Cast A Deadly Spell
Just a few years before reinvigorating the James Bond franchise with GoldenEye (1995) Martin Campbell directed the film Cast A Deadly Spell (1991) for HBO. Cast A Deadly Spell came… Read more »
Just a few years before reinvigorating the James Bond franchise with GoldenEye (1995) Martin Campbell directed the film Cast A Deadly Spell (1991) for HBO. Cast A Deadly Spell came… Read more »
Filmmaker Stuart Baird was once Ken Russell’s film editor of choice before breaking into directing. As a director Baird is known for his action films (which he often edits). Baird… Read more »
Demons Of Deception (1999) is the ninth film in The Adventures Of Young Indiana Jones series. It’s a film that is comprised of two forty-five minute episodes. The first episode… Read more »
Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s film Party Girl (1995) is a euphoric love letter to the underground club culture and queer scene in New York circa the early nineties. The film… Read more »
I didn’t much care for Glory Daze (1995). However, it’s worth watching just for the scene where Mary Woronov performs the heimlich maneuver on a very young Sam Rockwell. It’s… Read more »
Paul Schrader’s adaptation of a novel by Elmore Leonard, Touch (1997), is something of an unsung entry in the filmmaker’s oeuvre. Touch is both darkly comic and politically relevant, even… Read more »
A Gun For Jennifer (1997) filters the tropes of classic grindhouse staples Ms. 45 (1981) and Switchblade Sisters (1975) through the lens of the Riot Grrrl sensibilities of the nineties… Read more »
Whether one likes the films of Charlie Chaplin or not it is impossible to deny his impact on world cinema. Chaplin was a pioneer of silent comedy, film production, and… Read more »
Despite its title The Doors (1991) isn’t a film about the band but rather its frontman Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer). The Doors comes as part of a cycle of films… Read more »
In Black Cat II (1992) the identity crisis is over and the battle for physical and emotional autonomy is lost. Jade Leung’s Black Cat is literally a commodity; a weapon… Read more »