Anne Frank Remembered
Anne Frank Remembered 1995, PG, 122 min. Directed by Jon Blair, Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, Glenn Close, Voices by , Starring . Through the years, the figure of Anne Frank has become emblematic of the horrors of the Holocaust. It is to this young girl’s diaries we turn when we need to put a human…
Institute Benjamenta
Institute Benjamenta 1995, NR, 105 min. Directed by The Brothers Quay, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mark Rylance, Gottfried John, Daniel Smith, Alice Krige. The first full-length film from the twin masters of the sublime and bizarre is also their first to utilize, to any great degree, human actors. While some may find…
Fear
Stock characters and unintentionally funny dialogue doom this film about a beleaguered father who tries to protect his smitten daughter from a drug-dealing, trash-talking, randomly violent psychopath.
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook 1995, NR, 99 min. Directed by Benjamin Ross, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hugh O’Conor, Antony Sher, Ruth Sheen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Charlotte Coleman, Paul Stacey, Frank Mills. Loosely based on the real-life misadventures of Great Britain’s notorious Graham Young, Benjamin Ross’ feature debut is a clever, wry, and…
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie 1996, PG-13, 85 min. Directed by Jim Mallon, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, John Brady. In a move that, temporarily, may appease the thousands of ticked-off fans angry at Comedy Central for canceling the cable program Mystery Science…
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996, R, 108 min. Directed by Martin Lawrence, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Daryl M. Mitchell, Roger E. Mosley, Della Reese. The opening shot recalls Sunset Blvd.: a fully dressed man floating face down in a swimming pool…
