The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
Comedy
Head Office (1986)
Ohhhh, I hate when this happens.I hate it when a movie starts off with comic energy in fifth gear - funny scenes, funny characters -...
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Word has it that neither Kathleen Turner nor Michael Douglas particularly wanted to make a sequel to Romancing the Stone. I get that, I really...
Santa Claus (1985)
There is no crime in making a movie about the origins of Santa Claus, but in this case, I asked a question that I’m afraid...
Maxie (1985)
Maxie is a dumb comedy about a bored woman played by Glenn Close whose body is frequently inhabited by the ghost of flapper from the...
Real Genius (1985)
I love smart characters. I love watching smart people do smart and unpredictable things. Dumb characters are predictable and often tiresome – they’re also easier...
Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science has been criticized for building up a premise that it can’t quite muster the courage to carry out. The premise offers a sort-of...
The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)
I saw The Man With One Red Shoe on a Tuesday night with a friend of mine, seated in a packed out that was offering...
