Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

It’s the last month of the year, and the last couple of weeks before Christmas, so the new release shelves are loaded up this week with fall prestige pictures, family favorites on 4K, and catalog favorites from the recent and distant past. 

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The ‘80s were a wonderful era if you were a film-loving child. Studios were less concerned with coddling children and decided to release a stream of films that truly traumatized young people. We’re not talking about R-rated features, either. Back in the ‘80s, a PG film could be a fun romp suitable for all ages, or it could be a scary, dark, twisted film that seemed okay for children but ended up not being appropriate at all.

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As seen in the recent negotiations between Sony and Disney over the future of the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise, having the rights to quality intellectual property is of the utmost importance to Hollywood studios. Theoretically, if you own the film rights to an IP such as Spider-Man or any other superhero, you can reap the benefits from the money earned from features. However, there’s a recent copyright law in effect that might jeopardize the future of films and TV series based on IP and heavyweights like Disney, Warner Bros, and others are going to be hit hardest.

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Sadly, 2018 was not the year that Robert Zemeckis cemented his place as one of the best filmmakers working today. Despite being responsible for some of the best films of all time, the acclaimed director released one of the worst films (and biggest box office bombs) of the year, “Welcome to Marwen.” That being said, the filmmaker would be welcomed back by fans with open arms if he were to tackle two of his classic film franchises, “Back to the Future” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

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Which films are culturally, historically or aesthetically important enough to be preserved for future generations? That’s the question the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress grapples with each year, as they comb through over one hundred years of cinema to determine which titles will enter their vaults, and in 2016 they were definitely keen on crowd-pleasers and films by noted auteurs.

Wes Anderson‘s “Rushmore,” Rob Reiner‘s “The Princess Bride,” John Hughes‘ “The Breakfast Club,” and Robert Zemeckis‘ “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” were all selected.

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Listen: 90-Minute Podcast Talk With J.J. Abrams About '10 Cloverfield Lane,' 'Roger Rabbit 2,' And More

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Watch: 13-Minute Video Essay Details The Book Vs. Film Differences In 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

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Watch: Alternative Versions Of 'Star Wars' And 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

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Stream This: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' Pedro Almodovar's 'Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!' & More On VOD This Week

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'Flight' Director Robert Zemeckis Talks Denzel Washington's Moral Ambiguity, The Future of 'Roger Rabbit 2' & More

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