When The Godfather: Part III was released in 1990, the build-up and the fanfare, fuelled by years of anticipation for a sequel to two films which are universally recognised as… Continue reading "The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone – (2020)."
The story is that when Steven Spielberg hired Joe Dante to direct Gremlins (1984), he wasn’t expecting much more than a small scale horror film. Dante had previously directed two… Continue reading "Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)."
It’s difficult to imagine today but back in 1990 there was a palpable sense of excitement for many fans when The Hunt for Red October was released. This was the… Continue reading "The Hunt for Red October (1990)."
With the ending to the fourth film all but cementing the legacy of the character of Rocky Balboa as pretty much an unstoppable force, there was apparently nowhere left to… Continue reading "Rocky V (1990)."
In what will become a regular feature on Film ’89, we take another look at a maligned and/or misunderstood film that may have not received the credit we think it… Continue reading "In Defence of… Predator 2 (1990)."
There has been a slew of films and television programmes based on author Stephen King’s books recently including Mr. Mercedes, which has been airing in the US, the long awaited film adaptation of The Dark Tower was released… Continue reading "Stephen King’s IT – The Book Vs The 1990 TV Miniseries."
