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The Exorcist III (1990)
This is genuinely creepy in parts and works better as a companion to Blatty’s own The Ninth Configuration rather than a second sequel to The Exorcist, but it’s not a bad one of those either. George C. Scott delivers an angry, blustering performance … Continue reading
Predator 2 (1990)
A lurid buffet of scraps and bad habits left over from the 80s jacked up and saturated like a crazy Frank Miller splash page. The cast makes it feel like Predator 2 unfolds in some kind of Richard Donner/James Cameron shared universe … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Bill Paxton, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Robert Davi, Stephen Hopkins
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
This spends a lot of its meandering running time avoiding being a TCM movie altogether. There’s so much ambling around in the woods which never seem as expansive or cavernous enough to justify all the characters constantly splitting apart and … Continue reading
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
A muscular procedural thoroughly heightened by McTiernan’s piercing, prowling sense of space as well as Jan de Bont’s remarkable skills with light and shadow. The chess-like plotting and limited locations threaten to become tedious at several points making the film … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Alex Baldwin, Jan de Bont, John McTiernan, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn
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