Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris 1995, PG-13, 139 min. Directed by James Ivory, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Thandie Newton, Simon Callow, Seth Gilliam, James Earl Jones, Tim Choate, Nancy Marchand. Why it is that a movie would deign to take liberties with history and then, in practice, smother…
And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him 1995, G. Directed by Severo Perez, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Evelyn Guerrero, Lupe Ontiveros, Danny Valdez, Marco Rodriguez, Rose Portillo, Jose Alcalá. In each of our lives, there comes a time when we develop a keen sense of death’s presence. Often, it comes in our…
The Cure
The Cure 1995, PG-13, 97 min. Directed by Peter Horton, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brad Renfro, Joseph Mazzello, Annabella Sciorra, Diana Scarwid, Bruce Davison. In a curious fusing of Philadelphia and Stand By Me, The Cure marks the big-screen directorial debut of thirtysomething’s Peter Horton. The resulting picture proves unsuccessful as an…
The Pebble and the Penguin
The Pebble and the Penguin 1995. Directed by Don Bluth, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry, Annie Golden. Years back, when Don Bluth and a small band of fellow animators left Walt Disney Pictures because the company was too restrictive and traditional, it seemed to promise great things…
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death 1995, R, 101 min. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Rapaport, Ving Rhames. Kiss of Death is a solid piece of pulp drama that, nevertheless, feels as fleeting as its hackneyed title. Very loosely based…
While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping 1995, PG, 103 min. Directed by Jon Turtletaub, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio. From the man who brought us the bizarre Disney hit Cool Runnings and — ouch! — 3 Ninjas, comes this love story:…
Priest
Priest 1995. Directed by Antonia Bird, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson, Robert Carlyle, James Ellis, Lesley Sharp, Robert Pugh. An audacious, compelling film that examines the lives of two diametrically opposed yet fundamentally similar Catholic priests in modern Liverpool. Young Father Greg (electrifyingly played by Roache, a…
