Sequels tend to be fairly straightforward affairs, right? Follow up an earlier film with a continuing storyline that delivers all the things you liked about
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Ringu (1998) – Review
Picture the scene. The horror genre is once again growing stale as the recent resurgence of slasher movies is already burning out. It’s obviously that
Urban Legend (1998) – Review
Much like the golden age of the slasher flick, The second coming of the stalk and slash movie also had its leading lights that forged
Species II (1998) – Review
I’ve always felt that 1995’s Species was something of a missed opportunity. If the film had been made later, with less focus on making it’s
U.S. Marshals (1998) – Review
Hey, remember The Fugitive? That was a good film, wasn’t it? Harrison Ford unjustly fingered for the murder of his wife and going on the
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) – Review
As the silver age of the slasher film radiated out from the seismic crater created from Scream, it soon became clear that the second coming
Tarzan And The Lost City (1998) – Review
The 90s just really couldn’t get the old pulp heroes right, could they? After Tim Burton created a cinematic sensation with his highly stylized tale
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
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
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
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
Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror (1998) – Review
Of all the unkillable franchises that exist, the Children Of The Corn series is the one that befuddles me the most. Who the hell is
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998) – Review
There’s a moment in Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business where, during a shootout in a hospital, a plastic container full of an aggressively yellow urine
Universal Soldier II: Brothers In Arms (1998) – Review
When Jean Claude Van Damme’s Luc Devreaux hit the “on” button on the farming equipment that Dolph Lundgren’s deranged Sergeant Andrew Scott was impaled on
Vampires (1998) – Review
During his heyday, genre overlord John Carpenter had an impressive talent of churning out films that were decades ahead of their time. While this often
A Simple Plan (1998) – Review
After the cartoonish sadism of his Evil Dead trilogy and the deranged superheroics of Darkman, it looked like Sam Raimi was starting to mature after
Rebirth Of Mothra III (1998) – Review
When they have momentum, the rate that Toho can churn out Kaiju flicks is frankly stunning – and I’m not even talking about the inhuman
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – Review
After First Contact, the cracking eighth entry in the movie arm of the Star Trek franchise, it seems like the Federation was at rare strength
The Mask Of Zorro (1998) – Review
When your most beloved franchises come to a natural end (in these days it’s usually temporarily) it’s natural to find something to fill the gap
Psycho (1998) – Review
Riding high from the plaudits hurled at the Affleck/Damon scripted Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant dove straight into his next project with the same
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