1982

Two days, one cop who cuts corners, and the partner he absolutely didn't ask for.

Amityville II: The Possession: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A hard-edged coming-of-age wrapped in military drill, unexpected tenderness and one stubborn loner.

Annie: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Four engineered years, a handful of memories and a detective who isn’t sure he wants to do his job.

Cat People: love and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Class of 1984: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A musclebound quest that talks about steel, fate and how to be remade by violence.

Five nasty little tales, a comic-book wrapper and one perfectly awkward professor.

Death Wish II: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Deathtrap: the safety of home and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A wedding on the horizon, a diner as confessional — and one man's doubt that makes the rest of them stop pretending.

A story about a lonely boy, a stranded stranger and the small, uncanny bravery of childhood.

Evil Under the Sun: friendship and peer pressure, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A family drama where theatre, childhood fancy and a stubborn bishop collide — and Alexander refuses to be small.

Teenage hormones, mall jobs and one surfer who won't be quiet about it.

Firefox: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A small-town arrest turns into a jungle lesson about soldiers nobody taught to come home.

Fitzcarraldo: belief in the supernatural and exploitation, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Friday the 13th Part III: the safety of home and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A long, careful movie about a very particular kind of courage: the refusal to meet violence with violence.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Megaforce: fear and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Missing: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

My Favorite Year: family and courage, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Night Shift: authority and love, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A rock-star unravel on film: loud, strange and still oddly intimate.

A suburban home, a frightened child and a television that isn't just background noise — Poltergeist still makes the domestic uncanny feel dangerously familiar.

Rocky III: mortality and lifespan and courage, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A woman's past refuses to stay in the past — and Zofia keeps pulling the film with her.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: parents protecting their children and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Swamp Thing: freedom and fear, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

Tenebrae: the safety of home and mortality, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Beastmaster: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: love and our relationship with technology, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A puppet epic about a broken world — and the quiet Gelfling who must fix it.

The Last American Virgin: the safety of home and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Last Unicorn: mortality and lifespan and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Plague Dogs: freedom and loss, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Secret of NIMH: family and parents protecting their children, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

The Sword and the Sorcerer: family and freedom, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A frozen outpost, a dog, and a man who must choose who to trust — The Thing still knows how to make suspicion feel like a physical thing.

The Toy: family and friendship, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

A one-case comeback: morality, mistake and a lawyer with nothing left to lose.

The Year of Living Dangerously: mortality and lifespan, and why this 1982 movie still matters.

An actor in drag discovers how the world really treats women.

A film about authorship, arcade‑style justice and a man who literally has to fight for his credit.

A clever musical about disguise, showbiz and the friendships that make it bearable.

Zapped!: family and the safety of home, and why this 1982 movie still matters.