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The Last '80s Newsletter

August 1985 kicks off with smooth vampires and some weird science

Our first installment (out of five) for August 1985 features Fright Night, Weird Science, and some deeply skeezy sex crime comedies.

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Chevy Chase had a very uneven '80s, but FUNNY FARM deserves recognition as an underrated gem.

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The Hip Pocket #46: CONTACT

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FROM THE VAULT: The Wachowski Starship on SPEED RACER, CLOUD ATLAS, and more

Since HitFix has taken down its archives, we decided to republish this in-depth interview with the Wachowskis.

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'80s Roulette: DEATH SPA

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SPLIT - A Serialized Screenplay - Part Two

Part two of a serialized screenplay, SPLIT, by Drew McWeeny & Rebecca Swan

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The Hip Pocket #45: SOMETHING WILD

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Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy... and Walter Hill and Ross Macdonald? What the Florida is going on?

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The Hip Pocket #44: THE 'BURBS

Joe Dante has made a ton of our favorite Hip Pocket films, but we have a particular soft spot for this dark comedy starring Tom Hanks.

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Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver give serious movie star heat in Peter Weir's international breakthrough hit.

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The Hip Pocket #43: ENTER THE VOID

Our HIP POCKET columns return with Gaspar Noe's hallucinatory masterpiece, ENTER THE VOID.

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SPLIT - A Serialized Screenplay - Part One

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For Context/Stanley Kubrick

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'80s Roulette: KING KONG LIVES

One of the most deliriously silly sequels of the '80s was inevitable.

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November 1981 wraps up with big swings from Forman and Bogdanovich

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A Quick Note

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2025 in 50 Films - Part Five

We finally reach the top ten, which includes HAMNET, MARTY SUPREME, and the latest take on the Man of Steel.

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November 1981 kicks off with Bo Derek and the Time Bandits

November 1981 only had 13 releases, and the first half features some straight-up trash and at least one classic.

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'80s Roulette: MOONWALKER

Michael Jackson made a crazy vanity project at the absolute height of his fame... but is it a movie?

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Film Nerd 2.0 comes full circle with a special birthday column

In a new ongoing series, one of the Film Nerds decides to look back at the original articles to help figure out who he is now.

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'80s Roulette: KICKBOXER

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'80s Roulette: THE MONSTER SQUAD

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Saturday Night at the Movies #1 - Reclaiming an Idea

We're kicking off a new series and we're reclaiming one of our favorite ideas in the process.

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'80s Roulette - MURPHY'S ROMANCE

Sally Field and James Garner star in this low-key charmer that earned him an Oscar nomination and established her as a producer.

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2025 in 50 Films - Part Four

We continue counting down the year's best films with a Stephen King adaptation, a truly grown-up comedy, and a tribute to the French New Wave, among others.