Dante’s Peak
Dante’s Peak (1997) is an affective disaster film that delivers its thrills on all cylinders while never sacrificing characterization for spectacle. Director Roger Donaldson had long been one of the… Read more »
Tag: 1990s
Congo
From a marketing standpoint Congo (1995) promised to be a hit. Congo was based upon a novel by Michael Crichton and could ride the wave of credibility generated by Jurassic… Read more »
Simply Irresistible
Mark Tarlov had been a successful producer since the early eighties, long before he turned to directing features. As a producer Tarlov brought to the screen such diverse films as… Read more »
The Heroic Trio
Johnnie To’s The Heroic Trio (1993) is an aesthetic fusion of the contemporary Hong Kong action film and the American superhero films of the late eighties and early nineties. The… Read more »
Beach Babes From Beyond
There is something special about trashy summer movies. These movies evoke a carefree time of adventure while also serving up some mindless humor and sometimes gore. Recently I saw Jaws:… Read more »
Ashes Of Time
Wong Kar-wai’s adaptation of Jin Yong’s novel The Legend Of The Condor Heroes, Ashes Of Time (1994), is a sort of turning point in the filmmaker’s career. Here his collaboration… Read more »
Singapore Sling
In a house that could belong to Norma Desmond in a world similar to that of the Merchant/Ivory film Savages (1974) live a Daughter (Meredyth Herold) and a Mother (Michele… Read more »
Love & Pop
Love & Pop (1998), based on a novel by Ryū Murakami, follows sixteen year old Hiromi (Asumi Miwa) as she embarks into the world of compensated dating in order to… Read more »
Deadful Melody
Ni Kuang is a legend in the wuxia genre. He has written countless screenplays and novels in the genre, so it’s no wonder that Johnny Lee and Man Choi Lee’s… Read more »
Candyman
I was too young to see Candyman (1992) when it first came out. I got to know and love Tony Todd in the role of Worf’s brother Kurn on Star… Read more »
