Dark Whimsy

Re-Animator (1985)

Retro Review #67: Mad scientist revives the dead. What could go wrong?

12 hrs ago •

“Herbert West—Reanimator” (1922)

Retro Review #66: The story that gives you a completely different context from which to process the call, "Bring out your dead!"

Apr 29 •

Electric Dreams (1984)

Retro Review #65: An underrated 1980s rom-com gem for music video lovers, music lovers and musical lovers.

Apr 26 •

The Natural (1984)

Retro Review #64: It’s more than just a baseball movie.

Apr 23 •

Romancing the Stone (1984)

Retro Review #62: Is there a better non-fantasy romantic comedy-adventure?

Apr 17 •

The Man With Two Brains (1983)

Retro Review #61: Only one of which is where it belongs, in this film that also goes a bit off track.

Apr 14 •

Retro Review #60: Remember when a man wearing a dress was funny?

Apr 10 •

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Retro Review #59: I used to agree this was an all-time great film, but the little guy isnʼt aging well.

Apr 6 •

Retro Review #58: A romantic comedy delivering non-stop laughs and loads of love.

Apr 2 •

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

Retro Review #57: Funniest. Movie. Ever.

Mar 29 •

Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)

Retro Review #56: An underrated comedy-mystery-fantasy starring Chevy Chase, Benji, and Jane Seymour.

Mar 25 •

Airplane! (1980)

Retro Review #55: Surely we shouldn’t still be receiving taunts in our general direction!

Mar 22 •

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