To describe Abel Ferrara as something of a cinematic enfant terrible would be something of a devastating understatement. Hell, the fact that he made Driller
Tag: 1990s
Crimson Tide (1995) – Review
When approaching a submarine movie, its wise to keep the nature of pressure in mind. Not just the incredible forces that diving to unfathomable fathoms
American Ninja 5 (1993) – Review
Regardless of your feelings about action cinema’s most blatant act of cultural appropriation, there’s something deeply impressive about the fact that this legendarily childish franchise
The Pit And The Pendulum (1991) – Review
After numerous instances of wrestling the eldritch imagination of H.P. Lovecraft, director Stuart Gordon chose to turn his attentions to another, timeless author of the
The Sect (1991) – Review
Also known in the US under the more prosaic title of The Devil’s Daughter, The Sect saw flashy director Michele Soavi continue to work under
Death Wish V: The Face Of Death (1994) – Review
The year is 1994 and action cinema has exploded. James Cameron, let loose with the biggest budget ever at the time has delivered the spy/action/comedy,
American Ninja 4: Annihilation (1990) – Review
When the third chapter of Cannon’s endearingly infantile American Ninja series somersaulted into theatres, devout fans of the franchise were horrified when the lead actor,
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) – Review
Nepotism is something that’s been occuring in Hollywood for decades with varying degrees of success, but surely Delta Force 3 has to be some sort
Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Review
“That’s quite a view.”If the First World War was erroneously said to be the war to end all wars, then surely Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) – Review
It’s 1990 and the once thriving Cannon Goup has all but crumbled into dust – but from the wreckage of the studio that flew close
The Shadow (1994) – Review
After Tim Burton’s Batman broke big in 89, the race was on to try and find the next gloomy, brooding, urban vigilante to bring to
Rush Hour (1998) – Review
When you consider how many attempts it took to break Jackie Chan to the mass audiences of America, it makes you wonder what the hell
Castle Freak (1995) – Review
While Stuart Gordon’s 80s horror output had the sense of the comic book absurd about them, it seemed like the man wanted to approach the
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – Review
As a rule, fantasy movies set at Christmas are usually cuddly, fluffy affairs with all the usual tropes delivered wrapped in a nice, safe, unthreatening
Soldier (1998) – Review
Some of you out there in internet-land may be too young to remember this but there was a hot minute there where the prospect of
Judge Dredd (1995) – Review
If you were to shove the works of Marvel and DC aside for a moment, there’s a whole world of varied comic book adaptations swirling
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter (1999) – Review
When embarking on fashioning a sequel, there’s usually two paths you can go down – either do something completely new or honor the original as
Space Truckers (1996) – Review
Despite bursting onto the horror scene with a gaggle of winningly extreme gorefests in the mid 80s, Stuart Gordon had a rather strange affinity for
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) – Review
The main problem with studios employing a buy one get one free approach with sequel making (ie. making two follow ups back to back) is
Cliffhanger (1993) – Review
There’s something about 90s action movies that hit a little different. Maybe it’s because the notion of the high concept, single sentence pitch was at
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