The Addiction (1995)Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Written by: Nicholas St. John
Starring: Lili Taylor, Edie Falco, Annabella Sciorra, Christopher Walken, Paul Calderon, Fredro Starr
Unique twist on the vampire mythos features Lili Taylor as a newly turned vampire struggling with her addiction to blood. It's more of a drug addiction movie than a vampire movie. Sciorra and Walken also play vampires. In black and white. B+
Interview With the Vampire (1994)Directed by: Neil Jordan
Written by: Anne Rice
Starring: Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea
Decent adaptation of the novel. Brad Pitt is awful though, and nearly ruins the movie. Despite his terrible acting (and wig) there are enough things to recommend about this film to any horror/vampire fan. B-
Wolf (1994)Directed by: Mike Nichols
Written by: Jim Harrison + Wesley Strick
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce, Om Puri
Instead of focusing on gore and transformations, this werewolf film focuses on the human aspect of things. It gets a bit slow every now and then and the makeup effects are dated, but the chemistry between Nicholson and Pfeiffer is great, and Spader makes a great villain. B+
Nadja (1994)Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Written by: Michael Almereyda
Starring: Elina Lowensohn, Nic Ratner, Karl Geary, Peter Fonda, Martin Donovan, Galaxy Craze, David Lynch
Weird black and white quasi-remake of 'Dracula's Daughter' walks the fine line between the weird and sublime. Peter Fonda is fucking nuts in this as Doctor Van Helsing. It often has a cheap film school look though, which takes away from the overall effect of the film. B
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