Tag Archives: Fantasy

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Posted on August 14, 2020 at 3:56 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a deeply strange blend of genres and styles, a film of raw imagination and improbable swagger that somehow escaped to theaters in 1984. Director W.D. Richter (who had written the 1978 … Continue reading →

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Cobra Woman (1943)

Posted on July 30, 2020 at 12:46 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

During WWII, Spanish born model Maria Montez enjoyed a brief burst of stardom, under contract with Universal and appearing in a string of pulp adventures and thrillers that were sold on her exoticism and sensuality. Following bit parts in films … Continue reading →

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TRON (1982)

Posted on July 24, 2020 at 12:41 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I was the right age when TRON (1982) was released. The ambitious Disney live-action/computer-animated spectacle may have been a financial failure, but I was too young to notice anything but the film and its merchandising: its completely unique look with those … Continue reading →

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