Tag: 1980s
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‘Dolls’ is a Different Kind of Children’s Horror Movie
Stuart Gordon’s 1987 horror-comedy strikes a nice balance between the horrific and humorous.
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‘Max, My Love’ Could Stand to Be Sillier
This preposterously plotted comedy plays things a little too straight.
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The Thoughtful Pessimism of ‘White Dog’
Samuel Fuller’s American swan song is characteristically sharp and cynical.
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‘The Fourth Man’’s Stylish Misdirections
On the cusp of his American breakthrough, Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s 1983 movie is a stylish, quasi-parodic precursor to his own ‘Basic Instinct.’
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Strange Invader
On the horrifying violations of 1982’s ‘The Entity.’
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‘Phenomena’ Sticks the Landing
Otherwise, Dario Argento’s 1985 return to the supernatural is mostly a slog.
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Haunted Houses
On Michael Roemer’s startling family drama ‘Vengeance is Mine.’
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‘Dogs in Space’ Captures a Moment
The 1986 film’s unwillingness to filter anything through a nostalgic lens is what makes it work as well as it does.
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Rain Dogs
In ‘Down by Law,’ Jim Jarmusch’s characteristic deadpan style is largely eschewed in favor of something that feels more straightforwardly frank.
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Holy Smoke
On ‘The Burning.’
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The Double Vision of ‘A Summer at Grandpa’s’
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 1984 coming-of-age movie seldom goes where you think it will.
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‘Bull Durham’ is a Charmingly Loony Romantic Comedy
Susan Sarandon is the best thing about Ron Shelton’s feature-directing debut.
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