Drama

Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

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Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

Twice in a Lifetime is a movie that walks a very tricky minefield of potential cliches and overwrought melodrama.  Here is the story of a...
| October 21, 1985
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The Holcroft Covenant (1985)

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The Holcroft Covenant (1985)

One of the few talents that I pride myself on is my ability to keep up with a complicated plot either in books, on television...
| October 18, 1985
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Crossover Dreams (1985)

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Crossover Dreams (1985)

I love it when a talented performer can take a shopworn, tired old genre and, just through the power of their own engaging personality can...
| August 16, 1985
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St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)

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St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)

I hated characters in St. Elmo’s Fire.  They are self-obsessed, narcissistic, alcoholic adulterers with shallow philosophies about life that are so narrow-minded that you have...
| June 28, 1985
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Perfect (1985)

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Perfect (1985)

I have spent enough time in the world of journalism that I can confidently say that I can smell a phony from a mile away. ...
| June 7, 1985
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Alamo Bay (1985)

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Alamo Bay (1985)

Louis Malle’s Alamo Bay wants to take a stand on a particular issue, makes an interesting and even challenging case, but then throws it away...
| April 5, 1985
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King David (1985)

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King David (1985)

Quick!  Someone please remake this into a better movie! What happened here?The story of King David is robust, full, exciting, filled with intrigue, sex, adventure....
| March 29, 1985
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The Slugger’s Wife (1985)

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The Slugger’s Wife (1985)

Neil Simon’s The Slugger’s Wife is a real study.  It’s a lighthearted little biscuit of a film that includes baseball and romance; then it throws...
| March 29, 1985
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