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Blue Steel (1990)

July 8, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A cinematic felony

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990, 1990s, action, blue steel, clancy brown, copaganda, elizabeth pena, eric red, gun fetish, gun violence, jamie lee curtis, kathryn bigelow, kevin dunn, movie review, new york city, richard jenkins, ron silver, stalker, tom sizemore

Light Sleeper (1992)

July 7, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Career counseling for drug dealers

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1992, career indecision, dana delany, david spade, disillusion, existentialism, giorgio armani, jane adams, movie review, new york city, paul schrader, sam rockwell, susan sarandon, victor garber, willem dafoe

The Insider (1999)

May 30, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

It’ll make you want to light the world on fire

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1999, al pacino, christopher plummer, corporate malfeasance, eric roth, gina gershon, journalism, michael gambon, Michael Mann, movie review, philip baker hall, rip torn, russell crowe, the insider, tobacco industry, tv journalism

Drifting Clouds (1996)

April 28, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Life is short and miserable. Better enjoy it while you can

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1996, Aki Kaurismäki, comedy, deadpan, drifting clouds, economic anxiety, finland, Kari Väänänen, Kati Outinen, movie review, scandinavia, unemployment

Wild Things (1998)

April 26, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

John McNaughton directs with one hand

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1998, denise richards, erotic thriller, florida, george s clinton, john mcnaughton, kevin bacon, male gaze, matt dillon, movie review, neve campbell, stephen peters, wild things

Breaking the Waves (1996)

March 12, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Love's deep devotion

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1996, breaking the waves, denmark, emily watson, katrin cartlidge, lars von trier, marriage, movie review, peter asmussen, religion, scotland, stellan skarsgård, udo kier

Xiao Wu (1997)

March 1, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Circling the drain

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1997, china, hongwei wang, jia zhangke, movie review, petty crime, pickpocket, xiao wu

SubUrbia (1996)

February 16, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Teen Age Riot

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1996, amie carey, eric bogosian, giovanni ribisi, jayce bartok, movie review, parker posey, review, richard linklater, steve zahn, subculture, suburban dissatisfaction, suburbia, teenage malaise, teenagers, texas

Mahjong (1996)

February 14, 2024 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Bad times at the Hard Rock Cafe

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1996, Chang Chen, cultural hegemony, edward yang, extortion, lawrence ko, mahjong, movie review, small time crooks, taiwan, Tsung Sheng Tang, virginie ledoyen

Little Odessa (1994)

February 11, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A cold wind blows in Brighton Beach

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1994, american independent, assassination, brooklyn, edward furlong, james gray, little odessa, maximilian schell, movie review, new york city, review, tim roth, us immigrant, vanessa redgrave

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