What possesses a director at the height of their powers to suddenly decide to tackle a remake? Is it ego? Is it the urge to
Tag: 1990s
Puppet Master 5 (1994) – Review
Possibly my most favorite thing about so-called “final chapters” is that they very seldom actually are. Jason Vorhees famously got 2, the X-Men’s Last Stand
Ghoulies IV (1994) – Review
When any kind of long running horror franchise tries to make some sort of claim that it’s going back to its roots, then it’s usually
Maximum Risk (1996) – Review
Say what you will about the high-kicking antics of the muscles from Brussels, but despite his rep for being a second tier action star (under
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) – Review
Space. It may be considered the final frontier, but for a surprising amount of horror icons, it’s also been something of a last resort. Such
Spiral (1998) – Review
Sequels tend to be fairly straightforward affairs, right? Follow up an earlier film with a continuing storyline that delivers all the things you liked about
Puppet Master 4 (1993) – Review
When it comes to turning over a new leaf, nothing helps you whip up a new, heroic persona faster than targeting Nazis in 1941. Thus
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College (1990) – Review
When it comes to generating near endless amounts of anarchic chaos, there’s not many genres that can match either the college frat comedy or a
Leprechaun 3 (1995) – Review
Gimmicks you’ll need, and gimmicks there’ll be; especially when you get to Leprechaun 3.Yep, by only the third episode, the continuing adventures of Warwick Davis’
Ringu (1998) – Review
Picture the scene. The horror genre is once again growing stale as the recent resurgence of slasher movies is already burning out. It’s obviously that
Innocent Blood (1992) – Review
When it comes to the all time king of spectacular movie concepts that didn’t quite come off, surely squatting awfully close to the throne has
Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991) – Review
There comes a time when a franchise must realise that once it has “perfected” it’s basic premise (or at least has taken it as far
The General’s Daughter (1999) – Review
Where do you go after crafting ludicrously entertaining action romp Con Air? Well, for director Simon West you apparently shoot for the complete tonal opposite
Leprechaun 2 (1994) – Review
The greatest danger with starting any horror franchise off the back of a recognisable, monstrous icon is that if you go to the well one
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) – Review
It seems almost deliciously fitting that The Lawnmower Man, a “Stephen King adaption” that utterly ignored its source material, would itself spawn a sequel that
Puppet Master II (1990) – Review
While I’ve already stated elsewhere that the surprisingly sprawling Puppet Master series isn’t exactly my favorite, there are two facts I’ll happily conceade to: 1)
Leprechaun (1992) – Review
If horror cinema has proven anything, it’s that it’s possible to eke out a movie from even the most ridiculous premise. Over the years we’ve
Hudson Hawk (1991) – Review
While it wouldn’t be entirely fair to credit Die Hard entirely for the superstardom of Bruce Willis (does Moonlighting mean nothing to anyone anymore?), watching
The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Review
When is a Stephen King adaptation not a Stephen King adaptation? Probably when you can’t stretch one of his short stories to feature length and
Revenge (1990) – Review
To say that Tony Scott had an eclectic filmography is something of an understatement. Kicking off his feature career with goth vampire arthouse flick, The
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