Foxes (1980)

A coming of age drama centred around four city girls, average age 15-16 going on 30, who have yet to shake off the kind of failings that define teens who want to be treated as equals in the adult world.
As best friends they see themselves more like a family, sharing their ups and downs and taking responsibility for each other (if little else).
It’s interesting that the adults seem like they’re all either suffering from, or on the verge of having, a genuine mid-life crisis. Their inability to be good role models to their offspring plays a part in why the four girls have grown up so fast. It’s all very chaotic, but often in a good way.

3½ extra party guests out of 5

JACOB'S LADDER [1990]

Jacob's Ladder is a film I'm always hesitant to revisit in it's entirety.
If you know what it's like to lose control of your mind, have it play tricks on you and lie to you for extended periods of time then you are probably familiar with the horrors of Jacob's Ladder.
Director Adrian Lyne creates an astonishing sense of naked vulnerability, paranoia with the familiar and gut wrenching mourning and loneliness. The confusion, sadness and distant warmth behind his eyes establishes this as one of Tim Robbins' best performances to date. Danny Aiello's small but vital part thankfully lifts the weight of suffocation from the rest of the film's dark tones.
It's not so much a horror film but more a psychologically terrifying drama that will probably haunt you for quite some time after. That being said, I can honestly recommend this as a worthy film in The Nutshell's Horror Hall Of Fame.

5 hobo tails out of 5