X-Files: Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (1995) ***

ER: Love's Labor Lost (1995) ***

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Kulig w strusich jajach (1995) ***

Piosenki:

"Puszka z Pandora" **

"Inflacja marzen" **

"Pospieszmy do szopy" **

"Cicha noc" ("I po balu") *

"Do Czeczota" **

"Zasiali gorale" ("New age Niu Ejdz") **

"Homines unius libri" **

"Uciszcie sie" **

Latex (1995) ***

ER: Motherhood (1995) ****

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Stare numery (1995) ***

Piosenki:

"Najlepsze numery" **

"Obrazona krolewna" *

"La danse des Polonais" ("Skumbrie w tomacie") **

"Wysoki sadzie jedyny" **

"Triolety o forsie" **

"Ksiego" **

"Oczekujesz od finalu" **

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: New age Niu Ejdz (1995) ***

Piosenki:

"Budujemy" ***

"Denominacja" **

"Nie moje malpy nie moj cyrk" ("Kto kogo w konia") **

"Madrosc narodu" *

"Zasiali gorale" **

"Rinaldo" *

"Miedzy forma oraz trescia" **

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Do siego po kres (1995) ***

Piosenki:

"Nas w Europie po prostu nie ma" ***

"Buddysci" **

"Prawo to ja" **

"I komu to przeszkadzalo" **

"To nie jest czas dla czlowieka" ("Bal") **

"Figa" *

"Patriota" *

"Malkontencie tryskasz jadem" **

Things To Do In Denver When You Are Dead (1995) **

A good, but routine gangster film starring Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk and Christopher Walken. Directed by Gary Fleder.

Strange Days (1995) **

An action film starring Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett.

Species (1995) **

An average s-f/horror film in the "Alien" mode.

Safe (1995) **

Julianne Moore plays a suburban housewife who becomes mysteriously sick.

Rob Roy (1995) **

Despite the title, this is not an adaptation of the popular Walter Scott's novel. It's fairly slow moving, but the magnificent scenery of Scottish Highlands is a definite asset.

Restoration (1995) **

Picaresque film set during the reign of Charles II.

Outbreak (1995) **

Tense bacteriological thriller about an ebola-like virus wrecking havoc in a small American town.

Now And Then (1995) **

Nostalgic film about a friendship between four young girls. It's full of familiar themes, but the de-dramatized treatement of the material is an asset.

The Net (1995) **

A thriller starring Sandra Bullock as a computer nerd who discovers a terrorist plot on the Internet. The pacing leaves much to be desired.

Mr Holland's Opus (1995) **

This film wears its emotions on its sleave. It's touching, but a tad manipulative.

Mad Love (1995) **

Antonia Bird's film about two rebels without a cause (Chris O'Donnell and Drew Barrymore).

Malicious (1995) **

Kiss Of Death (1995) **

An average gangster film, starring David Caruso as an ex-con betraying his former friends.

Jumanji (1995) **

Exciting action scenes, good cast (Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst).

Heat (1995) **

Film critic Richard Combs described this films as "an 80-minute cops and robbers drama whose parts are subjected to such minute inspection that it lasts nearly three hours".

The Glass Shield (1995) **

Tense drama about police corruption.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara - Le Journal de Bolivie (1995) **

Interesting, but depressing documentary about Che's tragic guerilla campaign in Bolivia in 1966-1967. Excerpts of his diary are read over archival footage and shots of the actual sites where the fighting took place. The film demystifies Che's legend, showing how hopeless and quixotic his struggle was.

Don Juan DeMarco (1995) **

Johnny Depp is the world's greatest lover, while Marlon Brando is the world's greatest psychiatrist in this amiable little film.

Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) **

Spectacular explosions are the only assets of this otherwise mediocre action film starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L.Jackson.

Devil In A Blue Dress (1995) **

A black "Chinatown", starring Denzel Washington. Well directed, but too predictable.

Dead Man Walking (1995) **

Somber drama about death penalty.

Congo (1995) **

An adventure film based on Michael Crichton's bestselling novel.

Clockers (1995) **

Realistic inner-city drama directed by Spike Lee.

Under The Lizards (1995) **

Experimental documentary about jazz music in Poland.

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) **

Three drag queens are stranded in a small town.

Tom And Huck (1995) **

An adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Tom Sawyer.

Casper (1995) **

Christina Ricci is delightful in this average ghost comedy about the popular cartoon character.

The Bridges Of The Madison County (1995) **

A little film about a great love affair, or a great film about a little love affair ? Actually, just a little film about a little love affair. Excellent performances from Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood.

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) **

Not nearly as well written as "Clueless" nor half as entertaining, but still an amusing satire on contemporary life. It's a "culture clash" comedy, with the Brady family living a 50's lifestyle in 1995.

Bad Boys (1995) **

Unexceptional crime movie starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Tea Leoni.

The Michelle Apartments (1995) *

Weird things are occuring in an apartment building.

Suite 16 (1995) *

A psychological drama about a young gigolo.

A Kid In King Arthur's Court (1995) *

Weak adaptation of Mark Twain's novel.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) *

Crappy sequel to a crappy movie.

Canadian Bacon (1995) *

Lame comedy about American rednecks invading Canada. Michael Moore's only fiction film (and his worst picture ever).

Cutthroat Island (1995) *

Very boring pirate flick starring Geena Davis and Matthew Modine.

Powder (1995) *

Clearly inspired by "Edward Scissorhands", it's a strange film about an albino man.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) *

Even the bad guys agree that Kimberly the Pink Ranger (Amy Jo Johnson) is cute. She looks great in shorts, but when she wears her power ranger uniform, her face and legs are hidden. Another sexy dame is a bikini-clad warrior woman from a distant planet.

Magic In The Water (1995) *

A mysterious lake monster befriends a little girl.

Madame Butterfly (1995) *

An adaptation of the famous opera.

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) *

Sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves.

Jade (1995) *

Lousy sex thriller starring Linda Fiorentino and David Caruso.

Dangerous Minds (1995) *

"The Blackboard Jungle. Part II". Full of clichés.

The Crossing Guard (1995) *

A jeweller (Jack Nicholson) wants to kill the man responsible for the death of his daughter.

How To Make An American Quilt (1995) *

A cross between "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) and "The Joy Luck Club" (1993), starring Winona Ryder.

Higher Learning (1995) *

Slightly hysterical film about racial violence on a college campus. Director John Singleton deals with many important and sensitive issues in this film, but his approach lacks subtlety.

Frank And Ollie (1995) *

A documentary about two great Disney animators - Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

A Walk In The Clouds (1995) *

Director Alphonse Arau tried to follow his 1992 hit "Like Water For Chocolate" with this movie. It's weaker in every respect, though the Napa Valley setting is lovely.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995) *

Rich kids returning from a prom night are attacked by crazed country folks. A ridiculous, badly made horror flick starring Renee Zellwegger and Matthew McConoghey.

Sabrina (1995) *

A rather pointless remake of Billy Wilder's classic 1954 film, replacing Audrey Hepburn with Julia Ormond, Humphrey Bogart with Harrison Ford and William Holden with Greg Kinnear.

Copycat (1995) *

A horror movie about serial killers.

Picture Bride (1995) *

Nice, but very monotonous film about Japanese farm laborers in Hawaii.

New Jersey Drive (1995) *

A film about teenage car thieves in Newark, New Jersey.

Nadja (1995) *

An artsy and tedious film about Dracula's daughter and her lesbian flirtings. Produced by David Lynch.

Boys On The Side (1995) *

Friendship among women is the subject of this film starring Drew Barrymore, Whoopie Goldberg and Mary-Louise Parker.

While You Were Sleeping (1995) *

Sandra Bullock stars in this romantic comedy about a young girl mistaken for a fiancee of a comatose patient.

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) *

Disappointing sequel to the Andrew Davis' 1992 hit. Steven Seagal is fighting the terrorists again, only this time, he's fighting them aboard a speeding train. Spectacular crashes and explosions, but nothing else.

The Underneath (1995) *

Stylish thriller about an armored car heist.

Top 10 Films of 1994

1. "Pulp Fiction" (Quentin Tarantino, USA)

2. ''Heavenly Creatures'' (Peter Jackson, New Zealand)

3. "Four Weddings And A Funeral" (Mike Newell, UK)

4. ''Interview With A Vampire'' (Neil Jordan, USA)

5. "Speed" (Jan de Bont, USA)

6. "Barcelona" (Whit Stillman, USA)

7. "The Shawshank Redemption" (Frank Darabont, USA)

8. "Trois couleurs: Rouge" (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Switzerland)

9. ''Cemetery Man'' (Michele Soavi, Italy)

10. ''Burnt By The Sun'' (Nikita Mikhalkov, Russia)

Other great films:

The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (Australia)

Airheads

Bandit Queen (India)

Bitter Moon

Bullets Over Broadway
Burning Paradise (Hong Kong)

Chungking Express (Hong Kong)
Clear And Present Danger
Clerks
The Day The Sun Turned Cold (China)

Death And The Maiden

Disclosure
Drunken Master 2 (Hong Kong)

Dumb And Dumber
Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan)
Ed Wood

Erotique

Exotica (Canada)

Felidae (Germany)

Forrest Gump

Fresa y Chocolate (Cuba)

Fresh

Fun
Les Gens de la rizière (Cambodia)
Hoop Dreams

Jancio Wodnik (Poland)

Lamerica (Italy)

The Last Seduction

The Lion King
Little Women
Louis 19, le roi des ondes (Canada)
Love & A .45
The Lovers (Hong Kong)

Mario und der Zauberer (Germany)
The Mask
Maverick
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Muriel's Wedding (Australia)

Natural Born Killers
The New Legend Of Shaolin (Hong Kong)

Octobre (Canada)
Organized Crime & Triad Bureau (Hong Kong)

Le Parfum de Mathilde (France)

Les Patriotes (France)

The Professional
Psy 2: Ostatnia krew (Poland)
Quiz Show

Rapa-Nui

The Rapist (Hong Kong)

Red Rock West

Red To Kill (Hong Kong)

La Reine Margot (France)

Les Roseaux sauvages (France)

Star Trek Generations
Stargate
Through The Olive Trees (Iran)

Timecop
True Lies
Trzy kolory: Bialy (Poland)

Le Vent du Wyoming (Canada)

Vive l'Amour (Taiwan)

When A Man Loves A Woman
Widows' Peak
Wolf
Yes Sir! Madame (Canada)


Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1994:

1. "New Love In Tokyo" (Banmei Takahashi, Japan)

2. "Pret-a-Porter" (Robert Altman, Miramax)

3. "Sirens" (John Duigan, Australia)  

4. "The Advocate" (Leslie Megahey, UK)

5. "Killing Zoe" (Roger Avary, USA)

6. "Venus In Furs" (Victor Nieuwenhuijs, Maartje Seyferth, Holland)

7. "Dias contados" (Imanol Uribe, Spain)

8. "Sexual Outlaws" (Edwin Brown, USA)

9. "The Castle" (Aleksey Balabanov, Russia)

10. "Pora na czarownice" (Piotr Lazarkiewicz, Poland)

Short Top 3:

1. "Da Viss" (Didier Flamand, France)

2. "Une Rose entre nous" (Francois Ozon, France)

3. "Emilie Muller" (Yvon Marciano, France)

Other great shorts:

89 mm od Europy (Poland)
Alicia (Spain)
Bridge (Canada)

Roadkill

Wet

Top 3 Music Videos:

1. "Buddy Holly" (Spike Jonze, Weezer)

2. "Closer" (Mark Romanek, Nine Inch Nails)

3. "Sabotage" (Spike Jonze, Beastie Boys)

Other great music videos:

Crazy
Liberation

Top Commercial:

"Donkey" (Visa)

TV Top 3:

1. "Frasier: The Matchmaker" (David Lee, NBC)

2. "The Kingdom" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)

3. "NYPD Blue: Abandando Abandoned" (Gregory Hoblit, ABC)

Other great TV shows:

Johnny Carson: The King Of Late Night
Johnny Carson: The Master Of Laughs

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Bedzie jak byc musi (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: I po balu (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Kto kogo w konia (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Wart palac Paca (Poland)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "Bob's Birthday" (Alison Snowden, David Fine, NFB, Canada)

2. "Sortie de bain" (Florence Henrard, Belgium)

3. "Gary Larson's Tales From The Far Side" (Merv Newland, Canada)

Other great cartoons:

Animastress (Canada)
Artiste (Canada)
The Big Story
Ex-enfant (Canada)

El Heroe (Mexico)
The Janitor (Canada)

Triangle
The Wooden Leg (UK)

Weak films of 1994:

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Adamski (Germany)
Les Anges gardiens (France)
Ashes Of Time (Hong Kong)
Bab El-Oued City (Algeria)
The Beans Of Egypt, Maine
Before The Rain (Macedonia)
Blue Sky
The Bodyguard From Beijing (Hong Kong)
Bye Bye, America (Germany)
Canadian Bacon
Cancion de cuna (Spain)
Clean, Shaven
The Client
Le Colonel Chabert (France)

Color Of Night
Cross My Heart And Hope To Die (Norway)
Dark Side Of Genius
Daydreams Of Miss Cazibe
Double Happiness (Canada)
Embrasse-moi, c'est pour la vie (Canada)
Farinelli: Il Castrato
Faust
Faut pas rire du bonheur (France)
Federal Hill
La Fille de d'Artagnan (France)
The Final Option (Hong Kong)
The Flintstones
For The Moment (Canada)
Grosse fatigue (France)
The Hudsucker Proxy
I Love Trouble
I.Q
It Could Happen To You
Junior
Kabloonak (Canada)
Ladybird, Ladybird (UK)
Lato milosci (Belarus)
Legends Of The Fall
Little Odessa
Love And Human Remains (Canada)
The Madness Of King George
Magic Hunter (Hungary)
Mesmer
Mina Tannenbaum (France)
Mon amie Max (Canada)
Mouvements du desir (Canada)
Mrs Parker And The Vicious Circle
Murder In The First
Mustard Bath (Canada)
Nastazja
Nell
The New Age
Nobody's Fool
North
Nous, les enfants du XX siècle (Russia)
Once Were Warriors (New Zealand)
The Pagemaster
Pamietnik znaleziony w garbie (Poland)
Panna z mokra glowa (Poland)
The Paper
Pepe And Fifi (Romania)
Princess Caraboo
The Promise (Germany)
The Ref
The River Wild
Romeo Is Bleeding
The Rook
Samowolka (Poland)
The Santa Clause
Sh'chur (Israel)
Les Silences du palais (Tunisia)
Spanking The Monkey
The Sum Of Us (Australia)
Suture
The Swan Princess
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
To Live (China)
Totor (Cameroon)
Vanya On 42nd Street
La Vie d'un héros (Canada)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Whale Music (Canada)
What Happened Was
Wing Chun (Hong Kong)
Wyatt Earp
Yamato Takeru (Japan)

Weak shorts:

Action verite (Canada)
Alpsee (Germany)
My Sweet Peony (Canada)
The Passion Of John Ruskin (Canada)
Scratch Ticket (Canada)
Untouched (Germany)

Weak cartoons:

Au bord du lac (France)
Automania (Canada)
The Barber Of Seville (UK)
Baroque'n Roll (Canada)
Carmen (UK)
Cave canem (Belgium)
Divine Fate (Canada)
Garden Of Regrets
I Love My Work (Canada)
Jonas et Lisa (Canada)
Le Moine et le poisson
My Boyfriend Gave Me Peaches (Canada)
Odeur de ville (France)
Overdose (Canada)
Printemps (Bulgaria)
Sleepy Guy
Switchcraft (Russia)
Tournoi (Canada)
Watching TV (Canada)

Top Musical of 1994

"The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert" (Stephan Elliott, Australia)

Heavenly Creatures (1994) *****

Pulp Fiction (1994) *****

Exciting, surprising, ingeniously plotted and magnificently directed gangster film with an all-star cast (John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Rosanna Arquette, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stolz, Harvey Keitel and many others). The film presents a series of overlapping intrigues involving bible-quoting hit-men, double-crossing boxers and dope-sniffing gun molls. It's gory, violent, gritty, very clever, very funny and endlessly inventive.

Fresh (1994) ****

Fresa y Chocolate (1994) ****

Bandit Queen (1994) ****

Exotica (1994) ****