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We finally wrap up April 1981 with Michael Caine, Diane Lane, and a trashsploitation classic
It seems insane this month took this long
Jun 1 • 
Drew McWeeny
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Three tiny titles make an April 1981 three-fer
This one's for all the BLOODY BIRTHDAY, RIVALS, and BEYOND THE REEF fans out there
May 24 • 
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Anthony Quinn headlines ambitious attempt at modern mythmaking in LION IN THE DESERT
Moustapha Akkad clearly had a thing for David Lean
Apr 17 • 
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January 1980 starts slow
Jun 15, 2021 • Drew McWeeny
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March concludes with some steamy Nicholson and some criminal Caan
Oct 13, 2022 • Drew McWeeny
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March 1981 continues with an Albert Brooks classic and the end of a horror trilogy
Oct 4, 2022 • Drew McWeeny
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We're back with George Romero's most personal film
Jan 24 • Drew McWeeny
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Catching the car
Nov 28, 2022 • Drew McWeeny
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Ringo Starr gets silly on the lightest weekend of April 1981
A new weekend begins with anachronistic anarchy
Mar 14 • 
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A slapdash doc pays shabby tribute to The King
We wrap up the weekend with a mixed bag of an Elvis film
Mar 8 • 
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Stallone versus Hauer versus a very silly wig
Does NIGHTHAWKS kinda rule?
Feb 2 • 
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A Very Canadian Apocalypse
The Six Million Dollar Man fights for the rights of fossil fuels
Jan 26 • 
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We're back with George Romero's most personal film
What would his career have looked like if this one had worked?
Jan 24 • 
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19
A quick hello
And a new approach to things for a few
Jan 14 • 
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Catching the car
Or, where the hell is Drew?
Nov 28, 2022 • 
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The Last '80s Newsletter (You'll Ever Need)
Every '80s movie released in America. Every single one.
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Every '80s movie released in America. Every single one.

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