Curly Sue
Curly Sue 1991, PG, 101 min. Directed by John Hughes, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alison Porter, James Belushi, Kelly Lynch. John Hughes seems to be losing some of his magic. Oh sure, all he needs is one history-making blockbuster like Home Alone every once in a while in order to maintain his…
Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest 1992, R, 93 min. Directed by Maria Lease, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms, Chris Demetral, Candy Hutson, Rip Torn. Let’s define our terms here. If you’re going to a horror film, because you want to scream and giggle and feel better when it’s all over, well, hell,…
Other People’s Money
Other People’s Money 1991. Directed by Norman Jewison, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Danny Devito, Penelope Ann Miller, Gregory Peck, Dean Jones, Piper Laurie. A would-be satire about high finance and greed in the age of Reagan, Other People’s Money is predictably limp; it doesn’t have the cutthroat ambition of the Boeskys and…
Song of the Exile
Song of the Exile Directed by David Kelleoo, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Vanilla Ice, Kristin Miller, Michael Gross, Sydney Lassick, Dody Goodman. The marriage of a Japanese woman and a Chinese man following the Sino-Japanese war is the foundation for an examination of ostracism, alienation and dissatisfaction within family circles.
City of Hope
City of Hope 1991, R, 129 min. Directed by John Sayles, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Vincent Spano, Joe Morton, Barbara Williams, Maggie Renzi, Kevin Tighe, Tony Lo Bianco, John Sayles. City of Hope opens with a shot on Spano’s pretty vacant face to give us an idea of where we’ll be visiting…
Company Business
Company Business 1991, PG-13, 99 min. Directed by Nicholas Meyer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gene Hackman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kurtwood Smith. So, the Cold War has de-escalated into a Big Chill. The question is: where does that leave the old spy guys? The answer: in less of an espionage thriller than a modern…
