Genre Horror
The Shining (1980)
★★★½ — The Shining (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 Horror
Doctor Butcher M.D. (1980)
★ — Doctor Butcher M.D. (1980)
Genre Action
Police Story 2 (1988)
★★★ — Police Story 2 (1988)
Genre Action
Police Story (1985)
★★★★ — Police Story (1985)
Genre History
Lion of the Desert (1980)
★★★½ — Lion of the Desert (1980)
Genre Documentary
Beirut, My City (1983)
★★★ — Beirut, My City (1983)
Genre Drama
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
★★★★★ — Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Genre Action
Ran (1985)
★★★★★ — Ran (1985)
Genre Horror
Demons (1985)
★★½ — Demons (1985)
Genre Action
Cobra (1986)
★★★ — Cobra (1986)
Country Guyana
In the Sky's Wild Noise (1983)
★½ — In the Sky's Wild Noise (1983)
Genre Crime
True Confessions (1981)
★★★ — True Confessions (1981)