In honor of the late, great Powers Boothe, and because Brian had never seen it, Junkfood Cinema’s Summer of 87 series makes a detour with Extreme Prejudice. An unfairly obscure Walter Hill mercenary western, Extreme Prejudice boasts a cast and crew…
JFC may be based in Austin, Texas, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love doing things the Chicago way! One of the best movies of 1987, period, Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables is a master class in crafting legend out of fact. Apparently De Palma’s man…
Suit up, masters of the mystic arts! This week, One Junky Summer hits some familiar targets. Another sequel, and another Cannon Film? Hell yes! Brian and Cargill fight their way out of paradise in American Ninja 2: The Confrontation!
(a.k.a American…
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The heat is back on…so make sure to store your cupcakes in the fridge.
This week Brian and Cargill head back to L.A. with Axel Foley as One Junky Summer heads into sequel territory once again. On paper, Beverly Hills Cop 2 shouldn’t work. Despite…
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Cargill expected Project X to fit in perfectly with JFC’s Summer of 87 retrospective, Brian however did not expect to be so emotionally affected by the story of Matthew Broderick and a chimp named Virgil.
Turns out, Project X is one of the most…
Welcome to prime time, Junkions! Junkfood Cinema slashes its way through The Summer of 87 as Brian and Cargill battle it out with The Dream Warriors! Is it safe to call A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 the best horror sequel of the 80s? What makes it hold…
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One Junky Summer trucks on, and this week we wrestle with a longstanding challenge. For years, Brian has wanted to cover Sylvester Stallone’s macho-piece Over the Top, but Cargill couldn’t get over his distaste for it. There was however no avoiding…
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One Junky Summer returns as we kick off our season-long retrospective of the best genre films of 1987! First up, the flick that redefined buddy cop cinema: Lethal Weapon. Sure, it’s a spectacular, hilarious, and quotable action comedy…but it’s also…
Make no mistake, the alien invasion has begun. Luckily it appears the invaders are only interested in robbing banks, stealing sports cars, and listening to heavy metal.
It’s a close encounter of the weirdest kind as Brian and Cargill uncover 1987’s…
