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Brain Dead (1990)

Directed by: Adam Simon

Starring: Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 25 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Inventiveness

WEAKNESSES: Predictability, Acting, Schmaltzy Moments

Brain Dead (1990)

October 8, 2020

A neurosurgeon is recruited to extract crucial data from the mind of a paranoid schizophrenic, and finds he himself in a waking nightmare. 

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In Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror Tags 1990, Adam Simon, Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort, R, 2.5 Stars
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Wild at Heart (1990)

Directed by: David Lynch

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Dianne Ladd, Jack Nance, Sherilyn Fenn

Rated: R

Running Time: 2 h 5 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Style, Story, Weirdness, Acting

WEAKNESSES: Lynch-lite, Somewhat Silly at Times

Wild at Heart (1990)

February 27, 2020

Young lovers Sailor and Lula go on the run after Lula’s mother tries to keep them apart by any means necessary.

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In Action, Adventure, Crime, Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller Tags Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Dianne Ladd, Jack Nance, Sherilyn Fenn, David Lynch, 1990, 3.5 Stars, R
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Total Recall (1990)

Directed By: Paul Verhoeven

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Dean Norris

Rated: R

Run Time: 1h 53m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Arnold, Fun, Action, Mystery

Weakness: A Little Slight in Aim

Total Recall (1990)

December 4, 2019

In the future, when Quaid decides to take a memory vacation from his mundane life, he accidentally triggers a real life action/espionage adventure which ranges across two planets. Or so it seems to.

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In Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci Fi, Spy Film, Thriller Tags Michael McDonald, Total Recall, 1990, Paul Verhoeven, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Dean Norris, R Rated, 4 Stars
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The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

Directed by: William Peter Blatty

Starring: George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 50 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Brad Dourif, Story, Writing

WEAKNESSES: Some Heavy-Handedness, Some Acting

The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

October 30, 2019

A police lieutenant finds a series of murders are linked to a murders done by a famous serial killer more than fifteen years ago.

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In Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags William Peter Blatty, R, George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders, 1990, 3 Stars
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Basket Case II (1990)

Directed by: Frank Henenlotter

Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 30 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Creature Design, Bizarre Turns

WEAKNESSES: Different Tone Than The First

Basket Case II (1990)

October 14, 2019

Following the events of Basket Case, Duane and his Siamese-twin brother, a mutant named Belial flee the hospital where they are taken and join up with a troupe of wayward freaks.

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In Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci Fi, Thriller Tags Kevin Van Hentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross, Frank Henenlotter, R, 2.5 Stars, 1990, Basket Case II
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Europa Europa (1990)

Directed by: Agnieszka Holland

Starring: Marco Hofschneider, Andre Wilms, Julie Delpy

Rated: R for Mature Treatment of Holocaust Issues

Running Time: 1 h 52 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Themes, Story

WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Melodrama, Coincidence

Europa Europa (1990)

July 11, 2019

A young Jewish boy joins Hitler’s Youth Army in an attempt to conceal his identity.

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In Adventure, Coming of Age, Crime, Drama, Biographical, Romance, Thriller, War, Foreign Film Tags Agnieszka Holland, 1990, Marco Hofschneider, Andre Wilms, Julie Delpy, R, 3.5 Stars
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Dick Tracy (1990)

Directed by: Warren Beatty

Starring: Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Patinkin, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, James Caan

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 h 45 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Style, Direction, Makeup and Production Design, Acting, Fun

WEAKNESSES: Not For Everyone

Dick Tracy (1990)

April 22, 2019

A comic strip detective finds his life increasingly complicated as he investigates the notorious Big Boy Caprice’s mob.

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In Action, Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Noir, Romance, Thriller Tags Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Patinkin, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, James Caan, PG, 4 Stars, 1990
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Life is Sweet (1990)

Directed by: Mike Leigh

Starring: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis

Rated: R for Language and a Scene of Sensuality

Running Time: 1 h 43 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Characters

WEAKNESSES: -

Life is Sweet (1990)

November 13, 2018

A low-income family living in London does their best to navigate life and all its ups and downs. 

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Tags Mike Leigh, 1990, R, 5 Stars, Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis
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Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Directed by: George A Romero, Dario Argento

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, Bingo O'Malley, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter

Rated: R

Running Time: 2 h

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Creepy Images, Harvey Keitel

WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Dated Visual Effect in Romero's Segment, Some Acting, Depiction of Animal Cruelty

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

October 1, 2018

Two horror stories from Edgar Allan Poe, directed by horror auteurs George A Romero and Dario Argento.

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In Anthology, Crime, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller Tags 1990, R, George A Romero, Dario Argento, Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, Bingo O'Malley, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, 3 Stars
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Reversal of Fortune (1990)

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder

Starring: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver

Rated: R

Running Time: 1 h 51 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Characters, Acting, Story and Story Structure

WEAKNESSES: -

Reversal of Fortune (1990)

September 10, 2018

Based on a true story. Sunny von Bulow lies in a coma and her husband Claus has been convicted on two counts of attempted murder. He says he’s innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

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In Biographical, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance Tags Reversal of Fortune, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, R, 5 Stars, 1990
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