Ernest Rides Again
Ernest Rides Again 1993, PG, 96 min. Directed by John R. Cherry III, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jim Varney, Ron K. James, Linda Kash. This is the second time in as many weeks I’ve seen a sub-awful movie in an otherwise deserted theater, and the experience is beginning to grow on me.…
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 1993, PG, 135 min. Directed by James Ivory, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant, Michael Lonsdale. Like most Merchant/Ivory/Jhabvala projects of late, Remains of the Day is a heady mix of upper-class English sensibilities and the repressed,…
Carlito’s Way
De Palma’s film is anchored by an interesting story, fine performances, and is hoisted by an intoxicating field of vision that also maintains a sharply focused perspective.
Sex Is…
Sex Is… 1993. Directed by Marc Huestis, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . If you combine the experiences of the 15 interviewees in the documentary Sex Is…, you can distill the history of the gay American male in the past 40 years or so. From the guy who remembers slow-dancing in pre-Stonewall bars…
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite 1993. Directed by Ross Mcelwee, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Marilyn Levine. Documentary filmmaker McElwee is a man who takes the phrase “I am a camera” to its most extreme. No matter where he goes or what he does, he is always filming. His is a 16mm life, and it is…
Bad Behavior
Bad Behavior 1993, R, 104 min. Directed by Les Blair, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack, Philip Jackson, Clare Higgins, Phil Daniels, Saira Todd, Mary Jo Randle. The purebred will win your admiration, but it’s usually the mutt who captures your heart. No one will mistake this scruffy, ambling comedy…
A Home of Our Own
A Home of Our Own 1993. Directed by Tony Bill, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Soon-Teck Oh, Tony Campisi. Sometimes producer, sometimes actor and sometimes director Tony Bill (this time he directed) has terrific taste in material. Especially in the films he directsr, Bill’s works are all loosely focused…
Look Who’s Talking Now!
Look Who’s Talking Now! 1993, PG-13, 96 min. Directed by Steve Ropelewski, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien. Although Tim Burton had nothing to do with it, this is certainly a nightmare before Christmas. Travolta and Alley reprise their roles as good-natured,…
The Abyss
The Abyss Directed by James Cameron, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmaster. Another in a series of new directors’ cuts that have been tumbling out recently, this one adds a significant amount of footage to the original and reportedly changes much of the concluding material.…
A Streetcar Named Desire
Brando reprised his Broadway role in this 1951 multi-Oscar winner. His (and playwright Tennessee Williams’) Stanley Kowalski has become a certifiable American icon.
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3 1993, PG-13, 105 min. Directed by Fred Dekker, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, John Castle, Jill Hennessy, CCH Pounder, Remy Ryan. We’ve been RoboCopped! Again. Delayed for quite a while due to the mess over at Orion Pictures, this third addition to the RoboCop…
