Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge 1992. Directed by Andrew Yates, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jeff Perry, Jennifer Holmes, Andrew Prine, Greta Blackburn, Thalmus Rasulala, Liz Sagal. You know those cheesy movies they show on the USA-TV channel overnight? Those barely coherent, tittering, smutty, “mine’s-bigger-than-yours”-type gag-fests? Well, Life on the Edge would be in…
Every Other Weekend
Every Other Weekend 1990, R. Directed by Nicole Garcia, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Nathalie Baye, Miki Manojlovic. Isn’t it a shame that when someone says “It’s a French film,” a lot of people, me included, then have to be convinced to go see it? Sadly, Every Other Weekend just confirms the suspicions…
Strictly Business
Strictly Business 1991, PG-13, 121 min. Directed by Kevin Hooks, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tommy Davidson, Joseph C. Phillips, Halle Berry. There’s not much here to distinguish Strictly Business from The Secret of My Success, that fairly recent Michael J. Fox film about moving up through the ranks in corporate America. Davidson…
The Rapture
The Rapture 1991. Directed by Michael Tolkin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau, Will Patton. I’ve been trying to remember another recent debut film from a novice director that packs as much of a punch as Michael Tolkin’s The Rapture, and I can’t. Set in modern Los Angeles,…
