Director Sam Peckinpah ended his movie career with an absolutely horrible film. "The Osterman Weekend," billed as a suspense spy thriller, is actually a boring motion picture with a confusing storyline, a plot filled with more holes than a Swiss cheese, and excessive sex and violence. [..]

The Best Picture of 1983 is....."Terms of Endearment." The story centers on a mother and daughter working out a dysfunctional family relationship. Sparks fly when their romantic situations falter and one of them has a terminal cancer diagnosis. Director-screenwriter James L. Brooks, in his big [..]

Celebrity pranks and shenanigans are sprinkled throughout the comedic romp "Cannonball Run II." Director-screenwriter Hal Needham put together this sequel with the same flavor as the original "Cannonball Run" of 1981. This picture was the last of the formula comedy films for Burt Reynolds, [..]

When Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune" finally reached the big screen in 1984, the result was a visual feast that we have come to expect from executive producer Dino De Laurentiis. His lavish production tells the story of young Paul Atreides and his prophetic dreams and visions. [..]

When it was released in 1984, "The Terminator" became the newest entry into the science fiction classics hall of fame. It was universally praised for its non-stop action, consistent pacing, ground-braking special effects, and innovative storyline and plot. "The Terminator" tells the story of a cyborg [..]

Tom Cruise starred in "Risky Business," his break-through role where he plays a suburban Chicago high school senior who gets into trouble when his parents go out of town for a few days. The biggest problem was when he sank his father's Porsche into Lake Michigan, and [..]

"Born on the Fourth of July" is quite an epic biographical film about the life of anti-Vietnam War activist Ron Kovic. Based on his 1976 autobiography of the same name, the story covers his life from the 1950's to the 1970's, detailing his childhood, his military service [..]

"Mission: Impossible" is a remake of the television series that aired on CBS from 1966 to 1973. The story has Jim Phelps and his IMF team on a mission in Prague, where they are all killed with Ethan Hunt being the only survivor. Director Brian De [..]

"Stripes" is a comedy film about a man who decides to enter the Army after a series of setbacks in his personal and professional life. He discovers that his personality and attitudes conflict with military life, which brings on comedic situations roughly in the traditions of Goldie [..]

"Give My Regards to Broad Street" is not really a typical motion picture in the classic sense, but a string of Paul McCartney's music videos arranged back-to-back in a most pleasant fashion. Everything from Beatles tunes to many hits songs of the Wings era were featured, including [..]