tawdry and gaunt; what makes the whole affair even more unpalatable is its hysterically overactive storytelling […]
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Beyond the Rising Moon aka Outerworld (1987) – Director: Philip J. Cook – 8/10 (excellent)Whoever was responsible for putting this thing together must truly dig the genre, as this has to be one of the nerdiest sci-fi outings I have ever come across as well as a true work of love, […]
Happy Thanksgiving! As someone who grew up and still lives in a non-Christian country, I don’t think I relate that much to the tradition and customs on this particular day. Luckily, this day reminds me of three things. First, the awesome fake trailer for a non-existant slasher film called “Thanksgiving”. […]
“No money, no job, no rent. Hey, I’m back to normal.” Barbet Schroeder’s 1987 booze soaked drama BARFLY is based on a screenplay by the late great poet/author Charles Bukowski. Mickey Rourke stars as Henry Chinaski (Bukowski’s alter ego) a down n’ outer who extolls virtues in between getting soused. […]
Year of Furious Films is our newest series on FC where we’ll be choosing our favorite films from each designated year. You may notice that we won’t be going in chronological order, it’ll be more random, but that’s really part of the fun. We’ll be covering a wide array of […]
One of Director Brian DePalma’s seminal works is the 1987 gangster classic The Untouchables. The story, which is based on a book by Eliot Ness, follows the group of men he put together to take down the infamous mobster Al Capone and break his powerful grip on the city of […]
Tony (Richard Panebianco) is a good hearted kid from Little Italy who attends a dance club one night. He seems to move through the bustling crowd magnetized by something we can’t see. He soon encounters a pretty young Chinese girl named Tye (Sari Chang) and they begin dancing as if […]
Over the years many films have been made about the legendary gangster Al Capone such as Scarface (1932), Al Capone (1959), The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967) and Capone (1975). Although Brian DePalma’s The Untouchables (1987) isn’t focused solely on Capone it is one of the best films featuring the […]
One of the all time greatest road comedies is coming to Blu Ray. Writer-Director John Hughes‘ classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) is a movie that, over the years has gained a huge fanbase due to it’s hilarious lead performances from two master funnymen: the late John Candy and Steve […]
Like many kids in the 80s generation, this film was my introduction to one of the coolest genre specialists working in movies: Paul Verhoeven. When I watched Robocop for the first time I knew it had something different going on. From the characters, to the setting to the humor, it […]