Striptease (1996) Review
Andrew Bergman comedy based on Carl Hiaasen Florida political satire. Marketing compromised the substantive material.
Tag: 1990s (Page 15)
1990sBoogie Nights (1997) Review
Paul Thomas Anderson's foundational ensemble masterpiece. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds.
1990sBasic Instinct (1992) Review
Paul Verhoeven's foundational erotic thriller. Sharon Stone's career-defining performance.
1990sLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Review
Guy Ritchie's directorial debut. Launched Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones.
1990sCasino (1995) Review
Scorsese's Las Vegas mob masterpiece. De Niro, Pesci, Sharon Stone Oscar-nominated.
1990sSaving Private Ryan (1998) Review
Steven Spielberg's WWII masterpiece. Omaha Beach opening is the best war scene ever filmed.
1990sRun Lola Run (1998) Review
Tom Tykwer's German structural innovation cinema. Franka Potente runs three times through the same twenty-minute scenario.
1990sGroundhog Day (1993) Review
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and the time-loop comedy that doubles as theology. Studied in religion classes and philosophy seminars.
1990sPretty Woman (1990) Review
Beautifully crafted, morally indefensible. Pretty Woman is simultaneously one of the best-made films of 1990 and one of the most socially destructive.
1990sDie Hard 2 (1990) Review
Renny Harlin takes McClane to Dulles Airport on Christmas Eve for the twistiest entry in the franchise. The 8 reflects what the rewatch test has confirmed: the film is genuinely twisty, the action sequences land, the Christmas-Eve airport setting works,…
1990sDie Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Jackson, John McTiernan returns to direct, Jeremy Irons as Hans Gruber's brother. It is the best Die Hard sequel and the closest the franchise ever came to matching the original.
1990sHome Alone 2 (1992) Review
Tim Curry at the Plaza, the Pigeon Lady, and the rare sequel that surpasses a very good original. It is the rare sequel that is better than a very good original.