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Swingers Is One Of The Coolest And Most Honest Indie Films Of The Nineties. It Captures Friendship, Rejection, And Trying To Rebuild Confidence Better Than Almost Any Comedy Drama Of Its Era.
Released in 1996 and directed by Doug Liman, Swingers feels like one of those movies that should have been much bigger the moment it came ou
Meatballs (1979) Is One Of The Purest Summer Camp Comedies Of The Late Seventies And Early Eighties Era. It Is Loose, Funny, And Much Better Than People Sometimes Remember.
Released in 1979, Meatballs sits right on that line between the seventies and the comedy explosion of the eighties, and it absolutely helped
Summer School (1987) Is One Of Those Eighties Comedies That Knows Exactly What It Is. It Is Funny, A Little Corny, And Built More Around Charm Than Perfection, But That Is Exactly Why It Still Works.
Released in 1987 and directed by Carl Reiner, Summer School is not trying to be some deep dramatic masterpiece. It is a light, easygoing com
A Nightmare On Elm Street Is One Of The Smartest And Most Original Horror Films Of The Eighties. It Took A Simple Fear Everyone Understands—Sleep—and Turned It Into Pure Nightmare Fuel.
Released in 1984 and written and directed by Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street changed horror in a major way. Slasher films already exis
Commando Is A Fun Piece Of Eighties Action Excess, But It Also Shows The Limits Of Style Over Substance. It Is Absolutely Worth Watching, Yet It Lands Well Below Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Very Best Films.
Released in 1985 and directed by Mark L. Lester, Commando has become one of the defining action movies of the decade, mostly because it embr
Mallrats (1995) Is One Of The Most Rewatchable Comedies Of The Nineties And A Perfect Kevin Smith Cult Classic. It Takes A Simple Day At The Mall And Turns It Into Pure Comedy Chaos.
Released in 1995 and directed by Kevin Smith, Mallrats followed the success of Clerks but went in a much louder and more colorful direction.
Empire Records (1995) Is One Of The Most Underrated Nineties Cult Classics And A Perfect Snapshot Of Youth, Music, And Chaos. It Captures That Feeling Of Trying To Hold Your Life Together While Everything Around You Feels Like It Might Fall Apart.
Released in 1995 and directed by Allan Moyle, Empire Records did not become a massive hit when it first came out, but over time it built a l
Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987) Is One Of The Most Underrated Teen Films Of The Eighties. It Has The Heart Of A John Hughes Story, But With A Little More Edge And A Lot More Emotion.
Released in 1987 and directed by Howard Deutch, Some Kind of Wonderful often gets overshadowed by bigger John Hughes titles like The Breakfa
Spaceballs (1987) Is One Of The Funniest Sci-Fi Comedies Ever Made And A Perfect Example Of Mel Brooks Doing What He Did Best. It Takes Big Budget Space Opera And Tears It Apart With Pure Comedy Chaos.
Released in 1987 and directed by Mel Brooks, Spaceballs arrived at a time when Star Wars had completely reshaped pop culture. Instead of try
Uncle Buck (1989) Is One Of John Candy’s Best Performances And One Of The Warmest Comedies Of The Eighties. Beneath The Laughs, It Is A Film About Family, Responsibility, And Unexpected Growth.
Released in 1989 and written and directed by John Hughes, Uncle Buck is one of those films that feels simple on the surface but works becaus
(1997) The Fifth Element Is One Of The Boldest And Most Original Sci-Fi Films Of The Nineties. It Blends Action, Comedy, Style, And Pure Visual Madness Into Something Completely Unique.
Released in 1997 and directed by Luc Besson, The Fifth Element does not look or feel like anything else from its era. While many science fic
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Is Darker, Wilder, And More Underrated Than It Often Gets Credit For. It Took The Adventure Formula And Pushed It Into Stranger, More Dangerous Territory.
Released in 1984 and directed by Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom had the difficult job of following Raiders of the Lo
