Genre Horror
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
★★½ — Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
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 Horror
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
★★½ — Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Genre Horror
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
★★★ — Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Genre Adventure
Highlander (1986)
★★½ — Highlander (1986)
Genre Horror
Zombie Island Massacre (1984)
½ — Zombie Island Massacre (1984)
Genre Comedy
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
★★★ — Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Genre Action
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
★★★½ — Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Genre Action
Lethal Weapon (1987)
★★★★ — Lethal Weapon (1987)
Genre Horror
Creepshow (1982)
★★★ — Creepshow (1982)
Genre Adventure
The Dark Crystal (1982)
★★★ — The Dark Crystal (1982)
Genre Horror
Demons 2 (1986)
★★½ — Demons 2 (1986)
Genre Drama
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
★★½ — Fitzcarraldo (1982)