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  • Directors Series, Retrospectives, Reviews

    February 4, 2020

    Patlabor: The Movie (1989).

    Mamoru Oshii has produced genre work that continues to be analysed and discussed to this day, with a level of nuance and ambiguity that’s less narrative and more intellectual. His… Continue reading "Patlabor: The Movie (1989)."

  • Comics, Feature, Film ‘89 Podcast, Merchandise, Retrospectives

    February 1, 2020

    The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 43 – “More Than Meets The Eye”, The Toys, The Show & Transformers: The Movie (1986).

    In Episode 43 of The Film ’89 Podcast, Skye is joined by returning co-hosts, Bill Scurry and John Arminio as they go all nostalgic for arguably their most beloved childhood… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 43 – “More Than Meets The Eye”, The Toys, The Show & Transformers: The Movie (1986)."

  • Reviews

    January 29, 2020

    Richard Jewell (2019).

    At almost ninety years of age, most of us would probably be happy just to be alive and in possession of our faculties, but amazingly Clint Eastwood is still out… Continue reading "Richard Jewell (2019)."

  • Reviews

    January 25, 2020

    The Lighthouse (2019).

    Two men start to go mad when a storm maroons them at the lighthouse they’ve been manning for the past month. Whether it’s the mythic, allegoric depiction of the two… Continue reading "The Lighthouse (2019)."

  • Feature

    January 24, 2020

    “From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga.

    To paraphrase Toni Morrison, All good art is political. The Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist was, as she put it, not interested in art that is “not in the world.”… Continue reading "“From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga."

  • News

    January 24, 2020

    Bill Murray confirms he will return as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

    Bill Murray has confirmed that will reprise his beloved role of scientist, Doctor Peter Venkman in the upcoming sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Though Murray did make a cameo as a different… Continue reading "Bill Murray confirms he will return as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: Afterlife."

  • News

    January 21, 2020

    Is Sir Patrick Stewart poised to enter the MCU?

    Whilst Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox has some citing the House Of Mouse as having an unfair monopoly in the world of cinema, one thing that must be seen… Continue reading "Is Sir Patrick Stewart poised to enter the MCU?"

  • News, Television

    January 17, 2020

    Hank Azaria will no longer voice The Simpson’s Apu.

    Hank Azaria has reportedly announced that he will no longer provide the voice of one of Springfield‘s most beloved characters. The Emmy Award-winning actor has been known since February 1990, as… Continue reading "Hank Azaria will no longer voice The Simpson’s Apu."

  • Directors, News, Television

    January 17, 2020

    Tarantino’s Bounty Law to hit the small screen.

    Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that he’s bringing five full episodes of the fictional Western series Bounty Law, starring Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Rick Dalton, to the small screen. During a recent interview… Continue reading "Tarantino’s Bounty Law to hit the small screen."

  • Feature, Film ‘89 Podcast, Retrospectives, Reviews

    January 16, 2020

    The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 42 – 1917 (2019).

    In Episode 42 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Skye is joined by a man who is now Film ‘89’s official Californian representative as well as a boxing expert, cinephile and… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 42 – 1917 (2019)."

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  • Episode 158: Episode 158 - The Hitcher (1986). September 13, 2026
    On Episode 158 of The Film ’89 Podcast, we’re joined once again by our very good friend and frequent guest-host, filmmaker and podcast producer, Kyle Reardon, to discuss, for its 40th anniversary, a cult classic film we’ve wanted to cover for some time now, starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh, it’s […]
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  • Episode 157: Episode 157 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director’s Edition (1979 / 2001). September 7, 2026
    This week marks the 60th anniversary of the first-ever episode of Star Trek airing in the US on NBC on September 8th, 1966. The series ran for three seasons but would eventually transition to the big screen in 1979 in the form of director Robert Wise’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Whilst a critical and […]
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    On Episode 156 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil and Skye are doing something they’ve not done for several years, they’re reviewing a new comic book movie. What was once a regular thing on Film ‘89 tailed off with the downturn in quality of the Marvel Cinematic Universe post Avengers: Endgame, with one exception, 2021’s […]
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Authors:

  • 1 Haydn Spurrell
    • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) – An End Times Allegory.
    • Spirited Away (2001).
    • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993).
    • Patlabor: The Movie (1989).
    • The Lighthouse (2019).
  • 1 Martin Kessler
    • Tron: Ares (2025).
    • In Defence of… Tron: Legacy (2010).
    • There Are No Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
    • In Defence of… The Suicide Squad (2021).
    • Kong Jubilee: A 90th Anniversary Celebration – Part 3.
  • 1 Neil Gaskin
    • Buck Rogers set to return.
    • Henry Cavill states he still has Bond in his sights.
    • Black Widow’s release date moved once again.
    • Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).
    • AMC announcement confirms that they will no longer show Universal Pictures films.
  • 1 Richard Roberts
    • Zack Snyder shares new image of Superman in black costume.
    • Where now for the DCEU?
    • Star Wars – The Nostalgia Factor & how it may hamper new entries to the franchise.
    • Red Dwarf XII Episode Titles Revealed.
  • 1 Steve Amos
    • Rudolph Valentino: Sex, Scandal and Tragedy.
    • Triumph and Trauma in ‘80s Action Movies.
    • The Cinematic Revolution: Pancho Villa and the Birth of War Cinema.
    • Emil Jannings; from Hollywood to Hitler.
    • The origin of the Academy Awards and the control of an industry.
  • 1 William Scurry
    • 2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry.
    • The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 7, Bill Scurry.
    • The Promise (2019).
    • Instinct (2019).
  • 1 Jacob Rivera
    • 2020, The Year in Review – by Jacob Rivera.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 8, Jacob Rivera.
    • Honey Boy (2019).
    • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
    • Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018).
  • 1 John Arminio
    • “From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 6, John Arminio.
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
    • Against All Odds (1984).
    • Blinded By the Light (2019).
  • 1 Leighton Winstone
    • Greyhound (2020).
    • Beastie Boys Story (2020).
    • Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone.
    • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
  • 1 Skye Wingfield
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 158 – The Hitcher (1986).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 157 – Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition (1979 / 2001).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 156 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 155 – 300 (2006).
    • Episode 154 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
  • 1 Steven Saunders
    • All the Old Knives (2022).
    • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022).
    • He Dreams of Giants (2021).
    • Yellow Rose (2019).
    • Soul (2020).
  • 1 Tony Sower
    • Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999).

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