There have been live-action movies based on cartoons before The Flintstones in 1994, but rarely did any of them feel like the source material they were based on. But The Flintstones really does have the look and feel of a cartoon if it was brought to life. John Goodman
Sometimes movies aren’t appreciated when they are released, and it takes some time for a reevaluation to understand they weren’t as bad as people claimed at the time. 1989’s Star Trek V: The Final Frontier won’t be remembered as the best of the Trek films. But
In 2026, Robert Downey, Jr. is a major star. His comeback really began with Iron Man in 2008, but if you want to see what a younger version of him could do, 1992’s Chaplin would silence any of your questions. He plays the title role in the biographical movie
One of the things 2026 may have a hard time understanding is the appeal Burt Reynolds had in the late 70s and 80s. 1981’s Cannonball Run might be the moment Mr. Reynolds’ appeal peaked and started his downhill slide. It’s loosely based on a real illegal road race
In the mid-90s, Tom Hanks was on top of the world. He was coming off an Oscar for his performance in Forrest Gump and would earn a second one a year later for 1993’s Philadelphia. It was a shocking and controversial movie for its time, since it was
If you ask someone to picture Dracula in their mind, Bela Lugosi is who they will imagine. But the more accurate representation of what Bram Stoker intended is Gary Oldman from Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992. Francis Ford Coppola went back to the source material to make a Dracula
Sometimes when classic literature is brought to the screen, studios try to find ways to make it relatable to the young audience they are chasing. Disney’s The Three Musketeers in 1993 checks all the boxes. It’s got four of the hottest young stars of the time, Kiefer Sutherland,
Sometimes you see an actor and think “they’re in everything.” That was especially true of Kevin Costner through the late 80s and 90s. His Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was a major hit in 1991 mainly because of his star power. The only movie bigger that year was Terminator
There were a lot of things going on with America in 1993. Bill Clinton was in his first term as president. Grunge had taken over rock. The X-Files premiered. The internet was starting to gain a foothold in American homes. None of that explains why Pauly Shore was considered
The 90s were feast or famine when it came to comic book movies. Most of the time, it was only feast when Batman was involved. That lasted until 1995 when Batman Forever was released. Warner Bros. had been taken aback by Tim Burton’s Dark Knight Returns-inspired take on
Movies still have the power to become cultural events. But it’s not as strong as it used to be before our collective attention span splintered into a trillion directions. It is hard to describe the effect 1996’s Scream had when it was released to someone who hadn’t
If you can say one thing about 80s cinema, it was willing to take chances. 1987’s Mannequin might have been the most ludicrous concept to come to a theater, until Weekend at Bernie’s two years later. Kim Cattrall is the spirit of an ancient Egyptian who somehow gets