The Last Starfighter showed a new generation of video game maniacs the one secret their mothers didn’t want them to know: if you practice really hard, spend enough quarters, and get really good at video games, CONTINUE READING…
This “First Watch” review covers the 1982 horror film Swamp Thing starring Ray Wise, Adrienne Barbeau, and Louis Jourdan. This was the fifth film written and directed by horror icon Wes Craven. Critics were divided CONTINUE READING…
I’m on a mission to watch popular films that missed me the first time around and obscure films that just never found their way into my circles. This “First Watch” review covers the 1988 Japanese CONTINUE READING…
If you have something you’re passionate about, such as vintage films, you’re obviously going to want to share that with your child. But how can you get this into the same hobby as you? Better CONTINUE READING…
Twenty five years ago, Independence Day was released in theaters and a new modern classic was born. Even though most everyone who visits The Retro Network has likely seen the film, there may be some CONTINUE READING…
Before we jump into the top retro movies for Independence Day, let’s have a quick history lesson. Nothing says America like the 4th of July. It’s the celebration of the Thirteen Colonies victory from the CONTINUE READING…
Whether the film is based on a real-life event or not, everyone loves an inspirational feel-good sports movie. Popular sports films like The Rocky series, Field of Dreams and The Mighty Ducks trilogy are entirely CONTINUE READING…
The fifth (and probably last) Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hits theaters this week. While most (all?) of us have seen the previous four Indiana Jones movies, I thought it CONTINUE READING…
Oh the calamities…Disasters from the exhilarating highs of airborne disaster movies to the dramatic sea depths and everything in between. In those halcyon years of the 1970s, those masters – and mistresses – of disaster CONTINUE READING…
Imagine falling unconscious in 1978 and waking up eight years later, still the same age. Your family is gone, and almost nobody remembers Starsky & Hutch. That was the starting point for Disney’s Flight of the Navigator, CONTINUE READING…
Harrison Ford has been one of the most successful and beloved actors in Hollywood since Star Wars hit theaters in 1977. His career was nothing short of a rocket into the stratosphere after portraying the CONTINUE READING…
Before John Wick’s balletic gunplay or the mind-bending dreamscapes of Inception, there existed a range of vintage films that not only set pulses racing but also laid the groundwork for the action cinema we know CONTINUE READING…
Baseball is easily my favorite sport to watch on TV and see live. Nothing beats a nice sunny day at the ballpark, the vibrant green grass, the hum of excitement as you wait for the CONTINUE READING…
Few movies go on to spawn franchises, and even fewer are adored by generations. The Indiana Jones franchise is one of those rare few to capture the imaginations of viewers young and old, worldwide. Before CONTINUE READING…
Despite the abundance of streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, NOW TV, etc., available nowadays, we can all admit that we’ve been in a similar position. Curled on the couch on a Friday night, CONTINUE READING…
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