Posts tagged 1990s
Review: Twister (1996)
Review: Twister (1996)

Twister illustrates much of what has changed, improved, and been lost in the evolution of Hollywood blockbusters since 1996.

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Reviews, Flash BackAnton BergstromTwister, 1990s, blockbusters, disaster movie, man vs. nature, suspense, Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, The Wizard of Oz, The Shining, self-reflexivity, Independence Day, Godzilla, Jan de Bont, Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Jeremy Davies, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Zach Grenier, Jake Busey, Cary Elwes, action Comment
Christmas: Watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) as a Christmas Movie
Christmas: Watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) as a Christmas Movie

Anton makes the case for watching the first Harry Potter movie during Christmas time.

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Christmas, Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAnton BergstromHarry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chris Columbus, Steve Kloves, J. K. Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Christmas, Christmas movies, Hook, Jumanji, 1990s, 2001, fantasy, Christ story, hero's journey, Home AloneComment
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

This childhood favourite is tightly narrated, well-structured, and seriously-made yet loose and fun.

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Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ninja, martial arts, Hong Kong cinema, Japan, 1990s, Steve Barron, Todd W. Langen, Bobby Herbeck, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Brian Tochi, Josh Pais, Corey Feldman, Robbie Rist, Kevin Clash, James Saito, Michael Turney, Jay Patterson, superheroes, crime, radicalizationComment