There’s been a long and storied history of young, visionary directors who chose to semi-remake their rough-looking, low budget debuts with more cash and experience
Tag: 1990s
Night Of The Living Dead (1990) – Review
Between the flashy, kick-ass remakes of the 80s and the reboot monsoon that washed throughout the horror genre during 2000s, there lies Night Of The
Hiruko The Goblin (1991) – Review
Swerving from the experimentally industrial metallic/phallic leanings of the Tetsuo movies to riffing on the gonzo energy of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead movies, director Shinya
Pet Sematary Two (1992) – Review
Back in the late 80s, Mary Lambert pulled of something of an impressive coup. Not only was she one of the rare, women directors working
Scanner Cop 2: The Showdown (1995) – Review
In these complicated times, the concept of a police officer who is able to alter people’s perceptions and even kill them with nothing more than
The Exorcist III (1990) – Review
It took over ten years to exorcise the stink of John Boorman’s legendarily awful Exorcist II: The Heretic to the level that someone felt confident
Nemesis 4: Cry Of Angels (1996) – Review
It’s truly remarkable to me that Albert Pyun managed to get so much mileage out of his Nemesis franchise despite a noticable lack of talent
Piranha (1995) – Review
When I say the words “Pirahna remake”, most people at the bus stop look at me with a mixture of alarm and concern; however, if
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) – Review
Unless, due to some sort of Mandela effect, my memory is as off centre as a defective rifle scope, the latter part of the 1990s
The Blair Witch Project (1999) – Review
“In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary.A year later their footage was found.”And thus,
The Fifth Element (1997) – Review
The nineties were a weird, vibrant time for blockbusters as CGI came of age and the only thing that could stop you from realising your
Scanner Cop (1994) – Review
What do you do when your sci-fi/thriller franchise stubbonly refuses to get any traction after three movies? Well, if you’re Pierre David, frequent David Cronenberg
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996) – Review
If nothing else, the existence of Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (aka. Nemesis 3: Prey Harder), proves that Albert Pyun had a sense of tenaciousness that
Scanners III: The Takeover (1991) – Review
With the amount of super powered franchises literally zipping across the skies these days, its genuinely dumbfounding that no one has managed to repurpose David
Nemesis 2: Nebula (1995) – Review
Never let it be said that Albert Pyun – undisputed lord and master of the dusty bottom shelf at all 90’s video rental stores –
The Crow: City Of Angels (1996) – Review
Sequelizing the goth-tastic, 1994, comic book movie The Crow was never going to an easy task, especially since the movie achieved mythic status after the
Backdraft (1991) – Review
Why hasn’t there been more movies about fire fighters?I mean, there’s been tons that involve military personnel and countless films made about policing and police
Scanners II: The New Order (1991) – Review
During his early, horror phase, David Cronenberg gave us a clutch of visceral, thought provoking and reliably grotesque movies that tested the status quo as
Cop Land (1997) – Review
Over the years, Sylvester Stallone’s career has taken more dips than a communal pot of salsa at a Nacho festival and yet, like the actor’s
Split Second (1992) – Review
In many ways, low budget sci-fi in the early 90’s wasn’t that much different from low budget horror in the early 80’s insofar that that
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