1988 Archives • Frame Rated

Film Review 23rd April 2020 24th April 2020

ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988)

by Joseph Shapiro

Upon arriving in a small town where she has inherited a rundown mansion, a famous horror hostess battles an evil uncle and townspeople who want her burned at the stake.

Film Review 21st January 2020 23rd January 2020

EDGE OF THE AXE (1988)

by Devon Elson

An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.

Film Review 20th October 2019 21st October 2019

RED HEAT (1988)

by Dan Owen

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he’s sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

Film Review 29th March 2019 30th March 2019

HEATHERS (1988)

by Jono Simpson

In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, an intelligent teen teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids.

Film Review 24th February 2019 25th February 2019

THE BIG BLUE (1988)

by Kim Vertue

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Film Review 8th November 2018 11th November 2018

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD (1982) • RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985) • RAMBO III (1988)

by Dan Owen

The iconic 1980s action series, starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam veteran John Rambo, hits 4K Ultra HD…

Film Review 29th October 2018 3rd November 2018

THEY LIVE (1988)

by Remy Dean

A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Film Review 28th September 2018 1st October 2018

MONKEY SHINES: AN EXPERIMENT IN FEAR (1988)

by Dan Owen

A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis until the little simian begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.