1990s

  • Didier Flamand – La vis (1993)

    1991-2000Didier FlamandFranceShort Film

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    Mr. K is a do-it-yourselfer and he works very seriously. One day he has a problem with one of his screws. Furious, he decides to complain at the administration office of the Department Store of Non Ferrous Metals!…Read More »

  • Alexander Payne – Citizen Ruth (1996)

    1991-2000Alexander PayneComedyPoliticsUSA

    “Ruth Stoops is a poor indigent drug-user (a huffer – inhaling glue and paint for a high) whose down and out existence is complicated once more by becoming pregnant (she has had and lost four children already). When a judge orders that she gets an abortion or face a felony charge, she is befriended by Gail Stoney, a pro-lifer whose husband is president of the local ‘Babysavers’ group. Suddenly Ruth is thrust into the middle of the pro-choice/pro-life struggle, with each side wanting her to take their side as a ‘message’ to others – and the situation escalates…”Read More »

  • Tsui Hark – Dao aka The Blade (1995)

    1991-2000AsianHong KongMartial ArtsTsui Hark

    After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker, as his successor, On, unwilling to lead his surly colleagues, embarks on a quest of revenge to kill the evil, flying, tattooed kung fu master who killed his father.Read More »

  • Steven Soderbergh – Underneath (1995)

    1991-2000Film NoirSteven SoderberghThrillerUSA

    For passion, betrayal and murder… there’s still no place like home.

    Michael Chambers returns home to celebrate his mother’s marriage. Michael had been ousted from his home town due to his gambling indiscretions and had left his wife to deal with the mess he created. He now must reassimulate back into the town, renew his relationships with his family and friends (and enemies) and, most-of-all, seek out his ex-wife to woo her again. In the process, he obtains a job working with his mother’s new husband as an armored car driver. He almost seems the perfect prodigal son as he finds his niche back in the community and his way back into his ex’s heart. His troubles surmount when he and his wife are caught in the act by her hoodlum boyfriend/fiancée. To get out of this predicament, Michael must concoct a plan to heist of a payroll being carried by his armored car company.Read More »

  • Nobuhiro Suwa – 2/dyuo (1997)

    1991-2000DramaJapanNobuhiro Suwa

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    Yu, an employee at a clothing boutique, lives with Kei, an out-of-work actor who lives off of her. When one day he asks her to get married, the balance of their relationship seems to be irremediably disturbed.Read More »

  • Edouard Niermans – Le retour de Casanova (1992)

    Drama1991-2000ComedyEdouard NiermansFrance

    Synopsis (possible spoilers):
    “Well into middle-age, Casanova finds himself wandering purposelessly in the South of France, accompanied by his ever-loyal valet Camille. Weary and almost penniless, the legendary seducer yearns to return to his native Venice, but cannot do so until he receives written permission from the authorities. One day, he meets Olivo, an old friend who invites him to stay in his country house. Casanova gladly accepts and learns that Olivo’s wife, Amelie, is one of his former conquests. Whilst Amelie tries in vain to rekindle his erstwhile passion for her, Casanova’s attentions are fixed on Marcolina, his host’s beautiful niece. To Casanova’s horror and incredulity, Marcolina, a woman of rare intelligence and sophistication, fails to find him the least bit attractive. It seems her heart is already given – to a dashing young military man named Lorenzi…”
    – Films de FranceRead More »

  • Nicholas Jacobs – The Refrigerator (1992)

    1991-2000ExploitationNicholas JacobsUSA

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    When Steven and Eileen moved to New York, they couldn’t believe their luck, a one bedroom apartment for only $200 a month! There had to be something wrong…there was.

    The Refrigerator, an ordinary household appliance that turned one couple’s life into a smorgasbord of murder, mayhem, and mayonnaise. First it put the chill into their love life. Then it started killing off friends and neighbors with great relish.

    Now with the help of the building super and a mysterious neighbor, this young couple must fight the forces that possess the refrigerator before it puts their marriage – and their lives – on the rocks.

    Low-budget cult films like this keep me alive! The acting is awful and so is the directing, but The Refrigerator is just such a hillarious killing machine. It just moves and grabs someone. This film was so funny and just plain wonderful. Ranks up there with one of the surefire cult classics. If this isn’t a cult classic, I don’t know what is. Try to find this film on video. If you can ever find it, buy it because it’s rare and hard to find and A MUST HAVE for anyone serious interested in the horror genre. I found it for $2.00 in some mom and pop store in New Jersey, and I watch it every now and then. You’ll get more then one or two chuckles! ***1/2out of****With writing that’s so bad, it’s good!Read More »

  • Jon Jost – Sure Fire (1990)

    Drama1981-1990ExperimentalJon JostUSA

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    fascinating
    31 July 2007 | by (peacecreep) (United States)
    Shot on 16mm in rural Utah in the early 90’s, Sure Fire is obscure American cinema at its finest. Josts style is very unique, containing many long scenes of dialogue, and beautiful photography of landscapes. This film contains some of the longest, most engaging monologues I’ve ever seen or heard, courtesy of the lead actor, Tom Blair. Blair is an amazingly strange actor that really gets into his roles. All I can really say is watch him work, it is fascinating.

    The story was developed in accordance with the people Jost met in Utah and what was going on in their lives and the area at the time. The story concerns Tom Blair’s character, Wes, wanting to sell real estate to people moving to his town from California. It goes on to explore his relationship with the people close to him.

    At times, the film feels like a weirder version of Twin Peaks, and that’s a very good thing. But it is no doubt a singular vision by a truly underground filmmaker. It is hard to find, but worth the hunt. -James Sinclair 7/07Read More »

  • Ildikó Szabó – Child Murders AKA Gyerekgyilkosságok (1993)

    1991-2000DramaHungaryIldikó Szabó
    Gyerekgyilkosságok (1993)
    Gyerekgyilkosságok (1993)

    SYNOPSIS: The title of Child Murders has a chilling double meaning. In this black and white melodrama about children, the child murders that the film’s title refers to are the million and one ways that children’s souls are ravaged by neglect, unkindness and cruelty, even though several physical deaths take place in the story. 12-year-old Zsolt lives a lonely life with his grandmother. He spends so much time taking care of his grandmother, that he has little time for much else. However, he makes friends with Juli, a homeless young gypsy woman living in an abandoned railway car. This friendship becomes known to the other children in his circle, and results in his being actively ridiculed, ostracized and beaten. When Juli has a miscarriage and Zsolt helps her dispose of the baby’s corpse, they are seen by one of the hate-filled local children, who notifies the police. The gypsy girl is taken to a prison hospital where she hangs herself. Zsolt quietly takes his revenge on the informant.Read More »

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