If you all know at least one thing about me by now, it’s that I freaking love 1990s action films. Nine times out of ten they are cheesy and ignore science completely and I am in love with them. 1997’s Anaconda is no exception. Let’s talk about the fact that the CGI snake cost $100,000 every second that it was on screen and it is … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Anaconda (1997)
I never want to live in a world where, in order to destroy an asteroid headed right for Earth, NASA sends oil drillers with no astronaut experience to, first, land on the asteroid, second, drill 800 feet into the asteroid, and third, shoot a nuclear missile into said asteroid to split it in two. Like, if the scenario of a large asteroid coming towards Earth … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Armageddon (1998)
Human caricature Nicolas Cage had two films come out in 1997. One is endlessly entertaining. The other is Con Air. Let me set the scene for you: Cage’s character Cameron Poe convicted of first-degree manslaughter. He killed a guy in a clear-cut case of self-defense. The judge states that, due to his military training, his body is a lethal weapon. Yeah. Okay. We spend about … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Con Air (1997)
The horror film that set the tone for those to follow, the horror film that revolutionized teenage horror is none other than 1996’s Scream. Written by Kevin Williamson and directed by horror legend Wes Craven, Scream has become one of the most spoofed and most beloved horror films of the last 30 years. Scream is a meta horror film. It is a horror film about … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Scream (1996)
I remember watching Arachnophobia when I was a child. Specifically, I remember watching the shower scene and being absolutely horrified. It turns out that, as an adult, that scene is still pretty horrifying. 1990’s Arachnophobia is not necessarily a good film nor is it paced very well. The film feels like it takes forever before it really gets going. We spend far too long in … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Arachnophobia (1990)
I am a big fan of Nora Ephron (RIP) and her writing. I feel like I always have been. As many of you know, When Harry Met Sally is one of my favorite films and it is one that I can recite, verbatim. Now, that being said, You’ve Got Mail is not her best executed film. I still love it, though. This film is a … Continue reading 90s Flashback: You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Whenever I want a good laugh, I turn to this film. Directed by David Mirkin and starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion is a comedy about two friends who come to the conclusion that they haven’t amounted to much since high school, just before they are about to attend their ten year reunion. We see their lives now, and … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
I feel like we constantly underestimate the power of nostalgia. For instance, the film Space Jam is not really a good film. It hurts me to say that. It really does because I love that film dearly and have ever since I was a child. But, watching Space Jam as an adult with the intention to write about it, it’s barely a movie. Do you … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Space Jam
Okay, let’s get ready to tackle this monster (no pun intended). I’m just going to say it: Rolland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla staring Matthew Broderick is one of the most frustrating films I have ever watched in my entire life. Now, I hadn’t seen this film for a while because I remember not liking it and why would I actively try to watch a film that … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Godzilla (1998)
