The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy isn’t so much a comedy in the traditional sense, although it might be classified as a twisted, and quite tragic, comedy of errors. It is also a scathing satire on...
Category: 1980s
Agnes of God (1985)
Agnes of God is, at its heart, two mysteries in one. There is a small mystery, which is the main plot of the movie, and then there is a big mystery — or I should...
Crossroads (1986)
Crossroads is an underappreciated mid-80s sleeper that has a bit of a cult following, particularly among blues fans. I used to consider it a guilty pleasure, but I’ve grown to think it has aged...
My Favorite Year (1982)
My Favorite Year marks the directorial debut of actor Richard Benjamin, and by all accounts, he nailed it right out of the gate. It’s a loving tribute to the celebrity of yesteryear, which not...
The Slugger’s Wife (1985)
It could have been and should have been, a much better film than it actually is. Marred by lots of problems in production behind the scenes, The Slugger’s Wife is a case of “too many...
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
The inspiration for Revenge of the Nerds came when aspiring screenwriters, story editor Tim Metcalfe and film executive Miguel Tejada-Flores. Tejada-Flores brought in elements of his nerdy father, a Bolivian immigrant who went to Cal...
Lost in America (1985)
David Howard (Albert Brooks) and his wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) are stuck in a rut. Their jobs aren’t panning out, they bought a new house that neither of them seems enthused about, and their...
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
1984 is based on the classic science fiction novel by George Orwell, which offered a bleak vision of a future dystopia where one’s thoughts and actions were controlled by a totalitarian government ruled by...
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
A cult favorite, and a good one. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is more funny and clever a story than any film about a weird, childish man trying to recover a stolen bicycle should ever be. It’s...
Waxwork (1988)
Waxwork is an interesting idea for a movie, poorly executed. In this tale, we have a group of college students who are invited to attend a special evening showing of the local wax museum, Waxwork,...