Johnny Mnenomic (1995)

I distinctly remember seeing Johnny Mnemonic (1995) at the cinema when I was a teenager and afterwards trying to convince myself it was good. That it was worth the pocket money I spent on the ticket. Like most people, I was hoping for a great Keanu action movie like Speed. It wasn’t that; it was […]

Trancers (1984)

Flipping through video store magazines as a kid, I’d come across the occasional straight-to-video sequel advertised in its pages and wonder, “What is this film? There must be fans if they’ve made four or five of these!” It’s like another universe. Trancers (1984), like many a Full Moon production (an outfit I’m not that knowledgable […]

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

“Virtual Reality is the key to unlocking the human mind!” I had not watched The Lawnmower Man (1992) from start to finish, but I always felt like I had absorbed it as a teenager through osmosis due to constant repeats on Channel Ten; I also remember boys in high school talking about the sex scenes […]

Narrow Margin (1990)

Gene Hackman’s presence as a thinking man action star occupied video store shelf space in the 1980s with stuff like The Package, Bat 21 and Company Business. Pre-Tom Clancy, Cold War era, Dad movies utilising Hackman’s trademark quality; an affable chuckle that could snap into authoritarian rage. For the film noir remake, Narrow Margin (1990), […]

Turbulence (1997)

When Turbulence (1997) was advertised on release, I dismissed it as trash, particularly another pre-9/11 airplane action-disaster movie in the wake of Die Hard 2, Passenger 57, Executive Decision, Con Air, etc. Though the movie trailer does feature my favourite 1990s trailer cliche, which is using the bridge of White Zombie’s ‘More Human Than Human’ […]