Predator 2
Ten years after a band of mercenaries first battled a vicious alien, the invisible creature from another world has returned to Earth—and this time, it’s drawn to the gang-ruled and ravaged city of Los Angeles. When it starts murdering drug dealers, detective-lieutenant Mike Harrigan and his police force set out to capture the creature, ignoring warnings from a mysterious government agent to stay away.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Adam Baldwin Bill Paxton Danny Glover Gary Busey Jr. Kent McCord Kevin Peter Hall María Conchita Alonso Morton Downey Robert Davi Rubén Blades
Predator
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Duke Carl Weathers Elpidia Carrillo Jesse Ventura Kevin Peter Hall R. G. Armstrong Richard Chaves Shane Black Sonny Landham
Righteous Kill
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Director: Jon Avnet
Stars: 50 Cent Al Pacino Brian Dennehy Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg John Leguizamo Melissa Leo Robert De Niro Sterling K. Brown Trilby Glover
Traffic
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Amy Irving Benicio del Toro Catherine Zeta-Jones Dennis Quaid Don Cheadle Jacob Vargas Michael Douglas Michael O'Neill Russell G. Jones Tomás Milián
A Perfect Murder
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Director: Andrew Davis
Stars: Constance Towers David Suchet Gwyneth Paltrow Maeve McGuire Michael Douglas Michael P. Moran Novella Nelson Sarita Choudhury Viggo Mortensen Will Lyman
Slow Burn
A district attorney (Ray Liotta) is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader (LL Cool J) and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney (Jolene Blalock) and a cryptic stranger.
Director: Wayne Beach
Stars: Bruce McGill Chiwetel Ejiofor Fisher Stevens Frank Schorpion Guy Torry Jolene Blalock LL Cool J Mekhi Phifer Ray Liotta Taye Diggs