1982 In Review - May
#12
It's a hard crime story about a Philadelphia shop owner who has enough of the criminals' violences and ravages. He organizes a patrol of civil people. It all starts to go wrong because his teams actions are taken as racial discrimination.
This is one of the more interesting and thoughtful Death Wish rip- offs that your likely to see, or not because it’s been largely forgotten about. The movie is based upon true stories…
Empire’s Best Movies of 2021
8. Last Night In Soho
An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker.
Last Night In Soho is Edgar Wright’s psychological horror/supernatural love letter to the '60s, it’s also very stylised, and all done in a far more considered and classy…
2020
After seeing countless reviews on here giving this film a good bashing, I went in expecting a film as bad as Green Lantern. This film isn’t anything like that, in fact it’s a lot of fun. I got a very distinct Richard Donner vibe from this it, it reminded me a lot of the original Superman film. Nothing too serious and a little goofy. Something that coming after this year has been, is greatly appreciated by me. Of course…
1982 In Review - May
#10
Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.
The premise to Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is pretty simple, film noir movies by inserting old movie clips and have Steve Martin say things that turn serious lines from those movies into jokes. While we're at it, throw in sexy Rachel Ward. It sounds like it could have been a really…
