Skip to content
  • Reviews
    • Retro Reviews
    • Capsule Reviews
    • Short Film Reviews
    • For Cinema Axis
  • Festivals
    • Chicago Critics FF
    • Chicago Horror FF & Indie Horror FF
    • Chicago International FF
    • Cinepocalypse
    • Fantastic Fest
  • Year in Film
    • 2017
    • 2015
    • 2014
  • Events
    • Conventions
    • Marathons and Multi-Features
  • Misc
    • Announcements
    • Diversions
  • TV Good Sleep Bad

Lackey Writes About Film

we genre film!

Category: Retro Reviews

A scene from THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH

Retro Review: The Man Who Fell to Earth

Posted on January 20, 2016November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

The Bowie we see in this weird sci-fi film is more genuine than any other persona he'd adopt over the course of his career.

Tagged '70s movies, British movies, cult movies, David Bowie, Nicolas Roeg, science fiction, The Man Who Fell to Earth1 Comment
A scene from MANHUNTER.

Retro Review: Manhunter

Posted on May 29, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

With early signs indicating that the back half of Hannibal’s upcoming third season will adapt the novel Red Dragon, there's no better time to revisit that novel's first film adaptation.

Tagged '80s movies, crime dramas, Hannibal Lecter, horror movies, Manhunter, Michael Mann, psychological thrillers, Red Dragon2 Comments
A scene from POLTERGEIST.

Retro Review: Poltergeist

Posted on May 23, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

There's a definite need for a particular strain of horror that's aimed at kids, and Poltergeist proves that it can be done effectively, without pulling punches or watering things down.

Tagged '80s movies, Craig T. Nelson, curses, ghosts, haunted houses, Heather O'Rourke, horror movies, JoBeth Williams, Poltergeist, Steven Spielberg, Tobe Hooper7 Comments
A scene from OVER THE EDGE.

Retro Review: Over the Edge

Posted on May 6, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

A seminal teen drama.

Tagged '70s movies, coming of age, Jonathan Kaplan, Matt Dillon, Over the Edge, teen movies, thrillersLeave a comment
Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell star in TIME AFTER TIME.

Retro Review: Time After Time

Posted on March 19, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

H.G. Wells really is a time traveler who chases Jack the Ripper into the future in this thinking person's adventure tale.

Tagged '70s movies, David Warner, H.G. Wells, Jack the Ripper, Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, The Time Machine, thrillers, Time After Time, time travelLeave a comment
Sandra Oh stars in LAST NIGHT.

Retro Review: Last Night

Posted on March 10, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

It's the end of the world as we know, and this vision of the end is unfailingly polite.

Tagged '90s movies, apocalypse, Canadian movies, David Cronenberg, end of the world, Geneviève Bujold, independent movies, Last Night, Sandra Oh, Sarah PolleyLeave a comment
Donald Pleasance and Tom Baker star in THE FREAKMAKER.

Retro Review: The Freakmaker

Posted on March 6, 2015November 12, 2017 by Daniel Lackey

A hybrid of disparate elements that shouldn't really go together, much like the human-plant monsters who menace the characters.

Tagged '70s movies, body horror, British movies, Doctor Who, Donald Pleasance, horror movies, monster movies, science fiction, The Freakmaker, The Mutations, Tom BakerLeave a comment

Posts navigation

Older posts

Hello

Daniel Lackey is a hobbyist film critic specializing in independent genre cinema.

He also co-hosts the cult television podcast TV Good Sleep Bad.

Archives

RSS TV Good Sleep Bad

  • TV Good Sleep Bad Podcast: Invasion Earth
  • TV Good Sleep Bad Podcast: Christmas with ‘The Muppets’ and ‘Billy & Mandy’
  • TV Good Sleep Bad Podcast: That Star Wars Christmas Special & The Jug Band Christmas

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Letterboxd
Follow Lackey Writes About Film on WordPress.com

Lackey Writes About Film is LAMB #1744

Large Association of Movie Blogs

All original textual content is Copyright © 2014-2018 by Daniel Lackey.

Powered by WordPress.com.
Lackey Writes About Film
Powered by WordPress.com.
Cancel