Retro Reviews – Page 3 – Screen Mayhem

Best Arm Wrestling Movie Ever: Over the Top (1987) – Retro Review

By 1987 Sylvester Stallone had won me over with his iconic characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo. By 1987 Cannon Films had won me over...

Not to be this person, but do you realize that if they made Peggy Sue Got Married today that the 25 year time jump would...

I had never seen Matilda until this week, which is difficult to imagine considering my daytime job is working with children. I don’t know how...

Back in the day when I was still a wee one, one of my elementary school teachers read my class The Witches by Roald Dahl,...

Has there ever been anyone more delightful than John Candy? Seriously, I can not think of a role that I saw John Candy in that...

Julia Roberts is my absolute dream rom-com lead from the 90s, so I finally watched My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) at the suggestion of a...

When I think of Charles Bronson, I think of 1974’s Death Wish and the multiple over the top sequels it spawned. Others may associate Bronson...

I think I experienced a different 9 to 5 than what was intended. People sold it to me as a glorious fantasy about working women...

The Star Wars prequels are good. A bold statement, I know. Except, I don’t really think it’s that bold at all. If you’re a huge...

It always upsets me when I see people my age disparaging The Beatles. I grew up on my parents’ music, and I held very narrow...