Vampire Hunter D
Vampire Hunter D 1985, NR, 80 min. Directed by Toyoo Ashida, Narrated by , Voices by Michie Tomizawa, Kaneto Shiozawa, Starring . Five years ago, a friend of mine floated me a copy of Vampire Hunter D that had originally been duped from a Japanese laserdisc. Despite countless viewings since, I’ve still never been able…
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy 1992. Directed by Katt Shea, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sara Gilbert, Drew Barrymore, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd. There’s a great deal of sickness here. But there’s also an abundance of intelligent, absorbing, well-presented and well-performed material so that the dramatic aspects are mesmerizing and the thriller aspects are…well, disturbing. Problem…
Batman Returns
Gotham City is once again riven with crime, so Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton’s Batman save the citizens from the megalomaniacs.
The Castle of Cagliostro
Hayao Miyazaki made his debut as a director of animated films with this story of the greatest gentleman thief of all time: Lupin III.
Hearing Voices
Hearing Voices 1989, NR. Directed by Sharon Greytak, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Erika Nagy, Stephen Gatta, Tim Ahern, Michael Davenport. I don’t really like shooting fish in a barrel, but Hearing Voices is an easy target. The story has promise: Erika, a beautiful model, manages to have a successful career in spite…
