Blue Velvet (1986)
Here’s one of these polarizing movies you either love or hate. I guess I fit into the former category, though I must admit writer-director Lynch (Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man) has never impressed me...
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A Bronx Tale (1993)
A Bronx Tale starts off with a young boy witnessing a shooting in his Bronx neighborhood, but doesn’t finger the gangster that committed the murder. The gangster (Palminteri, Analyze This) practically adopts the boy as his own,...
Casino (1995)
Based on a true story (although the names have been changed), this tells the tale of Sam “Ace” Rothstein (De Niro, A Bronx Tale), a Jewish gambler with an incredible knack for bet-handicapping. His help...
Virus (1999)
The crew of a tug boat take refuge from a storm in a seemingly abandoned Russian ship. Terror erupts when they find themselves besieged by a mutating and murderous alien life form intent on...
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Mask of Zorro is a throwback to the golden days of action cinema, when the swashbuckler reigned supreme. Tales of sword-fighting bandits, of lavish costumes and sets, high-flying stunt-pieces, and romance galore. This is...
Affliction (1997)
Nolte plays Wade, a cop in a small town in New Hampshire. He struggles with his wife leaving him and his daughter not wanting to spend time with him. He is also haunted by...
Independence Day (1996)
In the 1990s, it seems that if you’re given a budget over $100 million, the rule of thumb is to put 90% of it into special effects, while whatever paltry sum is left should...
Small Soldiers (1998)
The son of a small toy store owner (Smith) wants to make his father (Dunn) a profit while he’s away so he decides to stock some new toys early. These new toys are action figures which...
Practical Magic (1998)
The ladies in the Owens’ family have one thing in common: they are witches with their own affinity for magic. Unfortunately they are also cursed. Any man they fall in love with will ultimately...