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
Tag: 1990s
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 deposed Ridley as 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
King Of New York (1990) – Review
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
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,
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