The Opposite of Sex (1997)

The Opposite of Sex (1997)

[7] Christina Ricci definitively sheds her child-star persona in The Opposite of Sex, playing a snarky teen who runs away from mother and crashes with her older gay half-brother (Martin Donovan). After she seduces his naïve young lover (Ivan Sergei) and becomes…
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

[4] Mike Myers suspects his girlfriend may be a serial killer in this alleged comedy. Look, I love Mike Myers as much as the next person, and when he's allowed room to cut loose in a movie, that movie generally works. But…
Die Hard 2 (1990)

Die Hard 2 (1990)

[6] John McClane (Bruce Willis) has another run-in with terrorists on Christmas Eve, this time at Dulles Airport in Washington DC. McClane fights a rogue faction of U.S. military who sympathize with a deposed dictator being flown in for justice. Meanwhile, McClane's…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

[3] In the sewers beneath New York City, a big talking rat trains four big talking turtles to become ninja warriors so they can be shadowy superheroes to would-be victims in the night. Now, right away, you're either going to run with…
Sleepers (1996)

Sleepers (1996)

[8] Four boys are sent to a juvenile detention center where they are raped and brutalized by the guards. Thirteen years later, two of the boys have a chance encounter with the head guard that ends in vengeful bloodshed. It's then up…
Mad Love (1995)

Mad Love (1995)

[3] Chris O'Donnell and Drew Barrymore star in this teenaged drama/romance about high school students who hit the road after Barrymore's parents put her in a psychiatric ward for attempting suicide. The young lovers think the open road and fresh air will…
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

[7] Jason Patric stars as an alcoholic drifter with a troubled past who wanders into a kidnapping/ransom plot with a widow and her uncle, played by Rachel Ward and Bruce Dern. While Dern's character does much of the planning, Patric and Ward…
Revenge (1990)

Revenge (1990)

[7] [This review is of the Director's Cut of the film, not the original theatrical release.] Kevin Costner falls in love with his boss's wife and lives to suffer the consequences in this brutal but stylish action/drama from director Tony Scott (True…
Deep Rising (1998)

Deep Rising (1998)

[5] Modern-day pirates try to rob a cruise ship at sea only to discover that tentacles creatures from the ocean depths have already claimed the ship's crew. Deep Rising is a shake-and-bake assembly of Alien and The Poseidon Adventure that pales in…
Air Force One (1997)

Air Force One (1997)

[6] Harrison Ford stars as the American president in this 'Die Hard on a plane' riff directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, Outbreak). When a team of old Soviet Union terrorists led by Gary Oldman take over Air Force One, Ford makes…