Saint of Gamblers
Saint of Gamblers 1995, NR. Directed by Wong Jing, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Chan Sil-Chun, Ng Man-Tat, Chingmay Yau, Sik Sui-Loong, Lam Kwok-Bun, Donnie Yen Chi-Tat. This is the latest piece of indefensible garbage from that most prolific of Hong Kong filmmaking hacks, Wong Jing. Yet somehow, despite the fact that it’s…
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser: Bloodline 1996, R, 85 min. Directed by Alan Smithee, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott, Kim Myers, Mickey Cottrell. This fourth and, presumably, final entry into the ever-deteriorating Hellraiser series is by far the worst of the lot: a jumbled, unsatisfying, and ultimately…
Ed
Ed 1996, PG, 94 min. Directed by Bill Couturié, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Bill Cobbs, Doren Fein, Patrick Kerr, Jack Warden. Not reviewed at press time. Matt LeBlanc, one of the co-stars of that inexplicably popular sitcom Friends, here plays a ballplayer who’s losing his touch with a…
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects 1996, NR, 117 min. Directed by Philip Haas, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit, Jeremy Kemp, Douglas Henshall, Kristen Scott Thomas, Saskia Wickham. Angels and Insects, the new film from director Philip Haas (The Music of Chance), seeks to explore parallels between the societal structure of insects…
The Birdcage
Based on its French predecessor, La Cage aux Folles, this American comedy tells the story of two gay men trying to pass as straight for a family gathering.
If Lucy Fell
If Lucy Fell 1996, R, 93 min. Directed by Eric Schaeffer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson, James Rebhorn, Robert John Burke, David Thornton. Reality Bites redux. Well, not really, but it is hard to not draw comparisons when all the big laughs come every…
Down Periscope
Down Periscope 1996, PG-13, 93 min. Directed by David S. Ward, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, William H. Macy, Toby Huss. The Wackiest Ship in the Army meets Operation Petticoat at McHale’s house. For canasta. Major League director (and, believe…
Heavy Metal
With music by Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Devo, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth, and Stevie Nicks, this animated anthology is a heady mix of sci-fi, sex, and early Eighties hard rock.
