Tag Archives: psychic

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

Posted on February 29, 2020 at 8:19 am by Jeff Kuykendall

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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Double Feature: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)/Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Posted on October 14, 2016 at 6:09 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

In revisiting the “Friday the 13th” series (this post will likely be the last of my reviews, wrapping up the 1980’s), I have been diligent to scribble down the name of every character as they’ve been introduced on-screen – each and every naïve hitchhiker, … Continue reading →

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The Fury (1978)

Posted on June 20, 2016 at 12:15 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Brian De Palma followed his hit shocker Carrie (1976) with another exploration of telekinesis and its violent manifestations, the operatic and ambitious genre hybrid The Fury (1978). Anticipating David Cronenberg’s Scanners (1981), The Fury follows two young adults with powerful psychic abilities and … Continue reading →

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