Category: Movie Stuffs

Thunder Run (1985)

Posted on December 30, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

1985’s Thunder Run is equal parts The Road Warrior, The A-Team and Wargames, with a smattering of Porky’s to appeal to the youth.

Fever (1991)

Posted on December 23, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Back in 1991 Sam Neill and Armand Assante made Fever, an HBO TV Movie promising to be packed with action, sex and thrills. Spoiler, it wasn’t.

Solar Crisis (1990)

Posted on December 16, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Solar Crisis has become vastly more interesting over the years. Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance and Peter Boyle star in this sci-fi adventure with … umm… effects and music.

The Doctor Who debacle

Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by garethmyles

With this 60th anniversary of Doctor Who approaching the BBC have announced that from 1st November, every available episode of

Hell of the Living Dead (1980)

Posted on April 22, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

The film does have its fair share of moments and these are why it is so fondly remembered, and worth sitting through to find.

The Female Executioner (1986)

Posted on April 8, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

The Female Executioner (L’exécutrice) wants to be a tough-as-nails, female Dirty Harry knock-off yet there is very little that it manages to get right.

Bat*21 (1988)

Posted on February 11, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

The second of, what I describe as, Gene Hackman’s Missing in Action trilogy following Uncommon Valour.

Uncommon Valour (1983)

Posted on January 28, 2023January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

There is no shortage of missing in action prisoner of war movies from the 80’s, however, featuring a terrific cast and a director of note Uncommon Valour is far from your typical ‘Nam action.