Subgenre Sampler
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Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert…
- James Garner, Jonathan Pryce and Peter Riegert engage in power–plays and an outrageous take–over bidding war for cigarette giant,…
Barefoot Kid, The (1993)
- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Aaron Kwok
- Rites–of–passage, chop–socky style with lithe HK supernova Aaron Kwok as the eponymous hero whose inititation into manhood is…
Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm) (1993)
- Adapted from the work of Yukito Kishiro, this anime concerns a refitted female cyborg, who rediscovers her lost fighting skills. Set in a distant…
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
- Dir. Rod Daniel
Feat. Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt
- A second symphony of silliness in which the big B raises a litter to make life even more unbearable for the self–centred grown–ups.
Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Buddy Ebsen…
- A hair–brained big–screen remake, which despite being well re–cast, re–works what barely passed for a plot in THE ADDAMS…
Blind Side (1993)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Rebecca De Mornay, Ron Silver
- Geoff Murphy directs this efficient thriller in which Rutger Hauer reprises his psycho–turn from THE HITCHER. Creepy events mount after…
Blue (1993)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Derek Jarman, John Quentin, Nigel Terry…
- Against a simple, unchanging blue screen, Derek Jarman weaves intricate collages of sound, music and poetry. A moving self–portrait, as the…
Bodies Rest and Motion (1993)
- Dir. Michael Steinberg
Feat. Tim Roth, Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates…
- Suburban aimlessness underlies this entertaining, stylish 'gen–X' romancer with an appealing twentysomething quartet.
Body Bags (1993)
- Dir. John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper
Feat. Sheena Easton
- An undead John Carpenter unzips three 'body bags' and recounts events leading up to their grisly fate. Above–average triptych with a…
Boiling Point (1993)
- Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen
- Cop thriller rises above its familiar plot through the likeable heavyweight cast.