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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 38 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Some Ideas

WEAKNESSES: Not Remotely Scary, Acting, Dialogue, Predictability

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

October 31, 2019

A man investigates the latest Halloween craze, Silver Shamrock masks, thinking that there might be a kind of plot surrounding them. 

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In Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982, 2.5 Stars, R
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Basket Case (1982)

Directed by: Frank Henenlotter

Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Teri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner

Rated: NR (Suggested R for Comic Horror Violence and Gore and Some Nudity)

Running Time: 1 h 31 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS:Writing, Creature Design, Story

WEAKNESSES: Definitely Not for Everyone

Basket Case (1982)

October 14, 2019

A young man travels to New York with his deformed Siamese-twin brother in a basket with plans for vengeance on the doctors that separated them against their will.

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In Art House, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags Kevin Van Hentenryck, Teri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Frank Henenlotter, 4 Stars, 1982
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston

Rated: R

Run Time: 1h 30m

TMM Score: 3 Stars

Strengths: Characters

Weakness: It Has Aged

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

September 12, 2019

The students of Ridgemont High explore their burgeoning adulthood and all the relationships, responsibility, and awkwardness that adolescence brings.

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In Comedy, Coming of Age Tags Michael McDonald, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982, 3 Stars, Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Amy Heckerling
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Tenebre (1982)

Directed by: Dario Argento

Starring: Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 40 m

TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Soundtrack, Giallo Goodness, Meta Commentary

WEAKNESSES: It’s Not for Everyone

Tenebre (1982)

October 1, 2018

A writer arrives in Rome to promote his book, only to be stalked by a serial killer obsessed with the writers work.

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In Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags Tenebre, 1982, Dario Argento, 4.5 Stars, R, Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Directed by: John Milius

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman

Rated: R

Running Time: 2 h 9 m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action

WEAKNESSES: Acting, Writing, Story, Aged Poorly

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

August 10, 2018

A barbarian seeks vengeance on the sorcerer that slew his parents when he was a child.

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In Action, Adventure, Fantasy Tags 1982, John Milius, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, 2 Stars, R Rated
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