Top Ten+ of 1986
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1.  The Green Ray Dir. Eric Rohmer. With Marie Rivière, Vincent Gauthier, Carita A+
2.  Hannah and Her Sisters Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey A+
3.  Aliens Dir. James Cameron. With Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, Michael Biehn A
4.  Sherman's March Dir. Ross McElwee. Autobiographical record of looking for love A
5.  The Fly Dir. David Cronenberg. With Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz A
6.  Blue Velvet Dir. David Lynch. With Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper A–
7.  Peel Dir. Jane Campion. Short film. With Tim Pye, Katie Pye, Ben Martin A–
–.  Two Friends Dir. Jane Campion. With Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris McQuade A–
8.  Platoon Dir. Oliver Stone. With Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger A–
9.  My Beautiful Laundrette Dir. Stephen Frears. With Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey B+
10. Something Wild Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta B+
 

Reviews from 1986
★ = Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review / ★  = Blog Review (New Window)
 
★   Hannah and Her Sisters Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey A+
★   The Mission Dir. Roland Joffé. With Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Ray McAnally C–
★   Pretty in Pink Dir. Howard Deutch. With Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy B+
★   Sherman's March Dir. Ross McElwee. Autobiographical record of looking for love A
★   Top Gun Dir. Tony Scott. With Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt C
★   Two Friends Dir. Jane Campion. With Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris McQuade B+

More Grades from 1986
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
 
      Caravaggio Dir. Derek Jarman. With Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough B+
      Ferris Bueller's Day Off Dir. John Hughes. With Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara B
      Legend Dir. Ridley Scott. With Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennant C–
      The Making of Fanny and Alexander Dir. Ingmar Bergman. Creative record of production B+
      Matador Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. With Nacho Martinez, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas B+
 

Also from 1986
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
 
Fetching
      The Color of Money Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Forest Whitaker
      Manhunter Dir. Michael Mann. With William Petersen, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina, Joan Allen
      A Room with a View Dir. James Ivory. With Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith
 
Fair
      Mona Lisa Dir. Neil Jordan. With Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
      The Money Pit Dir. Richard Benjamin. With Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Gudonov
      The Name of the Rose Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Sean Connery, Christian Slater
      The Sacrifice Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. With Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall
      Withnail & I Dir. Bruce Robinson. With Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths
 
Feh
      American Anthem Dir. Albert Magnoli. With Mitch Gaylord, Janet Jones, Patrice Donnelly
      Mauvais sang Dir. Léos Carax. With Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche, Michel Piccoli
      Stand by Me Dir. Rob Reiner. With Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman
 
Flotsam
      9½ Weeks Dir. Adrian Lyne. With Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Margaret Whitton
      Crimes of the Heart Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Sissy Spacek, Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange
      The Morning After Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia
      Peggy Sue Got Married Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. With Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage
      SpaceCamp Dir. Harry Winer. With Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Tom Skerritt

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