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Retrospective

A collection of articles written about films celebrating a notable anniversary at the time.

Film Review Retrospective

ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004)

In the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.

by Cian McGrath 4th July 20244th July 2024
Film Review Retrospective

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964)

Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.

by Conall McManus 3rd July 20243rd July 2024
Film Review Retrospective

FORREST GUMP (1994)

The history of the US from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

by Cian McGrath 2nd July 202430th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS (1989)

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighbourhood teens to the size of insects.

by Rachel Dvorak 27th June 202427th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)

Bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau falls in love with murder suspect Maria Gambrelli and tries to clear her name.

by Conall McManus 25th June 202425th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

An ageing group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

by Conall McManus 24th June 202424th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

CHINATOWN (1974)

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

by Conall McManus 20th June 202420th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

by Conall McManus 18th June 202418th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE WAY AHEAD (1944)

A group of British Army recruits during World War II are gradually shaped into soldiers...

by Barnaby Page 16th June 202416th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

SLACKER (1990)

A day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.

by Alexander Boucher 14th June 202415th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (1999)

Dr Evil is back and has invented a time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo...

by Devon Elson 12th June 202411th June 2024
Film Review Retrospective

BLACK ORPHEUS (1959)

A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.

by Conall McManus 11th June 202412th June 2024
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