In 2045, apparently the world sucks so bad that everyone just wants to live in a world of virtual reality. More specifically, they want to live in The Oasis, a VR universe accessible by just putting on your mask. You can be anyone you want to be. You can earn points, lives, and “coins” to …
Judd Nelson stars as Eddie Keaton, a ne’er do well who lives in his car and has nonspecific dealings with shady people. He owes money to some bad guys or double crossed the wrong person…you know, the sort of thing that results in an elaborate chase as soon as you go outside. Meanwhile, on the …
True Confession: I love the 80s in a way that could be described as sick, but hadn’t see Flashdance until this year. I know! It makes me want to gasp in horror too! In my own defense, I will say that I own the soundtrack and the leg warmers, and I was only 6 years …
“Take Me Home Tonight” by Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector is quite easily one of the best songs of the 80s. Use that song as the title of a movie set in that era, and you’ve got yourself a built-in audience. Fail to actually include that song in the movie and you’ve got some bewildered …
I’m always surprised by how few of our favorite movies are actually reviewed on The Pie, but it makes sense. How do you begin to discuss something that has been an integral part of your life for years, if not decades? How do you write a plot summary when you can’t so much explain what …
As loyal Moviepie readers know, The Goonies is flat out my all time favorite movie. I have endless happy memories of watching it throughout the years, and it’s one of the few things from childhood that has remained relevant no matter how old I get. I could go on and on about why I love …
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