1990s
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Sister Act (1992)
Sister Act
★ 6.6 11 ratings
Emile Ardolino actor: Caryn Elaine Johnson / Maggie Smith …
other title: Sister Act - Una svitata in abito da suora / Halløj i klostret …
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Watched
April 24, 2026
Some light fun and nice songs

Thought I'd seen it years before but no, turns out this was my first watch. Watched in #Comedon watch party on Mastodon.
Comedy WhoopiGoldberg MaggieSmith 1990s Musical
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The Big O (1999)
THE ビッグオー Season 1 part of TV Series: The Big O
Kazuyoshi Katayama / Akira Yoshimura … actor: Mitsuru Miyamoto / Akiko Yajima …
Forty years ago, the minds of Paradigm City's inhabitants were wiped clean of all recollections of the past. Now, ruled by a powerful corporation and cut off from the rest of the world by desolate wastelands, Paradigm has become a virtual police state where Negotiators like Roger Smith keep the wheels of progress, commerce, and society turning.
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Hard Boiled (1992)
辣手神探
★ 7.8 13 ratings
John Woo actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Tony Leung Chiu-wai …
other title: Fervura Máxima / À toute épreuve …
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Watched
April 18, 2026
Realism is overrated. Insane action all the way!

Rewatched for the umpteenth time a day after the 34th anniversary of its release (16 April 1992).
Police PhilipKwok PhilipChan Crime HongKong
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Children of Heaven (1997)
بچه های آسمان IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
★ 8.7 6 ratings
Majid Majidi actor: Amir Farrokh Hashemian / Bahare Seddiqi …
other title: Bacheha-Ye aseman / I bambini del cielo …
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.
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Top Dog (1995)
Top Dog WikiData IMDb TMDB
Aaron Norris actor: Chuck Norris / Michele Lamar Richards …
other title: Il cane e il poliziotto / Top Dog, el perro sargento …
With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.
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The Blade (1995)
刀
★ 7.3 6 ratings
Tsui Hark actor: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo / Xiong Xinxin …
other title: The Blade - Das zerbrochene Schwert / 刀
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
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Bordertown (1989)
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Robert Lantos actor: Sophie Barjac / John H. Brennan …
other title: Les deux font la loi / Bordertown – Abenteuer in einer Grenzstadt
Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.
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The Hitman (1991)
The Hitman WikiData IMDb
Aaron Norris actor: Chuck Norris / Alberta Watson …
other title: Omicidio incrociato / O Destruidor …
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down from within.
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Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
Tammy and the T-Rex
Stewart Raffill actor: Denise Richards / Paul Walker …
other title: Tammy e il T-Rex / Teenage T-Rex: Der Menschen-Dinosaurier
An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies who killed him, and is reunited with his sweetheart.
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Critters 4 (1992)
Critters 4 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Rupert Harvey actor: Don Keith Opper / Paul Whitthorne …
other title: Critters - Seres do Espaço 4 / Critters 4 - Das große Fressen geht weiter …
A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.
Watched
March 30, 2026
Decent first act followed by... meh. Critters films need more critters!

Watched in #Monsterdon watch party on Mastodon
Horror 1990s SciFi USA DonKeithOpper
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Oblivion (1994)
Oblivion WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sam Irvin actor: Richard Joseph Paul / Jackie Swanson …
other title: Alien Desperados / El olvido
On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.
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Kazaam (1996)
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Paul Michael Glaser actor: Shaquille O'Neal / Francis Capra …
other title: Kazaam - il gigante rap / Kazaam - Der Geist aus der Flasche …
When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.
Watched
March 23, 2026
"Shaq Raps!" Not as well known a phrase in the history of cinema as "Garbo Speaks!" but one far more horrifying to those who have seen this film!

Watched in the #MonsterMiru watch party after #Monsterdon on Mastodon.
AllyWalker FrancisCapra USA Comedy PaulMichaelGlaser
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Land of the Free (1998)
Land of the Free WikiData IMDb
Jerry Jameson actor: Jeff Speakman / William Shatner …
other title: Land of the Free - Tödliche Ideale / Universal Fighter …
A politician's campaign manager (Speakman) discovers that the candidate (Shatner) is a front for a military organization plotting a political overthrow of the government. In trying to expose the candidate's right-wing activities, he puts himself and his family in danger of being killed.
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BASEketball (1998)
BASEketball
David Zucker actor: Trey Parker / Kevin Michael Richardson …
other title: Sem Trapaça Não Tem Graça / Die Sportskanonen …
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of baseball. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. When a rival owner wants to institute major rule changes, Coop and Remer's team is the only one standing in the way.