When any movie is released, it first and foremost has a goal to be successful in the moment. This often means making money at the box office, but after that another goal is to stand the test of time ...

Among all the gritty action movies of the 1980s that featured big men with big muscles, a new hero emerged in 1987 to take the world by storm. Part man, part machine, and all cop, he was the saving ...

In the mid-’80s, the decline of Rust Belt cities was a big narrative in many movies. None were quite as over the top as RoboCop, set in the ‘80s poster-child for crime and decay, Detroit. Crime was ...

This week, HBO and Max are going to lose a handful of films, including some that may not have a streaming home after the end of June. One of those films is RoboCop, the 1987 film that’s widely ...

The original 1987 "RoboCop," Dutch director Paul Verhoeven's first Hollywood film, isn't so much a movie to revere as a bit of brutalism to behold. It had a grim comic vibe, satirizing the savagery of ...