Genre Action
Scarface (1983)
★★★★½ — Scarface (1983)
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 Documentary
The Metal Foundry (1984)
★ — The Metal Foundry (1984)
Genre Horror
Pulgasari (1986)
★★ — Pulgasari (1986)
Genre Action
Escape from New York (1981)
★★★ — Escape from New York (1981)
Genre Thriller
The Vanishing (1988)
★★★★ — The Vanishing (1988)
Genre Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
★★★★ — A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Genre Action
Rising Storm (1989)
★★ — Rising Storm (1989)
Genre Fantasy
Gremlins (1984)
★★★ — Gremlins (1984)
Genre Adventure
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
★★★★ — Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Genre Animation
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
★★★½ — Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Genre Horror
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
★★½ — Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Genre Comedy
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
★★½ — The Return of the Living Dead (1985)