Sometimes movies just get a bad rap for no other reason than they decided to do something a tad left field. Take the concluding chapter
Tag: 1990s
Under Seige 2: Dark Territory (1995) – Review
After the success of Under Seige – the Die Hard on a battleship action extravaganza that saw Steven Seagal bitch-slap his way through a healthy
Graveyard Shift (1990) – Review
Possibly one of the most frustrating things about a duff Stephen King adaptation is the choice of certain filmmakers to allow the deeper meanings of
Under Siege (1992) – Review
It was inevitable, really. After all, Schwarzenegger and Stallone couldn’t remain at the top of the action ladder forever, could they? Sly was licking his
Broken Arrow (1996) – Review
After crafting God-level action classics back in his native Hong Kong, John Woo inevitably made the leap to Hollywood after his 1992 epic Hard Boiled
Return Of The Living Dead 3 (1993) – Review
Dan O’Bannon’s original Return Of The Living Dead has one of the most interesting tones of any horror films of the 80’s. Mixing dark wit
The Crow (1994) – Review
In a tragic parallel to the movie itself, the accidental death of Brandon Lee on the set of 1994’s comic book adaptation of James O’
A Simple Plan (1998) – Review
After the cartoonish sadism of his Evil Dead trilogy and the deranged superheroics of Darkman, it looked like Sam Raimi was starting to mature after
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) – Review
Jan De Bont’s 1994 thriller, Speed, is one of the greatest examples of the 90’s actioner that exists despite not featuring Nicolas Cage and it
Sudden Death (1995) – Review
Now before you roll your eyes and complain that I’ve given way too high a rating to a film that’s not only a blatant Die
Screamers (1995) – Review
The scribblings of Phillip K. Dick has given the world – and by extension, cinema – some of the most fertile concepts you could ask
The Last Boy Scout (1991) – Review
After the glorious excesses of the 80’s, certain genres (let’s say the more far fetched ones) had to find a way to change with the
Rebirth Of Mothra III (1998) – Review
When they have momentum, the rate that Toho can churn out Kaiju flicks is frankly stunning – and I’m not even talking about the inhuman
Death Becomes Her (1992) – Review
Wedged somewhat awkwardly in Robert Zemeckis’ filmography between the blockbuster majesty of the Back To The Future trilogy and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the
The Hunt For Red October (1990) – Review
Before the empathic brows of John Krasinski, the firm confidence of Chris Pine, the flustered jawline of Ben Affleck or the defiant pointing of Harrison
Rebirth Of Mothra II (1997) – Review
After making her/his long awaited return to solo adventures in 1996 with Rebirth Of Mothra, the most benevolent bug this side of that ant from
Thinner (1996) – Review
As I’ve no doubt mentioned before, when a filmmaker attempts to wrestle Stephen King’s books into a filmable format, there’s still always that fact that
Rebirth Of Mothra (1996) – Review
While Kaiju legends such as Godzilla and Gamera racked up movie after movie in their various filmographies, other monsters had to be content playing second
Jackie Brown (1997) – Review
To paraphrase Calvin Candie from Django Unchained, with Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino had our curiosity, but with the release of Pulp Fiction in 1994, he
Clear And Present Danger (1994) – Review
Having not been all that familiar with Tom Clancy creation and all round CIA boy-scout, Jack Ryan, I have to admit that Patriot Games had
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