Thou Shalt Not Swear
As children “Seven Sisters” meet and vow to see each other on July 14th every year for the rest of their lives and beyond. But unknown to them their sacred… Read more »
Tag: 1990s
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) marks the first collaboration between writer/actor Quentin Tarantino and director Robert Rodriguez. The film is a collection of the filmmakers’ fetishes, preoccupations, and hang-ups that… Read more »
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Dinky (Winona Ryder) is a teenaged outcast living in a small Ohio town. When celebrity Roxy Carmicheal is scheduled to return for a dedication Dinky believes it’s her chance to… Read more »
Teenage Tupelo
“Say, are you girls doing anything after you beat the shit out of me?” On October 9th, 1962, teenage drop out D’Lana (D’Lana Tunnell) ditches her boyfriend and joins a… Read more »
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted (1999) was something of a favorite film among my peers in high school. It caught the zeitgeist for a generation of young women just coming-of-age. As a film… Read more »
The World Of Hammer
The World Of Hammer (1994) was a thirteen part series of twenty-five minute episodes narrated by Oliver Reed. Each episode in the series looked at a theme in Hammer Films… Read more »
The Hunt For Red October
John McTiernan’s Tom Clancy adaptation The Hunt For Red October (1990) is a “dad movie”. It’s the kind of film that you watch with your dad when you’re out sick… Read more »
Primary Colors
“You wet fart of a human turd.” With the presidential primary election well at hand I thought it was time to revisit Mike Nichols’ Primary Colors (1998). The political landscape… Read more »
The Man Who Knew Too Little
“He’s in the movie business.” The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) is a spy comedy that takes its cues from the films of Jerry Lewis and Don Knotts. Bill… Read more »
Love At Large
Alan Rudolph opens his film Love At Large (1990) with the Leonard Cohen song “Ain’t No Cure For Love” which sets the mood. Love At Large is a film set… Read more »
