Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Manhunter 29 May 201512 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Michael Mann, 1986. Starring William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Kim Griest, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox, Stephen Lang, Joan Allen. 121 minutes. Thomas Harris's 1981 novel Red Dragon, the…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Poltergeist 23 May 201512 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Tobe Hooper, 1982. Starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubenstein. 114 minutes. Premise: "They're here." Steve and Diane Freelings are a…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Tenebrae 28 Oct 201412 Nov 2017 Italy. Directed by Dario Argento, 1982. Starring Anthony Franciosa, Daria Niccolodi, John Saxon. 100 minutes. American novelist Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa), known for writing graphically violent crime thrillers, arrives in Rome…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Ms. .45 15 Sep 201412 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Abel Ferrara, 1981. Starring Zoë Tamerlis, Editta Sherman, Albert Sinkys. 80 minutes. Director Meir Zarchi has two movies to his credit, but people only care about the first…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Body Double 22 Aug 201412 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Brian De Palma, 1984. Starring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith. 114 minutes. "Brian De Palma, the modern master of suspense, invites you to witness a seduction, a…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Heavy Metal 23 Jun 201412 Nov 2017 Canada. Directed by Gerald Potteron, 1981. 90 minutes. 5/10 From the pages of Heavy Metal, the legendary comics magazine of adult fantasy and science fiction, come these tales of heroism, sensuality, violence…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: Nightmare City 6 Jun 201412 Nov 2017 Italy. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, 1980. Starring Mel Ferrer, Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter. 88 minutes. 3/10 Intrepid television-news reporter Dean Miller (Hugo Stiglitz) bides his time at an anonymous European airport, waiting for…
Movie Reviews… Retro Review: C.H.U.D. 5 Apr 201412 Nov 2017 United States. Directed by Douglas Cheek, 1984. Starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Cheek. 96 minutes. 6/10 Trouble, oh, we got trouble, 'neath the streets of New York City! With a capital…
