Dogfight
Dogfight 1991, R, 89 min. Directed by Nancy Savoca, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Holly Near. We really wanted to recommend this movie when it opened in Austin this fall, problem was it only lasted a week so there was no place to see it. Having determined to dump…
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct 1992, R, 123 min. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Even without the controversy, Basic Instinct is a cold and heartless movie. In it, Stone plays a seductive bisexual suspected of murdering her lover. The cop on the case, Douglas…
Noises Off!
In this screwball comedy, the behind-the-scenes activity of a traveling acting troupe threaten to bring down the play.
The Fourth Animation Celebration
The Fourth Animation Celebration 1992. Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . This fourth animation celebration from Expanded Entertainment proves my long-standing theorem that an animated piece without a decent story to follow is little more than a novelty act: not so much funny as it is tedious, and not so…
The Boy Who Cried Bitch
The Boy Who Cried Bitch 1991. Directed by Juan Jose Campanella, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Harley Cross, Karen Young, Jesse Bradford, J.d. Daniels, Gene Canfield. “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as a Young Child.” “John Wayne Gacy: The Road to Manhood.” “How to Lose Friends and Kill People.” Any and all…
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August 1991. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere. Kurosawa’s lovely meditation on the nature of American-Japanese relations could not come at a better time. While casting about for villains this election year, the present administration has hit upon the Japanese. In spite of this,…
