Review: The Goonies (1985)

How I came to first see The Goonies was very typical. I was too young to have seen in cinemas, but was later introduced via VHS by my eldest cousin, just four years into the film’s existence on home video. Within minutes Joe Pantoliano as one half of the Fratelli brothers, Francis, taught me that […]

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Mother’s Day Review: Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Criminal matriarch Mama Fratelli from The Goonies will forever be my favourite ‘screen mum’, due entirely to the un-apologetically abrasive performance of actress Anne Ramsey; but it’s her Oscar-nominated turn as the titular character in Throw Momma from the Train that deserves more love, especially on this Mother’s Day. Putting a darkly comedic spin on

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