Genre Documentary
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
★★½ — Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
1980s
The 1980s split cinema between blockbuster excess and quiet, searching art house work: the same decade that gave us The Empire Strikes Back also produced Paris, Texas and Cinema Paradiso. Hollywood chased franchises and spectacle while European and world cinema asked slower, harder questions. Macca's reviews cover the full range, so have a browse.
Genre Thriller
Angst (1983)
★★½ — Angst (1983)
Genre Comedy
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
★★★ — The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Genre Animation
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)
★★ — History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)
Genre Animation
The Little Mermaid (1989)
★★½ — The Little Mermaid (1989)
Genre Animation
Angel's Egg (1985)
★★½ — Angel's Egg (1985)
Genre Action
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
★½ — Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Genre Comedy
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
★★★½ — Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Genre Crime
Ms .45 (1981)
★★ — Ms .45 (1981)
Genre Drama
Tender Mercies (1983)
★★★★ — Tender Mercies (1983)
Genre Crime
Blood Simple (1984)
★★★ — Blood Simple (1984)
Genre Horror
Evil Dead II (1987)
★★ — Evil Dead II (1987)