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School DazeSchool Daze (1988)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn
Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
ScroogedScrooged (1988)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard
Bill Murray is hilariously mean–spirited as a yuppie incarnation of Charles Dicken’s ‘Scrooge’ who eventually gets a change of attitude…
Serpent and the Rainbow, TheSerpent and the Rainbow, The (1988)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae
Based on an apparently true story of a man's nightmare journey to into the eerie world of voodoo. Filmed on location in Haiti and scarier for it.
Seventh Sign, TheSeventh Sign, The (1988)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Demi Moore
Apocalyptic thriller should find favour with those that prefer supernatural disquiet to visceral shocks. Demi Moore portrays a…
ShameShame (1988)
Dir. Steve Jodrell
Feat. Tony Barry, Deborra-Lee Furness
Stranded in an outback town, a female lawyer defends a young rape victim when her plight is met with nonchalance by the townsfolk.
She's Having a BabyShe's Having a Baby (1988)
Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin
Another John Hughes hit in which young Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern embark on marriage and parenthood.
Short Circuit 2Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb
The lovable robot of SHORT CIRCUIT fame is back, with the same endearing naivety – this time he's up against street hoods, a greedy banker and…
Short Film About Killing, AShort Film About Killing, A (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz
Feature–length version of Kieslowski's indelibly chilling Decalogue Pt.5 further protracts a cold–blooded murder and the subsequent…
Short Film About Love, AShort Film About Love, A (1988) Recommended
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwinska
Extended version of the director's DEKALOG Part 6 – "Thou shalt not commit adultery" shares its voyeuristic premise with MONSIEUR HIRE, though…
Short Takes: ComedyShort Takes: Comedy (1988-1994)
Dir. Grant Lahood, George Port, William Toepfer
A prime selection of short and amusing New Zealand films: The Singing Trophy (Dir. Grant Lahood) 13m. Valley of the Stereos (Dir. George Port)…

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