The Last '80s Newsletter

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'80s Roulette: IT'S ALIVE III - ISLAND OF THE ALIVE

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'80s Roulette: IT'S ALIVE III - ISLAND OF THE ALIVE

Larry Cohen wraps up his horror trilogy with the weirdest entry so far

31 Jan 2025 6 min read

'80s Roulette: T.A.G. - THE ASSASSINATION GAME

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'80s Roulette: T.A.G. - THE ASSASSINATION GAME

Linda Hamilton gets some warm-up stopping a different kind of terminator

24 Jan 2025 4 min read

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'80s Roulette: I'M GONNA GIT YOU, SUCKA

Keenen Ivory Wayans plants a flag and kicks off a family comedy empire

17 Jan 2025 6 min read

June 1985 features some Goonies, a Clint Eastwood western, and a Robert Altman experiment

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June 1985 features some Goonies, a Clint Eastwood western, and a Robert Altman experiment

Plus Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta tempt fate with a title and America gets Miyazaki wrong

13 Jan 2025 77 min read

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'80s Roulette: BIG BUSINESS

Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin co-star with Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin as we kick off a new recurring feature

10 Jan 2025 5 min read

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The Boners: Volume Two

Tommy Smothers, Lee Majors and... Elvis Presley?!

06 Jan 2025 24 min read

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03 Jan 2025 1 min read

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The Boners: Volume One

28 Dec 2024 22 min read

May 1985's got Chuck Norris, Rambo, Richard Pryor, and GYMKATA. What more could you want?

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May 1985's got Chuck Norris, Rambo, Richard Pryor, and GYMKATA. What more could you want?

Wait! How the hell did we end up in May 1985?!

14 Sep 2024 106 min read

September 1981 sees the year's Best Picture winner make a run for it

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September 1981 sees the year's Best Picture winner make a run for it

Lots of big swings in this very ambitious line-up

10 May 2024 74 min read

August 1981 features the ultimate animated cult classic, an American Werewolf, Kathleen Turner's explosive debut and a great Sidney Lumet epic

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August 1981 features the ultimate animated cult classic, an American Werewolf, Kathleen Turner's explosive debut and a great Sidney Lumet epic

Plus one seriously odd live-action Disney film

27 Nov 2023 74 min read

July 1981 features a savage Blake Edwards satire, the introduction of Snake Plissken, Dudley Moore's iconic Arthur and De Palma's best movie

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July 1981 features a savage Blake Edwards satire, the introduction of Snake Plissken, Dudley Moore's iconic Arthur and De Palma's best movie

Plus the single best movie about American punk ever made and the world's horniest Tarzan

12 Sep 2023 94 min read

June 1981 gets crazy with Cheech & Chong, Superman, Mel Brooks, Harryhausen, and Indiana freakin' Jones

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June 1981 gets crazy with Cheech & Chong, Superman, Mel Brooks, Harryhausen, and Indiana freakin' Jones

All this plus James Bond and an underrated fantasy classic

22 Jul 2023 111 min read

FRIDAY becomes a franchise, Richard Pryor busts loose, The Lone Ranger does not ride, and Hal Ashby lays an egg in May 1981

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FRIDAY becomes a franchise, Richard Pryor busts loose, The Lone Ranger does not ride, and Hal Ashby lays an egg in May 1981

It's a jam-packed opening to the month with a pivotal horror sequel

16 Jun 2023 93 min read

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Formerly Dangerous

Catching the Car

Or, where the hell is Drew?

27 Nov 2022 6 min read

April 1981 features one of the year's best, one of the worst, and the first of two great werewolf movies

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April 1981 features one of the year's best, one of the worst, and the first of two great werewolf movies

We've got Susan Sarandon, Kim Basinger and Jan-Michael Vincent, and Jerry Lewis

23 Oct 2022 80 min read

A double dose of Elliott Gould, steamy Nicholson, criminal Caan and an Albert Brooks classic all land in March 1981

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A double dose of Elliott Gould, steamy Nicholson, criminal Caan and an Albert Brooks classic all land in March 1981

Plus the first full-fledged flop of the year arrives

20 Sep 2022 62 min read

Newman plays cop, Bakshi gets ambitious, and Jamie Lee Curtis heads down under in February 1981

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Newman plays cop, Bakshi gets ambitious, and Jamie Lee Curtis heads down under in February 1981

Plus we get very uncomfortable about a Peter Ustinov movie

15 Aug 2022 39 min read

Cronenberg's blowing up heads and Lily Tomlin's getting small in January 1981

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Cronenberg's blowing up heads and Lily Tomlin's getting small in January 1981

15 Jul 2022 47 min read

Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980

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Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980

15 Jun 2022 90 min read

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'80s All Over - April 1985

28 Apr 2019 1 min read

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'80s All Over - March 1985

14 Apr 2019 1 min read

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'80s All Over - Matt Gourley

08 Apr 2019 1 min read

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'80s All Over - February 1985

31 Mar 2019 1 min read

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'80s All Over - Peter Hyams

25 Mar 2019 1 min read

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