Malice
Malice 1993, R, 107 min. Directed by Harold Becker, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft. Malice is well-named. It’s a seething cauldron of animosity and venom that wants to spill over onto the viewer’s lap. Maybe it…
The Program
The Program 1993. Directed by David S. Ward, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson. This hodgepodge of little stories about the members of a college football team contending for a championship is flaccid seasonal fare that will do all right its first few weeks…
The Searchers
Regarded by many as Ford’s masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time, this John Wayne Western is a meditation on survival, the loss of faith, and the death of heroes.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale 1993. Directed by Robert De Niro, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra, Taral Hicks, Kathrine Narducci. With A Bronx Tale, Robert De Niro makes a strong debut as a feature film director. The tendency, at first, is to suspect that De Niro has…
The Good Son
The Good Son 1993, R, 87 min. Directed by Joseph Ruben, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Jacqueline Brookes. Like Stepfather, like Son. Well, sort of. In the latest chapter of his “Hey! There’s a Psycho in the Family” series, director Ruben (The…
Cool Runnings
This movie about those most unlikely of sports heroes – the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team – is often silly but almost never funny.
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon 1993, R, 98 min. Directed by Anthony Hickox, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Julian Sands, Paula Marshall, Chris Young. Young Druids in Love. Anthony Hickox, who seems to be making quite a name for himself in the bad sequels department (his Hellraiser III seriously missed the mark), returns to the…
