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Time to Vote for the Greatest Films of 1972

Don’t worry, we have plenty of time to submit our films of 1972, given the final stretch of awards season hotter than ever. But it’s…

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1988 in Film: The 50 Greatest Movies of the Year

Well, you voted, and then you waited for the results. You dug deep into your memories of 1988 in Film, as others desperately flocked to…

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1988 in Film: Oliver & Company

After a highly-publicised reshuffle of Disney’s executive team in 1984, newly-appointed CEO Michael Eisner and head of Walt Disney Pictures Jeffrey Katzenberg were keen to…

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Bloodsport
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1988 in Film: Bloodsport

In the late ’80s to the early ’90s, there was a desire for blood. Built by the backbone of toxic masculinity and love of displays…

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A Short Film About Killing
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1988 in Film: Krótki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing)

A Short Film About Killing opened in Poland in March 1988. Two months later, it played in competition in Cannes, where it won the Jury…

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Mystic Pizza
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1988 in Film: Mystic Pizza

Coming-of-age films trade in nostalgia and relatability, so it makes sense that so many are about young men. The male experience is the generic one,…

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1988 in Film: Dead Ringers

Amidst the avalanche of franchise sequels and campy B-movies that seemed to dominate horror in 1988, a handful of horror’s big names were releasing some…

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1988 in Film: They Live

“They live, we sleep” is written on the wall of a vacant church where the protagonist, an unnamed man, wanders in search of answers. Currently…

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Running on Empty (1988): River Phoenix’s Legacy is Immortalised in Family Drama

It was only until this year that I saw for the first time Running on Empty. A family drama that is best known as the…

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1988 in Film: In Praise of Charles Grodin in Midnight Run

There’s something uniquely American about the genre of the “buddy movie.” Ever since Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy got into all kinds of trouble together…

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The Blob
Posted in Horror Year in Film

1988 in Film: The Blob – the Goriest Feel-Good Movie

For some reason, in this time of self-quarantining, I’ve found myself drawn more than ever to the horror genre. In particular, those of the 1980s. Hellraiser,…

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1988 in Film: Jane B by Agnes V

Actress Jane Birkin exists in multitudes. From Rivettian chess piece in Love on the Ground and La Belle Noiseuse to unsteady androgynous lover in La…

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1988 in Film
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Cinema Sevens: Watch These Sinfully Underseen Film Gems From 1988

Remember back in 1988 when you could just run on down to the local video store and rent a movie or three? New releases like…

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1988 in Film: Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Tim Burton’s 1988 Beetlejuice fuses comedy and horror to create a classic film. With Michael Keaton in the titular role, we delve…

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