Tag: 1980s
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My Favorite First-Time Watches of 2025
The best movies I saw in 2025 that weren’t released in 2025.
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Do the Right Thing
Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker trilogy-commencing ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ empathetically sees the world through a particularly well-meaning child’s eyes.
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Odds & Ends: Halloween Edition
Notes from the last month.
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It’s a Good Thing ‘Opera’ Looks Amazing
Though a marked improvement on 1985’s ‘Phenemona,’ Dario Argento’s last movie of the ’80s is distractingly illogical.
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‘Police Story,’ a High-Water Mark for Action Filmmaking, is Spoiled By Poor Taste
When not boasting some of film history’s most athletic action set pieces, the 1985 comedy thriller often cloddishly attempts slapstick humor.
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‘Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid’ is Like Catnip for Classic Hollywood Devotees
This 1982 parody film might be a little less entertaining for non-adherents, though.
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Sleuthing is a Nightmare in ‘Angel Heart’
The creepy aesthetic of Alan Parker’s horror-inflected detective movie from 1987 is the strongest thing about it.
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‘Powwow Highway’ is an Exemplary Road Movie
A Martinez and Gary Farmer are terrific in Jonathan Wacks’ 1989 comedy-drama.
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Fools for Love
‘Pauline at the Beach,’ one of Éric Rohmer’s many vacation-set movies, is also among his best.
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‘Kamikaze Hearts’’ Toxic Truth-Blurring
Our inability to confidently distinguish fantasy from fiction in Juliet Bashore’s pseudo-documentary from 1986 is part of what makes it exhilarating.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito’s Chemistry Carries ‘Twins’
Ivan Reitman’s 1988 comedy is able to coast a decent amount just on how good the duo is together.
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It’s Obvious That Francis Ford Coppola Made ‘Tucker: The Man and His Dream’
It’s easy to see how this story of a beleaguered car-design pioneer would resonate with the greatness-preoccupied director.
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