Cinema Paradiso is about many things; the formative years of a young boy and how he grows up in a single-parent family to become a successful film director; the relationship between a… Continue reading "Cinema Paradiso (1988)."
In Episode 35 of The Film ‘89 Podcast we go all out action as we explore in-depth, one of the most beloved franchises of the 1980s and beyond. Starting with… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 35 – From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 – 2019)."
After the career renaissance that 2006’s Rocky Balboa had given Sylvester Stallone, it remained to be seen if the reintroduction of of Sly’s other iconic character would have the same… Continue reading "Rambo: The Long Road to Last Blood."
For those of us for whom the 1980s was a defining decade – not because of nostalgia, but because said decade made up the bulk of our formative years –… Continue reading "Maniac Cop (1988)."
Japanese animation has had and continues to have an immense influence over western film and television, and there is a handful of works whose mark cannot be overstated. Akira celebrated… Continue reading "Akira (1988)."
In our special Christmas Episode of The Film ‘89 Podcast we’re joined by boxing expert, film writer and über cinephile, Jacob Rivera to discuss the action classic, Die Hard as… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 22 – ‘Ode To Joy’ – Celebrating 30 Years of Die Hard (1988)."
Martin Scorsese has never been a stranger to controversy. In 1981 John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan having been apparently inspired by an infatuation with Jodi Foster and Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver in which Robert De Niro’s… Continue reading "The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)."
Coming to Hayao Miyazaki’s early work as an adult, there’s something mildly unsettling about the titular creature of his beloved 1988 animated feature which turns 30 this year, My Neighbor… Continue reading "My Neighbor Totoro (1988)."
Read. Obey. Watch. *** SPOILER ALERT *** Director John Carpenter had a string of hits during what could be argued as being the peak of his career between 1978’s seminal… Continue reading "John Carpenter’s They Live (1988)."
