Frank and Ollie
Frank and Ollie NR, 89 min. Directed by Theodore Thomas, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Not reviewed at press time. For his first documentary feature, public TV producer/director Thomas turned his camera on his father Frank and his father’s friend and co-worker for 50 years, Ollie Johnston. While the longevity of their…
At Ground Zero
At Ground Zero NR. Directed by Craig Schlattman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tom Eliot, Aysha Hauer. Not reviewed at press time. The road movie lives on in this first feature from director Schlattman. The highway he travels stretches from the West Coast into the Midwest, with his camera focused on a couple…
Nico Icon
Nico Icon 1995, NR, 72 min. Directed by Susanne Ofteringer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . “I’ll be your mirror, reflect who you are in case you don’t know.” Nico — legend, mystery, model, junkie, Teutonic ice princess, femme fatale, singer, actress, mother, death maiden — Icon. This new German documentary about the…
The Craft
Teen witches made high school a dark and brooding place long before vampires took over as the kings of teen cool.
The Quest
The Quest 1996, PG-13, 95 min. Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Jack Mcgee. Kickboxing hunk Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his directorial debut with this generally uninspired fists-and-feet actioner, a wannabe epic that delivers far more unintentional laughter than genuine…
Sunset Park
Sunset Park 1996, R, 100 min. Directed by Steve Gomer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane, Terrence Dashon Howard, De’Aundre Bonds. Sunset Park is an affectionate if lightweight and uneven testament to the power of communication, education, and human decency. The latest feature by Steve Gomer (Sweet Lorraine)…
The Final Option
The Final Option 1994, NR, 110 min. Directed by Gordon Chan, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee. Inexplicably well-received by both audiences and critics on its home turf, The Final Option turns out to be a surprisingly pedestrian police melodrama, marred by an overdose of soap-opera melodramatics and…
Barb Wire
Barb Wire 1996, R, 90 min. Directed by David Hogan, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Pamela Anderson Lee, Clint Howard, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Steve Railsback, Udo Kier. It’s 2017, and the United States is deep into its second civil war. The treacherous, fascistic Congressional Directorate (the militias were right!) is winning its…
