Category: 1980s

Bad Girls We Love: Tamara Mason from Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Lakeview High’s popular prom queen Tamara Mason has it all: beauty, brains, a body that won’t quit, and the respect of her peers. Okay, maybe Tamara’s fellow senior classmates don’t exactly respect her, but they sure fear her. She’s a selfish, snobby, and manipulative mean girl who snorts cocaine and flaunts her privilege. During the … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Tamara Mason from Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan →

Framing Pfeiffer in the ‘80s

As you might remember, thanks to this post, my cover article in the current issue of Cinema of the ‘80s magazine is an eleven-page deep dive into Michelle Pfeiffer’s 1980s films. In that piece, I look at how she developed into the Michelle Pfeiffer we know and love today. That was her first decade in … Continue reading Framing Pfeiffer in the ‘80s →

Michelle Pfeiffer’s Got Legs (and She Knows How to Use Them)

A while back, I was conversing with my friend and fellow blogger Paul, from Pfeiffer Pfilms and Meg Movies. The topic landed on something we both feel passionately about: Michelle Pfeiffer’s legendary legs. Gorgeous gams of greatness. Stems so sexy they should come with a warning label. I only half-kiddingly mentioned that I could write … Continue reading Michelle Pfeiffer’s Got Legs (and She Knows How to Use Them) →

The World is Yours: Scarface at 40

In December of this year, Brian De Palma’s Scarface (1983) will celebrate its fortieth anniversary. At nearly three hours long, Scarface tells the mythic tale of the rise and fall of Cuban drug lord Tony Montana (Al Pacino), whose obsessive quest for the American Dream ends in a hail of bullets. It’s a grandiose, profane, … Continue reading The World is Yours: Scarface at 40 →