Genre Drama
Dead Poets Society (1989)
★★★★½ — Dead Poets Society (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
Manhunter (1986)
★★★ — Manhunter (1986)
Genre Crime
Thief (1981)
★★★½ — Thief (1981)
Genre Action
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
★★ — Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Genre Action
First Blood (1982)
★★★★ — First Blood (1982)
Genre Comedy
Raising Arizona (1987)
★★★½ — Raising Arizona (1987)
Genre Crime
48 Hrs. (1982)
★★★½ — 48 Hrs. (1982)
Genre Action
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
★★★ — Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Genre Horror
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
★★★ — Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
Genre Horror
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
★½ — Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Genre Horror
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
★½ — Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Genre Horror
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)
★★★ — Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)