Genre Animation
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)
★★ — History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (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 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)
Genre Comedy
Airplane! (1980)
★★★½ — Airplane! (1980)
Genre Horror
The Evil Dead (1981)
★★½ — The Evil Dead (1981)
Genre Family
The Land Before Time (1988)
★★½ — The Land Before Time (1988)