An intense crime drama about a Canadian drug lord who amasses a fortune from the cocaine and marijuana trade. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Honeymoon / Lune de miel (1985) Patrick Jamain, Nathalie Baye, John Shea, Richard Berry
A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender Read More »
The Revolt / Dôran (1980) Shirô Moritani, Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masakane Yonekura
When a young solider is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution Read More »
The Slugger’s Wife (1985) Hal Ashby, Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt
Darryl Palmer (Michael O’Keefe) is a major league baseball player who meets Read More »
Silent Witness (1985) Michael Miller, Valerie Bertinelli, John Savage, Chris Nash
Michael, son of a prestigious family, and his friends rape the young alcoholic Patty Read More »
Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid / Zeisters (1986) John Golden, Mark Alfred, Joan Allen, Ted Bardi
Two brothers befriend an escaped mental patient “the fat guy”) and accompany him on his misadventures in the big city. Read More »
Haunted Summer (1988) Ivan Passer, Philip Anglim, Alice Krige, Eric Stoltz
Based on the infamous Summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley wrote “Frankenstein” Read More »
They Don’t Wear Black Tie / Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981) Leon Hirszman, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli
A large factory in Brazil is having problems with its workers and their union Read More »
Vanities (1981) Gary Halvorson, Meredith Baxter, Shelley Hack, Leslie Hoffman
A wonderful ensemble piece about three women that takes them from High School to College and then to a later reunion. Read More »
Bazaar (1982) Sagar Sarhadi, Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah
Najma and Salim are in love, but theirs is a platonic relationship, as Salim is a deep thinker Read More »