Genre Family
A Grand Day Out (1989)
★★★ — A Grand Day Out (1989)
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 Crime
The Untouchables (1987)
★★★½ — The Untouchables (1987)
Genre Animation
Virile Games (1988)
★★½ — Virile Games (1988)
Genre Horror
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
★★★ — Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Genre Documentary
Tongues Untied (1989)
★★★ — Tongues Untied (1989)
Genre Drama
Looking for Langston (1989)
★★½ — Looking for Langston (1989)
Genre Horror
City of the Living Dead (1980)
★★★½ — City of the Living Dead (1980)
Genre Drama
The King of Comedy (1982)
★★★½ — The King of Comedy (1982)
Genre Crime
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
★★★½ — To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Genre Crime
Cruising (1980)
★★½ — Cruising (1980)
Genre Drama
sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
★★★★ — sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
Genre Action
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
★★½ — Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)