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.…
The Paper (1994)

The Paper (1994)

[6] Michael Keaton leads an all-star ensemble in this Ron Howard comedy/drama about newspaper staff trying to balance their high-stress job with the challenges of every-day life. Over the course of twenty-four hours, Keaton's character chases an exclusive while his…
The Day After (1983)

The Day After (1983)

[7] Citizens of Kansas City, Missouri, experience nuclear attack and radioactive fall-out in this horrific drama helmed by director Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan, Time After Time). Two-time Oscar winner Jason Robards leads the ensemble cast…
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

[6] Michael J. Fox stars in this adaptation of Jay McInerney's novel about a New York yuppie named Jamie who keeps life's problems at bay by constantly partying and doing drugs. With the help of his bad-influence friend Tad (Kiefer…
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

[4] American International Pictures uses Edgar Allan Poe's story as a backdrop for what is really an original mystery story about actors in a turn-of-the-century Grand Guignol theater who are being murdered one by one. Jason Robards headlines as one of…
A Boy and His Dog (1975)

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

[7] In this adaptation of Harlan Ellison's novella, a horny teenager and his sarcastic dog communicate telepathically while wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of food and women. The heart of this film is the antagonistic yet loving relationship between…
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

[7] A mysterious carnival rolls into town, granting wishes at a sinister cost in Disney's adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story. I wish the film were more strongly from the perspective of the two leading boys and that their parts…
All the President’s Men (1976)

All the President’s Men (1976)

[4] Alan J. Pakula (Sophie's Choice, The Pelican Brief) directs the big-screen story of how Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein cracked the Watergate scandal that lead to President Nixon's resignation. I love Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman…