Tag Archives: Comedy

Clue (1985)

In recent years we’ve had intermittent threats of board games becoming movies. Candy Man and Monopoly have been in development for a long while, the latter most recently announced with Kevin Hart attached. Yet this has been an intellectual property … Continue reading

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The Missionary (1982)

In 1982, Monty Python began filming its swan song, The Meaning of Life (1983), which would close with the opening credits of 1969’s Flying Circus playing on a TV set drifting off into space – a fitting bookend to 15 … Continue reading

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Double Feature: Into the Night (1985)/Vibes (1988)

The charismatic but decidedly offbeat Jeff Goldblum has by now threatened to shift in public perception from an accomplished, prolific actor into an enshrined collection of memes, but in the 80’s – before Jurassic Park, before Independence Day, and long … Continue reading

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