C.H.U.D. (1984)
41%
1/4
“A grade-B horror movie... Must-see for fans of bad acting, gooey rubber monsters, etc.” –
San Francisco Examiner
May 10, 2025
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Rich in Love (1992)
69%
3/4
“Director Bruce Beresford's family drama doesn't delve very deep, but Finney's performance is extraordinary. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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A River Runs Through It (1992)
80%
4/4
“The film shimmers with grace and visual beauty. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Strictly Ballroom (1992)
88%
4/4
“It's hard to imagine a more exuberant and sheerly romantic comedy than this Australian import... In its mixture of camp and reality, the film is irresistible. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Olivier Olivier (1992)
88%
3/4
“It's a poignant study of obsession, delusion and transformation.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Matinee (1993)
93%
3/4
“John Goodman is delightful in this sweetly amusing '60s-era comedy... Despite some incoherence in the plot, the film is genuinely charming and generous with its humor.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
88%
4/4
“Laura Esquivel's wonderful novel about the powers of passion has been adapted for the screen by her husband, director Alfonso Arau. The result is as rich and savory as Mexican hot chocolate. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
87%
4/4
“Another Disney delight, based on the humane and comical children's novel by Sheila Burnford... There isn't a jaded, cynical moment in the film. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Hear No Evil (1993)
20%
2.5/4
“The plot doesn't stand up to scrutiny, but both Matlin and Sweeney are likable and the film has a visceral appeal.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Hard-Boiled (1992)
92%
3/4
“The violence in this ironic pairing often goes over the top, but Woo's delicious intelligence has its own stunning effect.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Groundhog Day (1993)
94%
4/4
“This delightful romantic comedy, directed by Harold Ramis, is rich in fantasy and unexpectedly funny twists.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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A Far Off Place (1993)
42%
2/4
“[A] handsomely photographed but troubling new Disney film. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Ethan Frome (1993)
50%
3/4
“It's impossible to improve on Edith Wharton's great short novel of thwarted love, but this adaptation directed by John Madden is sensitive to the story's bleak, wintry beauty.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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El Mariachi (1992)
91%
4/4
“By turns hilarious, soulful, gritty and sexy, this lively crime drama was created by 23-year-old director Robert Rodriguez of Austin, Texas, for a budget of 7,000.” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Cop and a Half (1993)
14%
1/4
“Henry Winkler directed this dreary exercise about a burned-out detective (Burt Reynolds) forced to work with an 8-year-old crime witness who wants to play cop. ” –
San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 11, 2023
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Aladdin (1992)
96%
4/4
“Walt Disney Pictures' new animated feature is beautiful, romantic and frantically funny -- embracing the best of old-fashioned merriment as well as savvy contemporary humor. ” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 11, 2023
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
86%
2/4
“Fans of the Starship Enterprise will be ecstatic while others will find in this production a certain sluggish pace amid rather fine special effects.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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The Thing (1982)
85%
1/4
“This version is so full of "the thing" that it strangles our imagination and becomes a mere exercise in ugly, mechanical horrorifics. Very dumb, very disappointing.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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The Secret of NIMH (1982)
93%
3/4
“The film carries us to a wonderful, sometimes scary, underworld of colorful animal characters. Grating cynics need not apply.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Rocky III (1982)
65%
3/4
“This is the stuff of comic books and corny American movies; credible, colorful entertainment, seemingly meat-headed but maybe meatier than we thought.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Poltergeist (1982)
88%
2.5/4
“Fortunately, Spielberg has maintained a wry sense of humor throughout, and that makes most of this affair rather fun.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Hanky Panky (1982)
45%
3/4
“It's a mad chase film involving spies and cops and government agents, and the insubstantial plot is pleasingly buoyed up by lots of fast action.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Megaforce (1981)
6%
1/4
“Hal Needham of Smokey and the Bandit fame directed this lame, contrived action feature.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Grease 2 (1982)
36%
1/4
“A rather awful sequel to the mostly awful original.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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Firefox (1982)
41%
1/4
“Eastwood looks like an automated totem pole, the Russians are portrayed as the Three Stooges, and there's more drama, tension and action in a spoonful of cottage cheese than in this painfully drawn-out affair.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Nov 11, 2021
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