A Stranger Among Us
A Stranger Among Us 1992. Directed by Sidney Lumet, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Lee Richardson, Mia Sara, Jamey Sheridan. Say kaddish for this one, gang. Melanie Griffith proves that what they say about heredity is true. She’s inherited all the acting talents of her…
Pictures From a Revolution
Pictures From a Revolution 1991. Directed by Susan Meiselas, Richard Rogers, Alfred Guzzetti, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Susan Meiselas risked her life photographing the Nicaraguan revolution of 1979. Her images were vivid, arresting; one picture of a young Sandinista hurling a Molotov cocktail was even adopted as a logo of sorts…
Voyager
Voyager 1991, PG-13, 117 min. Directed by Volker Schlondorff, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Tracy Lind, Dieter Kirchechner. For a film about a world traveler, Voyager really doesn’t go anywhere. This relatively straightforward adaptation of Max Frisch’s novel, Homo Faber, scripted by Rudy Wurlitzer, tells the story…
Claire of the Moon
Claire of the Moon 1992, NR, 107 min. Directed by Nicole Conn, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Trisha Todd, Karen Trumbo, Faith Mcdevitt, Caren Graham. Lesbian love story Claire of the Moon wants to become the “Desert Hearts of the Nineties.” Its appearance in Austin is its theatrical debut outside of its home…
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid 1992. Directed by Randal Kleiser, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Daniel & Joshua Shalikar, Lloyd Bridges. Take this one for what it is, an entertaining Disney comedy of really large proportions, and you’ll have a ball. Take it as anything else…
Man Trouble
Man Trouble 1992, PG-13, 100 min. Directed by Bob Rafelson, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ellen Barkin, Jack Nicholson, Michael McKean, Beverly D’Angelo, Harry Dean Stanton. Given the stars, the director and a plot description of this movie, there’s no way any review would keep me from seeing it. Keep that in mind,…
Society
In this British thriller, a kid discovers that the members of his wealthy, Beverly Hills family may not be what they seem.
