Reform School Girls (1986)

Reform School Girls (1986)

[6] A young woman is sent to a reform school with an abusive warden and downwright evil supervisor. She tries her best to stay out of the way of her fellow inmates, including a muscle-bound hard-ass named Charlie (Wendy O.…
Fraternity Vacation (1985)

Fraternity Vacation (1985)

[5] Two frat guys take a nerdy kid to Palm Springs for spring vacation after the kid's dad offers them his condo for the stay. And if they can get the kid laid, the dad will also install a hot tub and…
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

[7] Once they're displaced from their dorm by the college's alpha-male fraternity, a bunch of science geeks take it upon themselves to create a new fraternity and challenge the college's preferential treatment of jocks. Revenge of the Nerds contains its…
Superman II (1981)

Superman II (1981)

1981 Theatrical Version [7] 2006 Richard Donner Cut [7] Three space criminals clad in shiny black suits come to Earth and force Superman into a confrontation, just as he's decided to give up his powers for a normal relationship with Lois…
Dead Calm (1989)

Dead Calm (1989)

[8] Aussie director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) spins a Hitchcockian yarn based on a novel by Charles Williams. Dead Calm is a solid thriller that takes place almost entirely on the open waters of the Pacific.…
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

[4] Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in dual roles, as Victorian lovers and the actors portraying them in a film production. The parallel storylines are a tedious gimmick. We're told half way through the movie that in one story,…
Gorp (1980)

Gorp (1980)

[4] A bunch of teenaged waiters at a Jewish kids' summer camp embark in sexcapades and other whacky shenanigans in this Animal House wannabe. Aside from a charismatic turn from young Dennis Quaid, it turns out to be just another summer…
Platoon (1986)

Platoon (1986)

[8] Oliver Stone's Platoon was one of the first major motion pictures to deal with the Vietnam war. Charlie Sheen stars as an infantry volunteer who finds himself in a moral quandry, torn between two sergeants of differing philosophies. Tom…
Back to the Future: Part II (1989)

Back to the Future: Part II (1989)

[6] As the sequel to an almost perfect film, Back to the Future: Part II naturally comes up short. While it lacks the heart and coherence of the first film, it's wild with ideas and invention, both on screen and…
Footloose (1984)

Footloose (1984)

[8] At first sight, you might mistake Footloose for just another teen rebellion movie, but Herbert Ross' (Steel Magnolias) sensitive direction and committed performances from John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest help the film transcend its genre. The story about a town…