The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

[8] Alec Baldwin takes on the mantle of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in the action-thriller The Hunt for Red October. One of the joys of this movie is seeing Baldwin, previously known mostly for co-starring in Beetlejuice, become a leading…
Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

[3] [This review is of the 2025 Director's Cut.] Special makeup effects artist Tom Savini directs this early '90s remake of George Romero's seminal Night of the Living Dead. Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman lead the ensemble cast with a…
RoboCop 2 (1990)

RoboCop 2 (1990)

[7] Directed by Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back) and written by comic book legend Frank Miller, you'd think that RoboCop 2 would be vastly better and more interesting than it is. But for just another inferior sequel, it's not…
Predator 2 (1990)

Predator 2 (1990)

[7] Predator's screenwriting brothers, Jim and John Thomas, return for this sequel, transplanting the action from the Central American jungles to dystopian Los Angeles. 'Ah-nold' is replaced with Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple) and Stephen Hopkins (A Nightmare…
The Exorcist III (1990)

The Exorcist III (1990)

[7] Any sequel to one of the great horror films of all time is bound to leave audiences at least somewhat disappointed. That said, The Exorcist III is a surprisingly better sequel than you might imagine -- especially after the…
Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall (1990)

[7] Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this high-concept futuristic actioner about a blue-collar man who pays to have memories of a Mars vacation implanted in his memory -- the next-best thing, and a cheaper alternative, to actually going there. But the…
Demon Wind (1990)

Demon Wind (1990)

[2] First off, Demon Wind is not about farts. If it were, it would most assuredly be a more interesting movie. Instead, it's about a young man (Eric Larson) who drags a bunch of his friends to the ruins of…
Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone (1990)

[4] Chris Columbus (Adventures in Babysitting) directs this John Hughes production about an eight-year-old boy accidentally left at home while his family flies to Paris for the Christmas holiday. At first, the boy (Uncle Buck's Macaulay Culkin) enjoys his freedom,…
Quick Change (1990)

Quick Change (1990)

[5] Bill Murray stars in and co-directs (with screenwriter Howard Franklin) this comedy of errors about a trio of bank robbers who successfully pull off a heist, only to find themselves utterly jinxed in their escape from New York City.…
Postcards from the Edge (1990)

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

[7] Meryl Streep plays a drug-addicted actress forced to stay with her celebrity mother (Shirley MacLaine) in order for insurance companies to allow her to continue working in Hollywood. Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) directs this…