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The 16-year wait between the 1968 opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the 1984 release of 2010 doesn't represent the longest interval between a movie and its direct sequel (that distinction probably belongs to Gone With the Wind/Scarlett, although...

Most movies about artists (painters, composers, authors, etc.) tend to be dull and uninspired, rendering the subject of the film far less interesting than his or her work. Amadeus is an exception. In fact, it is arguably the best motion picture e...

Watching Angel provides a window into the dregs of a long-dead genre: the low-budget exploitation thriller. Although this sort of film didn’t make it past the mid-1990s, it thrived during the 1980s when it was often used to fill out drive-in dou...

Beverly Hills Cop holds a retains a hallowed position in the pantheon of ‘80s blockbusters. It was the third of three films to catapult Eddie Murphy to movie stardom (the others being 1982’s 48 Hours and 1983’s Trading Places). At the time w...

For more than 65 years, Michael Caine was among the most prolific and respected working British actors (he retired in 2023). From The Ipcress File and Alfie to The Dark Knight and Kingsman, he was capable of working in almost any genre and bringin...

Let me begin this review of the 2016 Ghostbusters remake by pretending there was no 1984 iteration. How enjoyable would the film be if it didn’t have such enormous baggage, if it didn’t emerge under the long shadow of a beloved predecesso...

Get ready for a deep dive into nostalgia. Ghostbusters: Afterlife, although boasting a next generation of Ghostbusters, works best for those who have seen (and at least somewhat remember) the original two Ivan Reitman films from the ‘80s. Althou...

The explosive (and not entirely unexpected) success of Raiders of the Lost Ark ensured that the movie-going public would meet Indiana Jones again. And, indeed, as soon as Harrison Ford removed the mantle of Han Solo for the final time, he once aga...

When The Karate Kid was first released during the summer of 1984, it came into theaters unheralded. Despite the minimal fanfare and irrespective of its lack of a big-name movie star, it became the sleeper hit of the season and one of the year’s ...