Worst of 1988
Beaches, Dangerous Liaisons, We Think the World of You, The January Man, 36 Fillette
New Faces of 1989
Physical Evidence, Parents, The Dressmaker, Gone with the Wind
Her Alibi, Three Fugitives, Lawrence of Arabia, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, Voices of Sarafina!
Cousins, The Mighty Quinn, True Believer, Tap
Oscar Surprises for 1988
Chances Are, Paperhouse, The ‘Burbs, High Hopes, Bert Rigby You’re a Fool
New York Stories, Farewell to the King, Lean on Me, Out Cold
Jacknife, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Skin Deep, Chocolat
Fletch Lives, Slaves of New York, Leviathan, Rooftops, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Video Discoveries
Troop Beverly Hills, The Dream Team, Sing, Crusoe, Powwow Highway
They’ll Do It Every Time: Things Critics Get Tired of Hearing and Seeing (Movie Clichés)
Winter People, Say Anything, Field of Dreams, She’s Out of Control, Dead Calm
See You in the Morning, Disorganized Crime, Speed Zone, Checking Out, Little Vera
Miss Firecracker, K-9, Criminal Law, Scandal, 84 Charlie MoPic
Lost Angels, The Return of Swamp Thing, Getting It Right, Listen to Me, La Lectrice
Earth Girls Are Easy, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, See No Evil Hear No Evil, For Queen and Country, The Rainbow
Hail! Hail! Black & White
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Miracle Mile, Pink Cadillac, Road House, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Siskel & Ebert’s 500th Anniversary Special
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, No Holds Barred, Dead Poets Society, Let’s Get Lost, Renegades
Spike Lee
Batman, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Tummy Trouble, Ghostbusters II, Kung-fu Master!
Lethal Weapon 2, The Karate Kid Part III, Great Balls of Fire, Weekend at Bernie’s, A Taxing Woman’s Return
Licence to Kill, Peter Pan, When Harry Met Sally
UHF, Valentino Returns, Shag
Sex Lies and Videotape, Young Einstein, Parenthood, The Music Teacher, For All Mankind
Casualties of War, Rude Awakening, Uncle Buck, The Abyss, A Chorus of Disapproval
The Package, Wired, Cookie, Little Monsters, The Little Thief
Sea of Love, True Love, The Big Picture, Shirley Valentine, The Rachel Papers
Black Rain, Heavy Petting, In Country, A Dry White Season, Heart of Dixie
Johnny Handsome, War Party, Welcome Home, Queen of Hearts, Erik the Viking
Old Gringo, The Girl in a Swing, An Innocent Man, Drugstore Cowboy, Tom Jones
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Breaking In, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Look Who’s Talking
Fat Man and Little Boy, I Madman, Gross Anatomy, Story of Women, When the Whales Came
Immediate Family, The Bear, Dad, Next of Kin, Carnival of Souls
Bloodhounds of Broadway, Dealers, Shocker, My Left Foot, Limit Up
10 Best Films of the 1980s
Harlem Nights, The Little Mermaid, Steel Magnolias, Valmont
Back to the Future Part II, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Henry V, Prancer, Sidewalk Stories
Holiday Video Gift Guide
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Roger & Me, Triumph of the Spirit, Mystery Train, Theolonius Monk: Straight No Chaser
She-Devil, Driving Miss Daisy, The War of the Roses, Glory, Enemies: A Love Story
Family Business, Blaze, We’re No Angels, The Wizard, The Rose Garden
Always, Music Box, Born on the Fourth of July, Tango and Cash, Camille Claudel
Best of 1989