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Tag: 1980s

  • Stand By Me

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    Film: Stand By Me Year: 1986 Director: Rob Reiner Rating: 90% Review: Anchored firmly in the 80s, despite being set in the 50s, Stand By Me is a coming-of-age drama worth seeing. The four leads do an exceptional job in their roles, and Kiefer Sutherland is spot on too. It follows a small band of…

  • Doolittle

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    Album: Doolittle Artist: Pixies Year: 1989 Genre: Alternative Rock Run Time: 39m Rating: 83.60% Review: One of the most highly-regarded alternative rock albums in the canon, Doolittle proves its worth at every turn, with strolling basslines and squalling guitars. There’s a surprising amount of slowness, but it never feels this way, thanks to Black Francis’s…