1991 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Cover-Up (1991) – Review

March 11, 2017March 8, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Cover-Up, dolph lundgren, John Finn, Lisa Berkley, Louis Gossett Jr., Manny Cotto

Is there a more improbable screen pairing than action icon Dolph Lundgren and Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr.? They appeared

Action Featured Reviews

Night of the Warrior (1991) – Review

February 12, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont, Lorenzo Lamas, Night of the Warrior, Rafael Zielinski

Lorenzo Lamas had a brief career run as a B-movie Martial Arts action star. Night of the Warrior is one

Drama Featured Reviews

New Jack City (1991) – Review

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Allen Payne, Anthony DeSando, Bill Nunn, chris rock, Ice-T, John Aprea, Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles, New Jack City, Russell Wong, wesley snipes

New Jack City is now 25 years old. Since its debut it has become as infamous as Scarface to gangster

Action Comedy Featured Reviews

Hudson Hawk (1991) – Review

October 14, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Andie MacDowell, bruce willis, Danny Aiello, Hudson Hawk, James Coburn, Richard E. Grant, Sandra Bernhard

Hudson Hawk wears the title ‘madcap comedy’ with pride. That’s about the only successful element in this frantic, unfocused, and

Drama Reviews

Cape Fear (1991) – Review

October 4, 2015August 12, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, cape fear, Gregory Peck, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Robert Mitchum

Cape Fear is a mostly successful psychological thriller from Martin Scorsese. This remake of the 1962 film of the same

Horror Reviews

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) – Review

October 1, 2015January 30, 2015 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 1991, Alice Cooper, Breckin Meyer, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Johnny Depp, Lisa Zane, Nightmare on, Rachel Talalay, Roseanne Barr, tom arnold, Yaphet Kotto

The supposed last entry into the Nightmare on Elm Street film cannon is in actuality the 6th and not final

Action Reviews

The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) – Review

November 4, 2014October 4, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Harley Jane, Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, robert davi, Sydney J Furie, The Taking of Beverly Hills

The Taking of Beverly Hills is the definition of a cinematic bomb, a movie so inept in every department from

Action Reviews

Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) – Review

May 26, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection, Delta Force 3, Delta Force 3: The Killing Game, Eric Douglas, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, John Saint Ryan, Matthew Penn, Mike Norris, Nick Cassavetes, sam firstenberg, The Delta Force

The Delta Force trilogy comes to a limp conclusion in this tacked-on installment that features a cast of Hollywood siblings

Action Reviews

The Human Shield (1991) – Review

May 24, 2014May 24, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, michael dudikoff, Steve Inwood, ted post, The Human Shield, Tommy Hinkley

The producers of the action flick The Human Shield loudly proclaim this B-movie as the first ‘film to deal with

Comedy Reviews

Hot Shots! (1991) – Review

February 9, 2014February 9, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Cary Elwes, charlie sheen, Hot Shots!, Jim Abrahams, John Cryer, kevin dunn, Llyod Bridges, Pat Proft, Valeria Golino

The makers of Hot Shots! have chosen a big juicy target in the lampooning of Top Gun. That film which

Drama Featured Reviews

Grand Canyon (1991) – Review

March 19, 2013March 20, 2013 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 1991, Alfre Woodard, Danny Glover, Grand Canyon, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Kline, Lawrence Kasdan, Mary McDonnell, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Haggis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Silence of the Lambs, steve martin, The Big Chill

Lawrence Kasdan is a filmmaker that achieved mainstream success with 1983’s The Big Chill, yet it is Grand Canyon that

RevBot Reviews SciFi

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) – Review

February 19, 2012January 19, 2017 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 1991, christian slater, christopher plummer, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, Iman, James Doohan, Kurtwood Smith, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Walter Koenig, William Shatner

Of all movies in the original Star Trek saga the Nicolas Meyer directed films are not only the best written

Drama RevBot Reviews

JFK (1991) – Review

August 16, 2011 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Brian Doyle-Murray, Donald Sutherland, Ed Asner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Jay O. Sanders, JFK, Joe Pesci, john candy, Kevin Bacon, kevin costner, Laurie Metcalf, michael rooker, oliver stone, Sally Kirkland, Sissy Spacek, tommy lee jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Walter Matthau, Wayne Knight

4 Stars Oliver Stone has made a number of powerful films in his career but none of his other works

Action Family RevBot Reviews

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) – Review

July 27, 2011 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1991, Alan Rickman, christian slater, Douglas Milsome, kevin costner, Kevin Reynolds, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, morgan freeman, Pen Densham, Robin Hood, sword&sandals, Warner Bros

3 Stars Kevin Costner is Robin Hood in this dark and somewhat depressing tale that is both a film of