For our Film at 11 podcast this week, my young son learns a valuable life lesson from watching the 1984 sci-fi adventure The Last Starfighter, which unambiguously delivers the message that playing video games is the most important skill any kid can ever learn and may literally help save the universe. As a parent, I… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 6 | The Last Starfighter (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger was already a celebrity by the early 1980s from his bodybuilding career, TV appearances, and featured screen time in the popular documentary Pumping Iron, but his attempts at acting didn’t really take off until he landed the lead in Conan the Barbarian. A screen vehicle well-tailored to both his strengths and limitations, the… Read More Days of High Adventure | Conan the Barbarian (1982) Arrow Video 4K Ultra HD
Of the small wave (apologies for the pun) of deep-sea thrillers that hit movie theater screens in 1989, Leviathan was neither the most nor the least successful of the bunch. The film scored mostly poor reviews and failed to recoup its budget at the box office, but at least did better than Deepstar Six or… Read More Not Down Here for Fun | Leviathan (1989) 4K Ultra HD
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