Those only familiar with the Samuel L. Jackson incarnation of the Marvel comic’s cyclopian super spy may be surprised to know that the original model
Tag: 1990s
Blade (1998) – Review
Before the MCU, before Spider-Man and even before the X-Men – there was Blade.Hardly gifted the most memorable of comic origins, this 70’s blaxploitation throwback
Face/Off (1997) – Review
Action maestro John Woo’s much touted leap from his native Hong Kong to the shores of American filmmaking hadn’t really produced everything we’d hoped back
Captain America (1990) – Review
Say what you will about the two laughably cheap 1979 TV movies that played absurdly fast and loose with Captain America’s history, at least they
Halloween H20 (1998) – Review
20 years after John Carpenter’s seminal slasher classic crept in through cinema’s back window that cinema carelessly left open while babysitting; and 20 years BEFORE
Robocop 3 (1993) – Review
By the time Robocop’s third outing had clunked and clanged into the cinemas it had come quite apparent that the wheels had totally come off
The Death Of The Incredible Hulk (1990) – Review
The third and final entry into what increasingly feels more and more like a desperate act to keep Bill Bixby in gainful employment (he also
Anaconda (1997) – Review
To quote Sir Mix-a-lot, surely one of the finest bards of our time: “My anaconda don’t want none less you got buns hun’.”Truly inspiring words
It (1990) – Review
Many people attribute the startling rise in coulroaphobia during the last few decades primarily to one source.Timothy James Curry.Or I should say Tim Curry’s portrayal
Misery (1990) – Review
When one thinks of the sizable output of hyper prolific author Stephen King, usually his brick sized tomes like the epic Dark Tower series or
Batman And Robin (1997) – Review
Here it is ladies and germs, the movie that’s regarded as one of the worst of the modern age. A film that brought a screeching
Robocop 2 (1990) – Review
You wouldn’t think that the adventures of Officer Alex Murphy 2.0 would be so hard to sequelize. The ultra-violent original told the story how the
The Story Of Ricky (1992) – Reviews
Even though I myself have used the phrase before – possibly in one of these very reviews – I’ve never really liked the term “guilty
Batman Forever (1995) – Review
It’s a heady moment. You know the one; that moment when the quality of a franchise drops sharply and you know that all is lost.
Batman Returns (1992) – Review
After the movie Batman made the world at large ridiculously obsessed with a violent billionaire punching a mentally ill man in white-face, director Tim Burton
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) – Review
The main difference between a beloved summer blockbuster movie released in the 80’s compared to one released in the 90’s seems to be quality.No disrespect
The Fantastic Four (1994) – Review
Anyone unfamiliar with the disastrous legend that is Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four should do themselves a favour and look up the history behind this insane
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) – Review
Pardon my age, but I actually remember when I first heard the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger was playing a GOOD Terminator in James Cameron’s whip-smart
Army Of Darkness (1993) – Review
I truly believe in my heart of hearts that Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy is one of the greatest gifts cinema has ever given us.
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) – Review
Despite Tobe Hooper’s deranged, gonzo attempt to sequelize his stone cold classic back in the mid-80’s, Leatherface was a horror character that never seemed to
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