July 7, 1993

Daughter Of Darkness (1993) ***

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This just might be the most demented film of all time, shocking even by Hong Kong's outlandish standards. Lily Chung plays an abused tee...

The Untold Story (1993) ***

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Love To Kill (1993) ***

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Stalin's Testament (1993) ***

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Cronos (1993) ***

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Fatal Love (1993) ***

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Naked Killer 2: Raped By An Angel (1993) ***

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Legal Innocence (1993) ***

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Green Snake (1993) ***

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The Bride With White Hair (1993) ***

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The Bride With White Hair 2 (1993) ***

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Il Grande cocomero (1993) **

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Italian drama about an epileptic girl.

Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II (1993) *

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Directed by Takao Okawara. Here, Godzilla and Rodan are bad guys, while Mechagodzilla (build by humans) is the hero.

The Olympic Summer (1993) *

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Modernist film about a German gigolo arrested by the Nazis.

Szwadron (1993) *

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Nieciekawy film o powstaniu styczniowym.

The Three Best Things (1993) *

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Boring Dutch comedy about a young woman's adventures in Amsterdam.

The Assassin (1993) **

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"Nikita", Hong Kong-style. Very stylized, but incredibly gory and violent.

The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) *

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A typical martial arts film from Hong Kong, directed by Johnny To.

Blade Of Fury (1993) *

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Stylish, but dull historical epic set in the turn-of-the-century China. The plot concerns a plot against the Empress Dowager. There are a fe...

Down The Drain (1993) **

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A black comedy about two unlucky schoolgirls in Japan.

Executioners (1993) **

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Directed by Johnny To and Ching Siu-Tung, it's a action movie about three women who defend an embattled government from a military coup ...

Farewell, My Concubine (1993) **

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Visually impressive Chinese film about two opera singers. Too much melodrama, not enough subtlety.

Flirting Scholar (1993) **

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Stephen Chow will do anything for a gag in this stupid, but funny comedy, co-starring Gong Li.

The Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) **

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A "wu xia pian" pic starring Jet Li.

Island Of The Dead (1993) **

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Poetic documentary about a famous star of the silent Russian cinema, Vera Kholodnaya.

The Last Hero In China (1993) **

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Directed by Wong Jing, it's an entertaining martial arts film from Hong Kong. Particularly memorable are two fights involving a giant i...

Magic Crane (1993) *

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Hong Kong martial arts film in a fairy-tale setting. A princess, her kung-fu master, his estranged daughter, two martial arts experts ...

Run And Kill (1993) *

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A man unwittingly hires a killer to murder his wife. This film contains one of the most shocking scenes ever put on film: a demented killer ...

Schramm (1993) *

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Directed by Jorg Buttgereit. The hero is a serial killer-slash-sex degenerate. The film has shocking, gory and sexually explicit imagery. A ...

Battle Angel (1993) *

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A Japanimation feature about a female cyborg. Directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi.

Erotic Ghost Story 3 (1993) ***

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Darkness In Tallinn (1993) *

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Mediocre film about Russian gangsters organizing a robbery in Estonia.

Faraway, So Close (1993) *

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Wim Wenders' most self-indulgent and least successful film, a pointless sequel to "Wings Of Desire" (1987).

For Fun (1993) *

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Boring film about Chinese seniors organizing an Opera fan club.

Dwa ksiezyce (1993) ***

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Belle Epoque (1993) ***

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Fong Sai Yuk 2 (1993) **

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June 6, 1993

Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) ***

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Zero Patience (1993) ***

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The Last Harvest (1993) *

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Directed by Linda Ohama. Documentary about the persecution of the Japanese-Canadians during World War II. Length: 48 minutes.

The Secret Garden (1993) *

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Laborious adaptation of the children classic. Director Agnieszka Holland fails to find the right tone for the film.

Dust Devil (1993) *

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Richard Stanley's stylish horror movie set in the Namibian desert.

In The Name Of The Father (1993) **

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Interesting political drama about a bunch of Irish misfits falsely convicted for being IRA terrorists.

Into The West (1993) **

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Bizarre film, set in Ireland, about two young boys running away with their prize horse, with grotesquely ruthless policemen in hot pursuit.

I Love A Man In Uniform (1993) *

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Canadian drama about an actor who plays a cop on a TV show and slowly looses his grip on reality.

Baby Of Mâcon (1993) ***

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May 5, 1993

Cap Tourmente (1993) **

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Psychological drama about complex relationships.

Le Sexe des étoiles (1993) *

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A 12-year old girl, obsessed by astronomy, discovers that her father underwent a sex change operation.

Kanehsatake: 270 ans de résistance (1993) **

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Powerful, manipulative and one-sided documentary about the Oka standoff in 1990.

La Florida (1993) *

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Une famille québécoise achète un hôtel en Floride.
April 4, 1993

Rebirth Of Slick Cool Like Dat (1993) ***

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A Digable Planets music video directed by Morgan Lawley.

Victor (1993) ***

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Something Happened (1993) ***

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A Swedish short film about AIDS. Directed by Roy Andersson.

Livin' On The Edge (1993) ***

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Aerosmith video directed by Marty Callner.

Ave Verum Corpus (1993) ***

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Directed by Alain Desrochers.

The Showdown (1993) ***

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Come Undone (1993) ***

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Excellent music video by Duran Duran, directed by Julien Temple.

Week-end à Cannes (1993) **

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Directed by Bruno Podalydes. A man makes a reservation for a train trip to Cannes.

Je vous salue Sarajevo (1993) **

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Salut ma fille (1993) **

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Directed by Bruno Podalydes. A man examines a sonogram and tries to pick a name for his child.

Me Mom And Mona (1993) **

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Directed by Mina Shum. A mother and her two daughters conspire to keep certain things from the father. An interesting film about Chinese fam...

Valse-hesitation (1993) *

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A man hesitates. Directed by Bruno Podalydes.

The Wrong Trousers (1993) ****

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Wallace is an naive old gentleman, Gromit his faitful dog, their lodger a thief and "The Wrong Trousers" a terrific, Oscar-winni...

The First Political Speech (1993) ***

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Hilarious satire on political rhetoric. Computer animation.

Oink (1993) ***

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Directed by Alain Dion. An amusing tale about two pigs: a greedy one and a fat one.

Fleuve aux grands eaux (1993) ***

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The history of Eastern Canada presented from an ecological point of view - the St.Lawrence River's slow transformation from an underwa...

Attente (1993) ***

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Directed by S. Gervais. A pregnant woman is taking photographs of various places. Nice little film about waiting for a child.

The Village (1993) ***

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Blindscape (1993) ***

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Small Talk (1993) *

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Directed by B.Godfrey. Two chaps in a London are telling tall tales. The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
March 3, 1993

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Tok szol (1993) ***

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Piosenki: "Ca ira, ca ira, o kant" ** "Pozlacana rybka" ** "Zdzich" ** "Pani S." ( "...zza krza...

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Ryba, brzana, kielbik (1993) ****

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Piosenki: "Wiosna" ***  "Troska serce gniecie" ** "Jajko" ** "Piosenka o trzech ministrach" ** ...

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Dajmy sie zwariowac (1993) ***

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Piosenki: "Amen i okej" * "Gramy w kolory" *** "Neron" ** "Sarajewo" ** "Zjezdzanie endekow...

Sensual Exposure (1993) ***

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Seinfeld: Junior Mint (1993) ***

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Seinfeld: The Pilot (1993) ***

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Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Cos wesolego (1993) *

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Wywiad Hanny Sleszynskiej z Markiem Kondratem. Wszystkie piosenki to powtorki z poprzednich kabaretow Olgi Lipinskiej: "Idziemy do Euro...

Armistead Maupin's Tales Of The City (1993) ****

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NYPD Blues: Pilot (1993) ***

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Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Wszystko juz bylo (1993) *

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Wywiad Hanny Sleszynskiej z Piotrem Fronczewskim. Wszystkie piosenki to powtorki z poprzednich kabaretow Olgi Lipinskiej: "Daj se luz!...

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Nasza chata z kraja (1993) ***

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Piosenki: "Ostrzezenie" ** "Lilie albo kwiatki prohibicyjne" * "Anastazja P." ** "Dzieki Ci Panie Boze...
February 2, 1993

Arizona Dream (1993) **

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Occassionally brilliant, but often dull film by Emir Kusturica.

Benny & Joon (1993) **

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Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson star in this film about mental illness.

A Bronx Tale (1993) **

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A cross between "GoodFellas" (1990) and "Jungle Fever" (1991), but without the gritty cynicism of the first and the real...

Cliffhanger (1993) **

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Spectacular scenery and impressive stunts are the only assets of this rather humorless, predictable and ultimately disappointing action-adve...

Fearless (1993) **

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Serious drama about plane crash survivors, starring Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez.

Mrs Doubtfire (1993) **

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Robin Williams is terrific, but the comic material is frequently interrupted by gushy sentimentality.

Reality Bites (1993) **

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Winona Ryder stars in this involving drama about the so-called Generation X.

Shadowlands (1993) **

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Average drama starring Debra Winger and Anthony Hopkins. Well acted, but not very interesting.
January 1, 1993

Indecent Proposal (1993) *

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Billionaire Robert Redford offers Demi Moore one million dollars for one night with her. Pretentious and boring.

Super Mario Brothers (1993) *

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Bob Hoskins and Samantha Mathis star in this lame big-screen adaptation of the popular Nintendo game.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) *

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"Seven Samurai Meet Four Ninja Turtles" in the third (and weakest) part of the popular series.

This Boy's Life (1993) *

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Very manipulative film about an abusive stepfather (Robert de Niro). Interesting subject, wrong treatement.

The Three Musketeers (1993) *

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An adaptation of Dumas' classic. Very predictable.

Three Of Hearts (1993) *

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A film about a lesbian girl (Kelly Lynch) hiring a male escort (William Baldwin) to win back her lover (Sherilyn Fenn).

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1993) *

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One of the worst movies ever made, and probably the worst film ever made by a major film director.

The Pelican Brief (1993) *

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Mediocre adaptation of John Grisham's bestselling novel. Julia Roberts is badly miscast, but there is an exciting chase scene in an unde...

Public Access (1993) *

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Bryan Singer's first film is only an appetizing hint of the glories to come. It won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival (shar...

Serial Mom (1993) *

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Black comedy starring Kathleen Turner as a perfect suburban mother and ... a serial killer.

Hard Target (1993) *

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Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this action flick from Hong Kong's director John Woo. Unfortunately, unlike Woo's celebrated earlier ...