Released thirty years ago, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction reshaped American filmmaking and became a cultural phenomenon. Loaded with nods to various film genres and their legendary stars, Pulp Fiction also reignited the career of John Travolta. Filled with well-developed characters,…
Released in 1992, I remember Bad Lieutenant causing a sensation. Directed by Abel Ferrera, I remember feeling like it bordered on porn, with copious full-frontal male nudity, rampant drug use, masturbation, and a vile act of rape. Watching it again…
Universally recognized as the film that put Martin Scorsese on the map, Mean Streets not only established his signature style, but launched the careers of Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. It effectively captures the aimless street life of its…
Based on the same novel as Michael Mann’s 1986 film Manhunter (which starred Brian Cox as Hannibal Lechter) Red Dragon finds Anthony Hopkins (Who won an Oscar for 1991’s Silence of the Lambs) returning to the titular role. Edward Norton…
After finding success as a screenwriter on films such as Taxi Driver (directed by Martin Scorsese) and Obsession (directed by Brian DePalma), Paul Schrader earned enough clout to direct his own material. Schrader’s directorial debut Blue Collar follows three auto…
Wes Anderson is rarely accused of being boring or dull. The dollhouse aesthetic, hypersytilization, and droll humor are uniquely Anderson. You either get it, or you don’t; critics be damned. Anderson’s films often have an aura of timelessness about them,…
F. Gary Gray’s follow up to Barry Sonnenfeld’s Get Shorty, Be Cool is an adaptation of yet another Elmore Leonard novel. Continuing the story of Chili Palmer, Gray’s film lacks much of the black humor and slick charm of the…
Called “one of the most wanted Blu-ray titles of all time” (IGN) and ranked as such on numerous critics’ lists, Pulp Fiction is “nothing less than a cultural phenomenon” (Moviemaker Magazine). The film was honored with an Academy Award® for…
MGM | 1991 | 130 mins. | R As a frequent moviegoer, I was thrilled when Thelma & Louise showed up at my local multiplex in 1991. After years of waiting, there was finally an honest-to-goodness female buddy picture that…