Get Shorty (1995)
Light, amusing, and full of witty insights, just like an adaptation of Elmore Leonard should be. Get Shorty is one of the most well-made pure entertainment films of the 90s, benefiting greatly from a likable...
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Batman Returns (1992)
I remember when I was much younger being completely entranced by this sequel to the mega-blockbuster, Batman, for its darkly complex, psychological world of gray-area shades of good vs. evil. Watching it today, I wince...
Hoffa (1992)
Jack Nicholson’s performance is the spotlight here, and probably the biggest reason why Hoffa, Danny DeVito’s ambitious but mostly disconnected biopic about the controversial union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, The film follows Hoffa’s rise from out of...
Wise Guys (1986)
Although known primarily for his thrillers, director Brian De Palma started off as mostly a comedic director, but with the exception of 1979’s Home Movies, Wise Guys would be the first pure comedic vehicle he has done since Phantom...
Big Fish (2003)
I have a feeling that Tim Burton’s Big Fish will be one of those films that is underappreciated at the time of its release, but gains esteem with time and repeated viewings throughout one’s life. It’s...
Heist (2001)
Just when I thought David Mamet was finally starting to hit his stride as a director, he shows his amateurishness once again. However, this is not as surprising as the downturn in the quality...
The Big Kahuna (1999)
Based on Roger Rueff’s stage play “Hospitality Suite” (which he adapts for the big screen himself), this tells the story of one night in a hotel hospitality suite with three lubricant salesman attending a...
The Rainmaker (1997)
A young lawyer (Damon, Courage Under Fire) goes to work for a crooked ambulance-chasing firm, and tries not to drown in his first case against a highly successful insurance company and their formidable team of lawyers....