Articles Tagged 1980s

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 29th May

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss Kung Fury, a loving homage to 1980s culture from writer-director-star David Sandberg, and San Andreas, the recent disaster film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Plus, talkback on ‘Cheesiest Films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

ANALYSIS: Neuralysing History: Race, Time and Fatherhood in ‘Men in Black 3’

As far as blockbusters go, the recently released Men in Black 3 (dir. Barry Sonnenfeld) might seem to be a fairly unremarkable film. However, the narrative, which continues the story of extraterrestrial law enforcers Agent J (Will Smith) and Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones), is noteworthy for other reasons. With its emphasis on the rescue […]