Blade Runner (1982)
Back in 1982, director Ridley Scott dropped the audience into the then-future world of 2019 Los Angeles. It’s a seedy […]
Movie Review, Retro Movie Reviews
1982
The Thing (1982)
What more can be said about this now-much praised film than has already been said? Very few films have gone
More Bizarre Box Art
I’ve got good news and bad news, Retrofans. To follow the cliché, I’m going to lead with the bad news,
Grab Bag: True Classics
In a time beyond time, when the grit and stone of our video gaming foundations was still somewhat molten and
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Spider-Man Video Games: A Look Back
An examination of the famous wall-crawler’s appearances in cartridge form. Tune in, True Believers!
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Examination: the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
To look back wistfully for the hundredth or so time, I’ve written a lot of articles for NRW about a
Literature
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (1982, tr. 1989)
On November 25th 1970 the most prominent Japanese novelist, Yukio Mishima, committed ritual seppuku after staging a theatrical protest/coup in favor of restoring the imperial system to power. That event sent shockwaves throughout Japan and the Western literary world
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Video Game History 101: The 1983 Crash
Alternate Title: “Why I’m Glad They Buried E.T. Out In the Desert” If you asked a ton of people when
Movie Review
Vice Squad (1982)
Vice Squad is a 1982 action/crime thriller, starring Wings Hauser, Season Hubley, and Gary Swanson, directed by Gary Sherman. The original music score was composed by Joe Renzetti and Keith Rubenstein. Wings Hauser sang the vocal track on the film’s opening and closing theme song “Neon Slime”.
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GUESS WHO?!! – WHO IS THIS GUY ON THE LEFT??!!
MOVIE BUFFS… RIDDLE US THIS WHO IS THE CHARACTER IN THE LEFT OF THIS IMAGE?! “You’re not going to fall