Tim Tan Huynh

1980s tag

Chernobyl

  • 15 Nov 2021
  • This mini-series depicts events from 35 years ago, but the story is still interesting. It also serves as a warning that will always be relevant. The excellent acting and production will encourage more people to learn this history.

Stranger Things 3

  • 8 Jul 2019
  • The latest season of the popular Netflix show is true summer fun.

Miracle

  • 9 Feb 2018
  • I don't like the sentimentality, but I do like the authenticity in this movie about a beloved moment in American sports history.

Watchmen

  • 26 Dec 2017
  • This comic-book series is at the pinnacle of its medium.

Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgement Day

  • 1 Nov 2016
  • These beloved sci-fi movies combine action and suspense. They also work as horror movies: the basis of each story is the protagonists' isolated struggle to survive against now-iconic monsters.

Friday Night Lights

  • 14 Aug 2015
  • For a decade, I've been daydreaming about high-school football practices in the early-morning August heat of a dusty, west Texas town. I have this book, and its movie adaptation, to thank.

Dallas Buyers Club

  • 25 Jun 2015
  • Some aspects are contrived and predictable, but overall this 2014 nominee for Best Picture lives up to the hype because of its unusual plot and charismatic leads.