Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Gay porn + Hitler = Murder (and Hilarity)

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Loose Cannons (1990)  Starring: Gene Hackman, Dan Ackroyd, Dom DeLuise, Nancy Travis, and Ronnie Cox Director: Bob Clark Rating: Six of ...
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Friday, March 29, 2013

A quirky rom-com bookended by spy action

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Treasure Hunt (1994) Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Chien-lien Wu, Gordon Liu, Philip Kwok, Michael Wong, and Roy Chiao Director: Jeffrey Lau Ra...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Fun mystery marred by shaky script and acting

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Dogs in Quicksand (1999) Starring: Mike Trippiedi, Anne Shapland Kearns, Mina Willis, Susan Muirhead, Sue Trippiedi, John Tilford, Steven M...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

Hitman Double-feature with John Cusack

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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, and Dan Aykroyd Director: George Armitage Rating: Nine of Ten Stars Ma...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A great cast is weighed down by a weak script

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Backdraft (1991) Starring: William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Robert DeNiro, Jason Gedrick, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Scott ...
Monday, March 7, 2011

'The Heist' isn't worth stealing

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The Heist (aka "Unlawful Force") (1997) Starring: Cynthia Geary, Andrew McCarthy, Wolf Larson, Peter Hanlon, Hannes Jaenicke, Bre...
Friday, February 25, 2011

'Bad Boys' is pretty bad

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Bad Boys (1995) Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tcheky Karyo, and Joe Pantoliano Director: Michael Bay Rating: Three of...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

'City Hunter' is a quirky Chan vehicle

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City Hunter (1992) Starring: Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yua, Joey Wang, Kumiko Goto, and Richard Norton Director: Jing Wong Rating: Six of Ten ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

'Crime Broker' fails to close to deal

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Crime Broker (aka "Corrupt Justice") (1993) Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Masaya Kato, John Bach, Ralph Cotterill, Justin Lewis, a...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

'Blood Money' is well done, but run-of-the-mill

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Blood Money (aka "The Arrangement" (1999) Starring: Michael Ironside, Currie Graham, Lori Petty, Richard Riehle, Bill Dow, Paul C...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

'Switchback' is too much back and forth

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Switchback (1997) Starring: Danny Glover, Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey and Dennis Quaid Director: Jeb Stuart Rating: Five of Ten Stars An a...
Sunday, November 28, 2010

'Suicide Kings' succeeds despite iffy start-point

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Suicide Kings (1997) Starring: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Johnny Galecki, Nathan Dana, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Jay Mo...
Monday, November 22, 2010

'Marked for Death' is a good Seagal movie

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Marked for Death (1990) Starring: Steven Seagal, Keith Davis, and Basil Wallace Director: Dwight H. Little Rating: Six of Ten Stars Rec...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Batman Double Feature

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Batman (1989) Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Kim Basinger Director: Tim Burton Rating: Seven of Ten Stars Two maniacs ar...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

'Abraxas': Kirby Homage or Rip-off?

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Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe (1990) Starring: Jesse Ventura, Marjorie Bransfield, and Jim Belushi Director: Damian Lee Rating: Four of ...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Nice concepts, lousy execution

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The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998) Starring: Carmen Electra, Debra Xavier, and Shauna Sand Director: Lawrence Lanoff Rating: Four...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

'The Bodyguard from Beijing'
should stay at home

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The Bodyguard from Beijing (aka "The Defender") (1994) Starring: Jet Li, Christy Chung, Collin Chou, Kent Cheng, and William Chu D...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

'Demolition Man' delivers action and satire

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Demolition Man (1993) Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, and Wesley Snipes Director: Marco Brambilla Rating: Seven of Ten Stars W...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

'Cliffhanger' is a mountain of excitement

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Cliffhanger (1993) Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, and Rex Linn Director: Renny Harlin Rating: Ei...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

'Thunderbolt' is a darker effort for Chan

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Thunderbolt (1996) Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Yuen, and Thorsten Nickel Director: Gordon Chan Rating: Seven of Ten Stars When mechanic and...