For a while back there, Paul W. Anderson’s hyper active video game adaptation Mortal Kombat was the gold standard for a genre pummeled by the
Tag: 1990s
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High III: The Good, The Bad And The Subhumanoid (1994) – Review
The good, the bad and the subhumanoid; it’s the latest movie from Michael and Lloyd!” blares the title song as the credits mercifully roll on
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) – Review
Comic book sequels going darker isn’t exactly what you’d call a revolutionary thing but if any movie needed an adjustment of tone it was 1991
The Guyver (1991) – Review
These days, the Anime phenomenon has swept the world with reckless abandon with an insane amount of titles released all the time to sate ravenous
Candyman: Day Of The Dead (1999) – Review
What is it about the creations of Clive Barker that make them so difficult to sequelize without his core concepts collapsing into steaming piles of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time (1993) – Review
When you tap an old school Ninja Turtles fan on the shoulder and demand to know what their feelings are when they hear the words
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991) – Review
Since the 80’s, riotous independent studio Troma has dumped their cinematic equivalent of toxic waste all over the landscape, getting into the faces of their
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) – Review
Shane Black seems to have devoted the vast majority of his career to the endless quest to make action movies into R-rated Christmas family films
Spawn (1997) – Review
Joel Schumacher’s much maligned 1997 war crime, Batman & Robin, is often touted as one of the worst comic book movies of the modern age.
Quigley Down Under (1990) – Review
While the title may off-handedly sound like slang for being aroused (as in: “Oooh, I’m feeling a bit quigley, down under!”), this 90’s crack at
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991) – Review
After making literally all of the money that 1990 had to offer, a sequel to the adaptation of Eastman and Laird’s gonzo comic concoction was
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Review
Back in ’84, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s nutzoid, yet devilishly compelling indie comic was unleashed on the world and promptly caught on like fucking
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) – Review
Undoubtedly one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation, Francis Ford Coppola, despite regularly touching on the horrors that man inflicts on man, had never
Psycho (1998) – Review
Riding high from the plaudits hurled at the Affleck/Damon scripted Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant dove straight into his next project with the same
The Night Flier (1997) – Review
As mentioned ad nauseam; Stephen King adaptations come in all shapes and sizes. From maxi-sized mini series to star-strewn, high profile block busters, the author’s
Sleepwalkers (1992) – Review
Before both Frank Darabont and Mike Flanagan showed up on the scene, luxuriously named Mick Garris was the mac daddy when it came to adaptations
Demolition Man (1993) – Review
There’s a theory I have and it’s quite new – not to mention fairly out there – but stay with me…What if Cobra, Demolition Man
Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello Of Blood (1996) – Review
Back in 1995, pioneering HBO horror anthology show Tales From The Crypt decided to make the jump to the big screen with the rollicking gore
Escape From L.A. (1996) – Review
It’s always a tough moment when you’re forced to confront the news that a beloved artist is starting to lose their touch. Whether it’s Messrs
Freaked (1993) – Review
Anyone wondering what the hell happened to Alex Winter during the wilderness between the release of Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted
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