Archive for Release Year: 1999

9 posts from 06 August 2019 to 25 July 2017.

• Lake Placid 1999

  ●●●◐ 25 Jul 2017

  Ensemble cast trade snarky remarks amongst themselves, and there’s a giant crocodile in the lake somewhere.

• Being John Malkovich 1999

  ●●●● 15 Aug 2017

  What can you say about a Charlie Kaufman script?

• Pushing Tin 1999

  ●●○○ 04 Sep 2017

  Aren’t air traffic controllers wacky?

• Sleepy Hollow 1999

  ●●◐○ 04 Nov 2017

  Alternates between horror and comedy. Should have made up their mind and cut in the horror bits.

• Bringing Out the Dead 1999

  ●●●○ 03 Jun 2018

  Probably Scorsese’s finest.

• The World Is Not Enough 1999

  ●●●○ 23 Jun 2018

  Surprisingly introspective plot about oil pipelines in Asia Minor countries.

• Analyse This 1999

  ●●●○ 11 Aug 2018

  Actually pretty funny. The basic plot is good enough, but the script is tight and very well acted. A joy to watch.

• The Ninth Gate 1999

  ●●○○ 25 Nov 2018

  Polanski’s Eyes Wide Shut. Just an excuse to see his wife naked…

• The Blair Witch Project 1999

  ●●●◐ 06 Aug 2019

  The grand-daddy of all found footage films. Squeezes emotional blood out of stones, creeks and tree trunks.