Knight Moves
Knight Moves 1992, R, 108 min. Directed by Carl Schenkel, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt, Daniel Baldwin, Katharine Isobel. Chess is the operative metaphor in this new psychological thriller, though the movie could have stood a few pointers in strategy and good gamesmanship. The story centers around…
Danzón
A woman leaves her home and family in Mexico City to embark on a romantic quest in Veracruz only to lose sight of the original subject of her search and, in the process, find something more precious – herself.
Brother’s Keeper
This documentary is about the unlikeliest of subjects: an alleged mercy killing between a pair of barely socialized, virtually illiterate, unkempt, unhygienic, slow-witted, never-married bachelors.
Aspen Extreme
Aspen Extreme 1993. Directed by Patrick Hasburgh, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Paul Gross, Peter Berg, Finola Hughes, Teri Polo. You’ve seen this fairy tale a hundred times before. Yearning to fulfill his dreams and follow his passion for skiing, little boy bluecollar (Gross) sets out in search of love and the meaning…
Damage
Damage 1992, R, 111 min. Directed by Louis Malle, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, Ian Bannen, Leslie Caron, Gemma Clark. Based on Josephine Hart’s best-selling novel, Damage recounts a man’s attempt to fathom the unfathomable, with tragic results. Dr. Stephen Fleming, a high-ranking member of…
Hexed
Hexed 1993, R, 90 min. Directed by Alan Spencer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelly, Norman Fell, Michael Knight. Arye Gross is better than this. His turn as the young Jewish G.I. in last year’s little-seen A Midnight Clear established him as a talented non-bratpacker fully capable of…
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil 1992, PG-13, 129 min. Directed by George Miller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Noah Banks, Peter Ustinov. This is hardly the kind of film one might expect from Australian director/M.D.-trained George Miller (the Mad Max trilogy, Witches of Eastwick), but all previous reservations aside, he does an…
Matinee
This film is a fondly humorous look back at the last gasp of America’s innocence, being a kid, and, in particular, monster movies.
