Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

[6] Reviled in its initial release for lacking any appearance of Michael Myers, truth is Halloween III ain't that bad, it's just mis-titled. It plays like an expanded episode of Twilight Zone or Outer Limits, centered around an oafish hero…
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

[7] The Boy Who Could Fly is a goofy movie, but it has a lot of heart. Lucy Deakins stars as Milly, a fourteen-year-old girl who has just moved to a new town after her father committed suicide. She discovers…
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

[4] Bless Patrick Dempsey for acting his little heart out in this schmaltzy, cliche-ridden '80s overdose. It's basically a story of boy rents girl. Dempsey's character is a loser who pays a popular girl (Amanda Peterson, also acting her heart…
48 Hrs. (1982)

48 Hrs. (1982)

[7] Eddie Murphy made his big screen debut opposite Nick Nolte in this action-comedy from director Walter Hill (The Warriors, Southern Comfort). Nolte plays a cop who begrudgingly seeks the help of Murphy's character, a thief serving the last few…
Dreamchild (1985)

Dreamchild (1985)

[6] A provocative film about the real Alice in Wonderland, who at 80 years of age begins recollecting her memories of author Lewis Carroll. Through flashbacks with Carroll (played superbly by Ian Holm) and in twisted fantasy sequences featuring creations…
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)

Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)

[3] Whoopi Goldberg stars as a bank computer specialist who inadvertently decodes a plea for help and gets roped by the mysterious sender into a series of dangerous spy games. Jumpin' Jack Flash was Whoopi's second major role after her…
Daniel (1983)

Daniel (1983)

[6] Sidney Lumet directs this fictionalized account of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple who were accused of being Soviet spies and executed in the midst of 1950s' McCarthyism hysteria. Lumet cuts back and forth in time throughout the…
Cruising (1980)

Cruising (1980)

[8] Al Pacino plays a New York police detective who goes deep under cover within the city's S&M community to catch a serial killer preying on gay men. Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) stirred controversy for his…
Heartburn (1986)

Heartburn (1986)

[4] Meryl Streep stars as a food critic reluctant to remarry. But who can resist the charm of Jack Nicholson? The two marry and squeeze out a kid, and then sure enough, he cheats on her and the infidelity escalates…
To Be or Not To Be (1983)

To Be or Not To Be (1983)

[7] Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft star as leaders of a Polish theater troop forced to entertain the Nazis while simultaneously plotting their escape to Allied territory. You might think the material is too heavy for a comedy, but To…