Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend 1994. Directed by Gordon Chan, Yuen Woo Ping, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jet Lee, Chin Sui Ho, Shoji Kurata, Yuen Woo Ping. An action-packed remake of the Bruce Lee chopsocky classic The Chinese Connection, Fist of Legend stars Hong Kong’s current king of martial arts superstars, Jet Lee (Once…
The Mangler
The Mangler 1995, R, 106 min. Directed by Tobe Hooper, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Jeremy Crutchley, Demetre Phillips. Adapted from the short story by Stephen “Bad Film Adaptations of My Work Only Make Me Stronger” King, this pointless exercise in tweaking the suits at the MPAA…
Roommates
Roommates 1995, PG, 108 min. Directed by Peter Yates, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn. “Family takes care of family,” snarls 75-year-old Rocky Holeczek, Polish immigrant, baker, and crusty patriarch of a Pittsburgh family which has just endured a tragedy that’s left its youngest member, six-year-old…
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave 1994, R, 94 min. Directed by Danny Boyle, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Colin Mcredie, Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox. From its opening titles — set against the propulsive rhythms of a techno theme by Leftfield — you know you’re in for something different, something wild.…
Hideaway
Hideaway 1995, R, 112 min. Directed by Brett Leonard, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Alfred Molina, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Rae Dawn Chong. This second feature from director Brett Leonard is a definite improvement over his first. The man who brought us last year’s The Lawnmower Man (which, oddly…
