Giving It Up (1999)
Whether you know this by the original title Casanova Falling, the international title No Sex 4 U, or the home video title Giving It Up, a stinker by any other name reeks just as bad. In the...
Category: 1990s
Tai Chi 2 (1996)
I’m not altogether sure why this is called TAI CHI “2” because by all appearances this is not a sequel, and if by some small chance it is, you certainly don’t need to see the first...
Liberty Heights (1999)
Liberty Heights marks the fourth time writer-director Barry Levinson has made a film set in his hometown of Baltimore (Diner, Tin Men, and Avalon are the others), and when you write about what you know, chances are you’re...
The Scout (1994)
Baseball comedies are usually an easy sell for me, as I love baseball and movies about it. Even mediocre films can be somewhat tolerable when setting on the stage of America’s pastime, and while The...
Party Girl (1995)
Every once in a while, you come across a movie so energetic, imaginative, and fun to watch, you’ll find yourself forgiving the lack of real plot or its tendency to overindulge in asides. Party Girl...
Tremors (1990)
In a tiny Nevada town, ironically called Perfection, with its population of only 15 people, there seem to be several more non-human residents appearing. Monsters dwell beneath the ground, borrowing around, listening to the...
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Another beautifully crafted literary adaptation from the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, The Remains of the Day ranks among their very best work. Their names are already synonymous with the genre of the British...
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Based on Ariel Dorfman’s play, who also co-wrote the screenplay, Death and the Maiden is an engaging, multi-textured story about revenge, passion, and how the abuse of power is seductive, especially if put into...
Murder in Mind (1997)
The plot: Police arrive at the mansion of a wealthy businessman to find that same businessman and one of his handymen butchered. A further search of the house finds the wife of that businessman...
The Vagrant (1992)
The Vagrant is another of those “suburban nightmare” flicks that came out in the 80s, only a few years too late. Had it come sooner, it might have found a modest audience for those who...