Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
John McTiernan resumes the helm in the series that made him an esteemed action director with the third installment in the Die Hard trilogy. Like the first outing, the action flies fast and furious, with excellent...
Category: 1990s
Total Recall (1990)
The idea for Total Recall began after screenwriter Ronald Shusett’s feature screenplay effort, 1974’s W, went awry. Looking to start anew, Shusett found Philip K. Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,”...
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Are introductions really necessary for Quentin Tarantino’s best film? Pulp Fiction is nearly perfectly executed in every detail, balancing a fine line between tragedy and comedy, the absurdly surreal and the unflinchingly realistic, morally depraved and...
Unforgiven (1992)
Unforgiven is one of the rare films where I agree with the Academy Award voters, who proclaimed it the Best Picture of 1992. It ranks among the best Westerns of all time, almost a...
Held Up (1999)
If one were to condense the running time of Held Up to only those parts that are funny or essential to the story, one might have a hilarious 15-minute short, perhaps appropriate to be converted into...
Swingers (1996)
Jon Favreau stars as Mike, is a recently relocated New Yorker trying to make it big as a comedian/actor in Hollywood, but finding that the road to his dreams is filled with one detour...
Batman & Robin (1997)
“Batman smells — Robin laid an egg.” I couldn’t get these words to the famous “Jingle Bells” parody out of my head while watching what might be the worst mega-budget fiasco of the decade. By...
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Part of a very short list of lowbrow comedies that actually are funny enough to be worthwhile, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo may be a stupid film, but the laughs are there. Obviously, this kind of crass...
The American President (1995)
As played by Michael Douglas, a liberal and widowed people-president looks to be re-elected easily. That is until he takes a fancy to an environmental lobbyist (Bening). dating her openly during the race, causing...
State of Grace (1990)
At its heart, State of Grace isn’t really a new kind of film in the small-time gangster genre, but it is an example of one that follows the formula with well-oiled precision. What these movies all...