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Tag: Retro Review

Posted onDecember 22, 2020

Hiding Out (1987) is a Hidden Gem – Retro Review

1987’s Hiding Out is an aptly named film from where I sit because the movie had successfully been hiding out from me for 30+ years...

Posted onNovember 24, 2020

The Afterlife According to The Heavenly Kid (1985) – Retro Review

Being raised Catholic and attending Catholic grade school it was made abundantly clear to me that if I was a good boy and followed The...

Posted onOctober 31, 2020April 22, 2021

Welcome to Fright Night (1985) – Retro Review

Tom Holland’s Fright Night took the classic Transylvanian vampire tale and dropped it into Normal Town U.S.A. in the 1980’s. 1985’s Fright Night started the...

Posted onOctober 19, 2020April 22, 2021

Night of the Creeps (1986) Never Fails to Thrill Me – Retro Review

Fred Dekker’s first directorial effort, 1986’s Night of the Creeps, managed to capture elements of classic B movies like 1958’s The Blob and 1968’s Night...

Posted onSeptember 15, 2020October 26, 2020

Reliving the Greatness: The Great Outdoors (1988) – Retro Review

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...

Posted onSeptember 7, 2020September 25, 2020

Love, Bronson Style: From Noon Till Three (1976) – Retro Review

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...

Posted onAugust 24, 2020September 25, 2020

The Legend of Crazy Joe: Lean on Me (1989) – Retro Review

If you asked me to sing the school song of any school I actually attended, I would be at a total loss. But if you...

Posted onAugust 10, 2020September 25, 2020

When Wrestling Met Rock-n-Roll: Body Slam (1986) – Retro Review

The date was February 18, 1985. A trip to my grandparents back then always meant a chance to watch cable television and more specifically MTV....

Posted onJuly 16, 2020December 6, 2020

School’s In For Summer: Summer School (1987) Movie Review

Fresh off his run on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere and being named People Magazine’s 2nd Annual Sexiest Man Alive, Mark Harmon found himself...

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