After a career that begun with a bunch of Detroit film students hurling both a camera and each other around a cabin in Tennessee, the
Tag: 1990s
Out For Justice (1991) – Review
The brief conquest of Hollywood by arch bullshitter and all round lunatic, Steven Seagal, had to peak somewhere, and popular opinion commonly regards Under Siege
Night Of The Demons 3 (1997) – Review
While less kind critics would probably dismiss Kevin Tenney’s Night Of The Demons as nothing more than a hokey, lesser, Evil Dead clone, the 1988
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) – Review
On paper, John McTiernan’s remake of the slick, 1968 crime caper, The Thomas Crown Affair should have provided anything new – I mean, just look
Dante’s Peak (1997) – Review
In hindsight it all becomes staggeringly obvious. Of course you’d send a James Bond actor to tackle a monstrous volcano – after all, don’t most
Heavenly Creatures (1994) – Review
Have you ever taken a step back and fully appreciated how frickin’ insane Peter Jackson’s journey from Bad Taste to Lord Of The Rings truly
Night Terrors (1993) – Review
There’s a common belief that the quality control of Tobe Hooper took a brisk march off a cliff after the release of his blockbusting, Spielbergian
Drunken Master II (1994) – Review
If you ever wonder what it was that convinced the powers that be to give Jackie Chan one more shot at Hollywood, chances are it
Night Of The Demons 2 (1994) – Review
Compared to the ballsy, brassier days of 80s horror, fear flicks of the 90s that actually made it to the cinema usually seemed a bit
Trespass (1992) – Review
Walter Hill has always been a filmmaker who has always worn his heart – not to mention his influences – plainly on his sleeve, be
Shopping (1994) – Review
Witnessing a filmmaker’s debut isn’t always a blueprint to predicting where their career is going to take them, but sometimes, sitting down to watch their
Last Man Standing (1996) – Review
What is it about Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo that demands that it got numerous remakes in other forms? Well, that’s an easy question to answer: it’s
Class Of 1999 (1990) – Review
Kids these days. I swear, sometimes I despair.Back in the days before CGI, colour correcting and online movie pundits who seem to think it’s cool
Enemy Of The State (1998) – Review
I don’t think I’d be too out of line by suggesting that during the 90s, Tony had supposed Ridley about who was the best Scott
Arachnophobia (1990) – Review
The year is 1990. A much younger me is out at the cinema with a group of friends for someone’s birthday. A decision has to
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) – Review
Retconning a franchise in the middle of its run is a fairly standard, run of the mill practice these days, especially whenever a studio wants
Deathstalker IV: Match Of Titans (1991) – Review
Surely the greatest victory that Deathstalker achieved wasn’t the smiting of yet another asshole sorcerer or once again scoring a horizontal conquest with the latest
McBain (1991) – Review
Definitely to be filled under “Why the hell am I only seeing this now?”, James Glickenhaus’ noisy and immensely cheesy ode to American’s being awesome,
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) – Review
No matter what form the sequel to Highlander would’ve taken, there was no way it wasn’t going self-sabotage itself thanks to to that single line
Yonggary (1999) – Review
The 90s were something of a banner decade for Kaiju, with numerous genre efforts thundering into town on a yearly basis. Not only did Toho
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