My Favorite Year (1982)
Starring: Peter O’Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, and Jessica HarperGrade: B+ My Favorite Year is about a young man whose life is changed in a singular, very [Read More…]
Category: 1980s
Best Defense (1984)
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, and George DzundzaGrade: B- Just so you know, Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy never share a scene together. [Read More…]
Man on Fire (1987)
Starring: Scott Glenn, Joe Pesci, Danny Aiello, and Jonathan PryceGrade: D+ All things considered, the name “Lenny Lazarus” goes hard. Summary In a hospital in [Read More…]
Someday You’ll Find Her, Charlie Brown (1981)
Starring: Grant Wehr and Earl ReillyGrade: F If we learn anything from Someday You’ll Find Her, Charlie Brown, it’s that somehow and someway, life will [Read More…]
Memories of Me (1988)
Starring: Billy Crystal, Alan King, and JoBeth Williams, with a cameo from Sean ConneryGrade: B- I know this is far from the message Memories of [Read More…]
Cry Freedom (1987)
Starring: Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington Grade: A- Make no mistake about it, Jimmy Kruger is burning in hell. Summary We open with a caption [Read More…]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Starring: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, and Jonathan Banks, with a cameo from Yakov SmirnoffGrade: C+ If you [Read More…]
Caddyshack II (1988)
Starring: Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Randy Quaid, and Dyan Cannon Grade: D+ Say what you want about this movie, but Jack’s [Read More…]
Caddyshack (1980)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe, and Brian Doyle-MurrayGrade: Classic If I had a time machine, you know what I [Read More…]
Cruising (1980)
Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Ed O’Neill, Joe Spinell, Mike Starr, James Remar, and Alan Matthews from Boy Meets WorldGrade: C- Captain Edelson [Read More…]
