Cop and a Half
Cop and a Half 1993, PG, 97 min. Directed by Henry Winkler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Burt Reynolds, Ray Sharkey, Ruby Dee, Holland Taylor, Norman D. Golden Ii. Most of you will have to take my word for this, because only the utterly irrational will find a reason to see this movie,…
Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear 1993. Directed by Marshall Hershovitz, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Danny DeVito, Robert J. Steinmiller, Miko Hughes, Gary Sinise, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andrea Marcovicci, Art Lafleur, Reese Witherspoon. Jack the Bear is a bear alright — at times warm and cuddly like a panda but still a beast that you might…
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993, PG, 108 min. Directed by Stephen Sommers, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Robards, Ron Perlman. It’s hard to know who might be the targeted audience for this seventh film adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel. Some of the material…
Female Misbehavior
Female Misbehavior 1992, R, 80 min. Directed by Monika Treut, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Annie Sprinkle, Camille Paglia, Max Valerio. Female Misbehavior is a compilation of four short documentaries by feminist film director Monika Treut (Seduction: The Cruel Woman, Virgin Machine, My Father Is Coming). Each film is a portrait of a…
The Sandlot
The movie is a grown man’s memory of his first, awkward summer in a new neighborhood in 1962 and the importance of baseball as a bonding activity.
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal 1993, R, 117 min. Directed by Adrian Lyne, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Oliver Platt. Money can’t buy you love but it can get you a reasonable facsimile thereof. In Indecent Proposal, a billionaire slumming in Las Vegas tests this platitude by offering a happily…
Project A — Part II
Project A — Part II 1987. Directed by Jackie Chan, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, David Lam, Rosamund Kwan. Apparently quite a few people think this is one of Chan’s best films. I guess I’m not one of them, because I still think that honor goes to Police Story…
The Crush
The Crush 1993, R, 89 min. Directed by Alan Shapiro, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith. With plot holes so large you could drive a HumVee through them, this debut film from director Shapiro is little more than a lousy hybrid, one part Fatal Attraction to…
