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...
1990s / Comedy / Musical / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 13, 2007 · Last modified September 6, 2021
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...
1980s / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 24, 2006 · Last modified May 30, 2019
Cat’s Eye is an anthology of three Stephen King short stories, two of which were previously published in print in the “Night Shift” collection, “Quitters, Inc.” and “The Ledge”. The stories are united by the...
The great director John Huston scores again with one of his most understated films, a small-time character study on two boxers on opposite ends of their boxing careers. Keach plays Billy Tully, a former...
Based on the novel by Fred Zackel, made for NBC by O.J.’s production house, Cocaine and Blue Eyes marks an attempt at a modern noir private investigator flick, complete with voice-over narration, damsels in distress,...
All of the gang but Richard Dreyfuss from the original classic nostalgia flick American Graffiti reunites for the completely superfluous sequel. Yep, they’re all back, but what’s not back is the magic and inspiration, as this...
Blue Thunder‘s title refers to a military-style, modified helicopter that is being tested as a potential future means to quell crowd insurrections. The test pilot for the helicopter is Frank Murphy (Scheider), who is...
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