Cobra (1986) – Review
Cobra was heavily influenced by the moral ambiguity of Dirty Harry and the visual style of Miami Vice. It also
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Highlander Retrospective – Podcast
Highlander Retrospective. Join hosts Trevor and Jason for episode 11 in the new supplementary series podcast, as they discuss the
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Raw Deal (1986) – Review
Raw Deal is the second installment of an unofficial trilogy involving cops taking down Chicago mobsters. The other bookends would
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Crossroads (1986) – Review
Walter Hill’s affection for blues music is evident in this supernatural road movie about a duo of blues travelers. The
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Psycho III (1986) – Review
I’ve never counted myself a fan of Psycho nor Norman Bates eccentric affairs. Alfred Hitchcock may have set a template
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A Breed Apart (1986) – Review
A Breed Apart is a curious mixture of Rambo, Robinson Crusoe, and Southern Comfort, with an environmental conservation message. The
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The Fly (1986) – Review
The Fly won an Academy Award for its make-up effects back in 1986, and the work still holds up today.
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Night of the Creeps (1986) – Review
Here is a clever B-movie that was all but overlooked in its theatrical run, resurrected from the annals of box-office
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Firewalker (1986) – Review
Firewalker is grade Z, bottom of the barrel trash from Cannon films and their top work-horse Chuck Norris. This flimsy
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Streets of Gold (1986) – Review
In the wake of Rocky and The Karate Kid comes Streets of Gold, a minor entry into the boxing genre.
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About Last Night… (1986) – Review
About Last Night is a comical and sometimes touching story about a young couple trying to make a relationship work
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Nomads (1986) – Review
Pierce Brosnan jumps from television to the big screen in this debut film from director John McTiernan. Nomads is a
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Murphy’s Law (1986) – Review
Poor ol’ Charlie Bronson is back in Murphy’s Law, which is being billed as an action packed thriller. In actuality,
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) – Review
Ridley Scott is credited as director on the erotic crime thriller Someone to Watch Over Me and yet, outside of
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Out of Bounds (1986) – Review
Anthony Michael Hall’s bid to become an action hero circa 1986 is clearly the concept behind Out of Bounds, a
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