Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Cocktail and Rainman (1988)
Cockman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Autism) Tom Cruise began his film career in 1981 and soon he became the heartthrob everyone knows him to... Read More
Retro Reviews
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Ghosts Can’t Do It, Dances With Wolves and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
“A Ghost, an Officer, and a Gentleman” In 1990 there was an enduring film about a couple who loved each other so much that even... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Under the Cherry Moon & Howard the Duck and Platoon (1986)
“A Duck, a Soldier, and a Prince Walk Into a Bar” A rare occurrence happened in 1986; the Razzies awarded two films as the Worst... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Leonard Part 6 and The Last Emperor (1987)
1987 brought us two visually compelling films with two iconic lead characters. One film is about one of the most powerful men in the world... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Rambo: First Blood Part II and Out of Africa (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II and Out of Africa were both released in 1985, two action packed motion pictures that blew audiences away. In one... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Bolero and Amadeus (1984)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lida MacGillivery, two brilliant artists who are masters in their work. Wolfie, a composer who makes exquisite music almost without even... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – The Lonely Lady and Terms of Endearment (1983)
Two strong female driven films were released in 1983 starring classic leading ladies. Terms of Endearment stars Debra Winger and Golden Globe winner Shirley MacLaine... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Inchon and Gandhi (1982)
Two epic films were released in 1982 that focused on key moments in Asia in the twentieth century. Gandhi, a film about the famous Indian... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Mommie Dearest and Chariots of Fire (1981)
Continuing the series, we will be taking a look at 1981, the 2nd year of the Razzie Awards. Two movies which may look on the... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Can’t Stop the Music and Ordinary People (1980)
Welcome to a new Awardswatch series, Worst Picture/Best Picture from the mind of Jeff Beachnau. In 1929, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences... Read More
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