Night and the City
Night and the City 1992, R, 98 min. Directed by Irwin Winkler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Jack Warden, Alan King, Eli Wallach, Regis Philbin. Harry Fabian (De Niro) is a New York City character — part fool, part hustler. He’s an ambulance-chasing shyster with a…
The Public Eye
The Public Eye 1992. Directed by Howard Franklin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci, Jerry Adler, Jared Harris. As inspired an idea as it was casting Joe Pesci as the great freelance photographer Weegee, whose brutally realistic tabloid photos of New York City nightlife defined an era, the…
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper 1992, R, 103 min. Directed by Paul Schrader, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt. In the world of Paul Schrader films, if Taxi Driver was Part 1 and American Gigolo Part 2, then Light Sleeper is certainly Part 3. The similarities…
Of Mice and Men
This second film adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel features great performances and a screenplay by Horton Foote.
A River Runs Through it
A River Runs Through it 1992. Directed by Robert Redford, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd. What compels Robert Redford to make movies from seemingly impossible subject matter? Politics? Self-challenge? Masochism? An affinity for the visual beauty of the written word? Whatever the motivation,…
Candyman
Based on a short story by Clive Barker, this tale about an urban legend come to life is set in Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green.
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults 1992, R, 95 min. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Forest Whitaker. Wife-swapping plotlines always sound as if they’d be better off as part of a Kids in the Hall sketch, but director Pakula has managed to rise above the…
London Kills Me
London Kills Me 1991, R, 107 min. Directed by Hanif Kureishi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Emer McCourt, Brad Dourif. Screenwriter/novelist Kureishi (My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and The Buddha of Suburbia) makes his directorial debut in a rambling tableau of the gritty, drug-saturated side of…
