Bad Boys
Bad Boys 1995, R, 118 min. Directed by Michael Bay, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Tea Leoni, Tcheky Karyo, Theresa Randle, Marg Helgenberger, Joe Pantoliano. Coming from the notorious Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production team behind everything from Beverly Hills Cop to the Tom Cruise vehicle Days of Thunder, Bad…
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild 1995. Directed by John Grey, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, Peter Boyle, John C. McGinley. A rebellious Generation-X youngster finds meaning in his angst-ridden existence when he befriends a guy in a gorilla suit — oh sorry — I mean a female gorilla, and frees…
“Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life”
“Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life” 1993, NR, 23 min. Directed by Peter Capaldi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Richard E. Grant. Like a cross between the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, and David Lynch, Tom Thumb is a dark, eerie retelling of the familiar tale of the tiny boy and his magical adventures…
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie 1995, G, 78 min. Directed by Kevin Lima, Narrated by , Voices by Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings, Wallace Shawn, Kellie Martin, Starring Rob Paulsen. Saturday morning, popcorn, forbidden soda, and a theatre only partially filled with squirming kids — I’m here for my son. Even as a child, I hated…
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends 1995, PG-13, 103 min. Directed by Pat O’Connor, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Minnie Driver, Chris O’Donnell, Geraldine O’Rawe, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cummings, Colin Firth, Aidan Gillen. “There’s a lot to be said for those big soft girls,” remarks one character in Circle of Friends. Indeed there is, especially if…
Tommy Boy
As a mismatched pair, Farley and Spade have their comic moments, with the big galoot playing off the little jerk.
Cafe Au Lait
Cafe Au Lait 1993, 94 min. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mathieu Kassovitz, Julie Mauduech, Hubert Kounde, Brigitte Bemol. First-time French filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz’s Café au Lait bears more than a passing resemblance to Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, both in terms of its basic plot and its…
Once Upon a Time in China V
Once Upon a Time in China V 1994. Directed by Tsui Hark, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Cheu Man Check, Mok Sui Cheung, Rosemund Kwan, Kent Cheung. Sandwiched in between his far more ambitious Green Snake and The Butterfly Lovers, Hong Kong trendsetter Tsui Hark found the time to continue his popular martial…
Rob Roy
Rob Roy 1995. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox, Andrew Keir. A sweeping view of the majestic, rugged Highlands; a band of kilted, weathered Scots emerging from the swirling mist; a spine-tingling crescendo of music. So opens, auspiciously…
“The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb”
“The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb” 1993, NR, 60 min. Directed by Dave Borthwick, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Nick Upton, Deborah Collar, Frank Passingham, John Schofield, Mike Gifford. Like a cross between the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, and David Lynch, Tom Thumb is a dark, eerie retelling of the familiar tale of…
