Tag Archives: ’80s movies

Pulp Consumption: Big Trouble in Little China

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

What happens when a loud-mouthed trucker decides to help his friend rescue his friend’s fiancée, recently arrived from China? Well, you get Big Trouble in Little China, the 1986 John Carpenter film that follows Jack Burton as a definite fish-out-of-water … Continue reading →

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Pulp Consumption: Fletch

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

We talk a lot about movies and tv shows here, and you might think we don’t read much pulp, but we do and are. Both Matt and I recently picked up a collection of Seabury Quinn’s Jules de Grandin stories … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: Ghostbusters

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

When an ancient Lovecraftian-style evil rears its head in New York, who ya gonna call? The Ghostbusters, of course! What, you don’t consider Ghostbusters to reside under the pulp umbrella? I can only assume you skipped over nearly every piece … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: The Goonies

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

Pirates, gangsters, deadly boobytraps, diatribes about the uselessness of wishing wells, Cyndi Lauper[1], jocks vs. nerds, stolen kisses, braces, Baby Ruths, and the Truffle Shuffle. I mean, holy crap. I’m sure some of my love of The Goonies is simply … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

“Fourscore and…seven minutes ago… we, your forefathers, were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure conceived by our new friends, Bill… and Ted.” Two high school losers, Bill Preston (Alex Winter) and Ted Logan (Keanu Reeves), are on the verge … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: Indiana Jones

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

The Indiana Jones series is what happens when two powerhouses of the ‘70s and ‘80s decide to craft a love letter to the adventure serials of the 1930s and ‘40s. Indiana Jones is an adventurer first and an academic second, … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: Flash Gordon

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Flash Gordon has had a long and storied life. Starting as a comic strip, it’s been a movie serial, a live-action adaptation (twice), a cartoon series (three times), and most famously, the 1980 film starring Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella … Continue reading →

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