Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon
Rated: NC-17 for a Scene of Strong Adult Sensuality and Nudity
Running Time: 1 h 41 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Characters, Humor, Mis-En-Scene
WEAKNESSES: Almodovar-lite
A former mental patient takes a former porn star prisoner in an attempt to convince her to marry him.
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Rated: PG
Running Time: 2 h 8 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Themes, Writing, Directing, Some Acting
WEAKNESSES: Some Melodrama, Knox Overstreet’s Character, Somewhat Predictable
An English teacher at a prestigious preparatory school inspires his students to look at the world in a different light.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street V: The Dream Child (1989)
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Whit Herford
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 29 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Dream Sequences, Freddy’s Return
WEAKNESSES: Climax, Doesn’t Work as a Standalone
Alice, the powerful dream warrior, finds herself beset by the nightmares of her unborn infant child.
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