FAUST (1994)
Jan Svankmajor does FAUST. Need I say more?
Donald Sutherland: 1935-2024
In the category of underappreciated actors, the recently deceased Donald Sutherland looms rather hugely
LOST IN SPACE
A 1998 adaptation of the classic TV series LOST IN SPACE that could have been worthwhile but isn’t
THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Arguably the purest distillation that exists of French director Luc Besson’s strengths and weaknesses, a 1997 science fiction fever dream with stunning visuals and a horrendously conceived narrative
DREAM LOVER
Another nineties erotic thriller, and not one of the better ones
THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1994)
What is Roger Corman’s greatest folly? I’d say that designation goes to THE FANTASTIC FOUR
Roger Corman: 1926-2024
R.I.P.
WINDOW TO PARIS
A wild, nutty and supremely engaging comedic fantasy from Russia
NAKED TANGO
An ambitious 1990 production you probably didn’t see
FAMINE ’33
A chronicle of the Holodomor, or Artificial Famine, that afflicted Ukraine in 1932-33, engineered by Stalin to (it’s been claimed) crush Ukrainian resistance to Soviet rule