[Movie Review] Eye For An Eye

Starring: Sally Field, Joe Mantegna, Ed Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Beverly D’Angelo, Philip Baker Hall, Keith David Director: John Schlesinger Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1996 Director, John Schlesinger, has been very quiet of late. He picked up an oscar for “Midnight Cowboy” (1969, best director) and had several nominations around that time. However, since his […]

[Movie Review] Black Sheep

Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson, Bruce McGill Director: Penelope Spheeris Genre: Comedy Cert: 12 Released: 1996 “Black Sheep” doesn’t fair any better than the limited “Tommy Boy”, Spade and Farley’s opening movie salvo. They reprise identical roles here: Spade is the straight-laced, sardonic minder to Farley, an overweight (but amiable) idiot. […]

[Movie Review] Léon: The Professional

Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Natalie Portman, Michael Badalucco Director: Luc Besson Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1994 A lot was made of “Leon” when it was released a couple of years ago. An experienced and cold-hearted killer, Leon (Reno), takes an abused 12-year old under his wing when her family are murdered […]

[Movie Review] Mallrats

Starring: Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Kevin Smith, Shannen Doherty, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Mewes Director: Kevin Smith Genre: Comedy Cert: 18 Released: 1995 It’s not the greatest day in the life of comic-book obsessed Brodie (Lee – “Chasing Amy”, “Enemy of the State”, “Vanilla Sky”) and well-meaning T.S. (London – “The Babysitter”, TVs […]

[Movie Review] Dead Presidents

Starring: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Genre: Drama Cert: 18 Released: 1995 Anthony Curtis (Tate) is a nice kid with a bright future. He is certainly the pick of him and his mates, Jose (Rodriguez) and Skip (Tucker), but he shocks his parents when he tells them that he […]

[Movie Review] Four Rooms

Starring: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Ione Skye, Salma Hayek, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Willis Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Alexandre Rockwell, Quentin Tarantino Genre: Comedy Cert: 18 Released: 1995 It’s one of those nights for pleasant bellhop, Teddy (Roth). His boss has left him to see in the new year in […]

[Movie Review] Leprechaun

Starring: Warwick Davis, Jennifer Anniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman Director: Mark Jones Genre: Horror Cert: 15 Released: 1993 They do say that you should never take a leprechaun’s pot of gold, but Dan O’Grady (Shay Duffin) made that mistake, and paid for it when the little critter came to reclaim it, took […]