Witchboard (1986)

A vengeful spirit is summoned through a Ouija board, threatening to possess its user. It's vintage 80s cheese. I love it. What's enjoyable about it is that all the characters seem to want to do the right thing. Too often in horror movies, you're cursing the stupid actions of the characters. But here, they struggle despite their best intentions. It elevates it above other films of its kind.

3½ punk mediums out of 5

Bachelor Party (1984)

Some raunchy '80s comedies don't age as well as others, and such is the case for the lowbrow Bachelor Party, which mistakes a series of shallow jokes for any semblance of plot. It's mostly regarded for being one of Tom Hanks's earliest leading roles (before making a splash in Splash), back when he was still known as the manic character actor on Bosom Buddies. The premise is simple: a wiseacre is getting married and his pals decide to go all out on the festivities, while all the poor sucker has to do is refrain from infidelity. It's a tired and predictable morality tale, and the results are about as expected.

1 footlong out of 5