They Shot the Piano Player (2024)
Spanish director Fernando Truaba is one of those [...]
Archive for October, 1982
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
I was alarmed, concerned even, when it became clear to me that there are more Grade-Z, bilge-bucket movies in the world than films that have quality. Good movies are in short supply. I got that feeling during It Came from Hollywood, a cute compilation/comedy sketch tribute to all those crappy, bottom-of-the-barrel movies of yesteryear, the […]
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Okay, well, I suppose I can start with this. Halloween III: Season of the Witch is exponentially better than Halloween II by virtue of the fact that it not technically a sequel. To be honest, it has a much more interesting villain with a much more devious plan in mind. Why exactly he wants to […]
First Blood (1982)
First Blood has a very comfortable connection and a very disturbing distance from the films that seem to have inspired it. It was inspired, I think, by the Vietnam films of the late 70s, movies that tried to deal with the war in intimate terms, movies like The Deer Hunter, Coming Home, Go Tell the […]
Jinxed! (1982)
You know, I have a general good will toward most movies. I consider myself to be a little more forgiving than the average critic for no other reason than I believe in being fair. Yet, there are occasionally those pictures where I approach the third act and mutter involuntarily to myself, “Aw, come on.” At […]
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
It becomes clear pretty early in “Amityville II: The Possession” that the people who made this movie are hoping that you don’t go into it asking too many questions. Unfortunately, if you have the slightest bit of interest in this picture it is mainly because you saw “The Amityville Horror” and probably liked it. Bless […]
Lookin’ To Get Out (1982)
I have a particular love for movies that take me inside and show me another world, another life, a manner of living that I am not familiar with and I had hoped that Lookin’ To Get Out would do that. This is a movie about a gambling addict named Alex (Jon Voight) who is forced […]
My Favorite Year (1982)
I had a teacher once who told me that there is a difference between acting and ACTING!! The former is the subtle art of slipping into the skin of a character. The latter is done with broad gestures, a booming voice and a screen presence that could ape the Hollywood Sign. It is also the […]
