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Lord of the Flies (1990)
One of many interesting and symbolic “new society” stories (naturism vs. savagery and anarchy), like Mosquito Coast (naturism vs. consumerism) or Orwell’s Animal Farm (naturism vs. savagery and anarchy), where a pig named Snowball rose to power. Somehow, I wanted the story to go further on the island before they…
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Mermaids (1990)
Winona Ryder has that same attractive cuteness that Meg Ryan has. This movie was actually pretty funny. Not a comedy, but quite a few funny moments.
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Miller’s Crossing (1990)
Obviously modelled after the noir gangster films of the 40’s, with 90’s gore. It kinda felt like a Cohn film (strong characters, violin and flute music which sounded a lot like Fargo, photography of nature, photography with subtle comedy), but it was awfully boring. Cohn films are usually refreshingly and…
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Misery (1990)
Good horror. Good characters. Good acting. Nice flavor. Great story. But why would she want the sheriff to stay at her house? Interesting film from a guy like Reiner. Also interesting that they wanted Warren Beatty for the lead. He probably would have done better than Caan. Everyone wants to…
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New York Portrait: Chapter III (1990)
It’s interesting how silent, black and white, artistic poetry films have changed since the City Symphonies of the 20’s and 30’s.
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Paris Is Burning (1990)
An informative look at an interesting culture with lingo all their own. Refreshing to see inner city, black, gay guys. One of them was actually pretty good-looking as a girl. But these people have problems. It’s frightening how into it these people are. They’ll do anything to escape themselves. New…
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Presumed Innocent (1990)
Long. I think the courtroom drama thing is starting to get a bit overdone. I mean, this one’s pretty good, but there have been a zillion courtroom dramas where everything comes together in the end (50’s style), and I think the genre should rest in peace. The twist at the…
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Rainbow Drive (1990)
Low-budget television shit. Dumb story, standard TV camera angles, synthesized music, lots of B actors. Weller’s career continues its downward spiral. He looks cool holding a gun, though.
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Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Decent story, but nothing is really accomplished. The recounts are kinda like Rashomon. Irons is good. He’s pretty funny, too. he makes funny jokes about himself, and the last line of the movie is hilarious. But I think they should have dumped Glenn Close and instead gotten someone who was…
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,375 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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