Category: 1990s

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1990s / Drama / Romance

Jungle Fever (1991)

Spike Lee (Clockers, He Got Game) tackles the racism issue head on once again with his provocative drama, Jungle Fever, which deals with the complications of an interracial relationship in the racially charged environs of metropolitan...

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1990s / Comedy / Musical / Thriller

Cool as Ice (1991)

Despite being a hip-hop aficionado, especially during the time of its release, one would think I’d have caught Vanilla Ice’s one and only starring vehicle.  Not so fast — Vanilla Ice and hip hop...

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1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller

Timecop (1994)

From the pages of Dark Horse comics comes Timecop, a futuristic time-travel cop thriller that has the dubious distinction of being Jean-Claude Van Damme’s (Street Fighter, Universal Soldier) arguably best effort, with the possible exception...

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1990s / Comedy

Billy Madison (1995)

I haven’t the foggiest notion as to why Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer) fans regard his starring debut, Billy Madison, as a funny movie.  Then again, I haven’t the foggiest notion as to why the...

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1990s / Mystery / Thriller

Shattered (1991)

Tom Berenger (Major League, Butch & Sundance) plays a rich San Francisco businessman named Tom Merrick, recently involved in a terrible car accident that sees him need major face and body reconstruction in order to...

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1990s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero / Thriller

The Shadow (1994)

Walter B. Gibson’s famous long-dormant character of the 1930s gets a 1990s update, primarily fitting in the mold of other crime-fighting superhero efforts like Batman and Darkman, both characters whose artistic origins are influenced by the original...

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1990s / Mystery / Thriller

The Usual Suspects (1995)

The Usual Suspects is one of those rare thrillers where the more you think you know, the less you truly do.  Essentially, it’s all a big mind game movie, seemingly placing all of its emphasis...

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1990s / Action / Adventure

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a more modern telling of the Robin Hood legend, with the 1990s penchant for dark tones, excessive violence, rampant innuendo, and a campy, juvenile attitude toward adventure.  A huge...

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1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts

Rush Hour (1998)

Consul Han’s (Tzi Ma, Chain Reaction) 11-year-old daughter is kidnapped and held for a $50 million ransom. The FBI are on the case, but he flies in an old friend and police inspector named Lee...