1994
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the year 1994.
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Armored Trooper Votoms: Brilliantly Shining Heresy
This sequel OVA to ‘Armored Trooper Votoms’ certainly makes some heretical decisions, and it’s just as certainly not "brilliant." (read more)
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Popful Mail
This five-minute music video set to Megumi Hayashibara’s song "No No Pessimist" was meant to pitch a potential Popful Mail OVA to producers, but in the end, nothing came from it. (read more)
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Wario’s Woods
‘Wario’s Woods’ is an underrated SNES action puzzler featuring unique gameplay that Nintendo refuses to rerelease. (read more)
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Giant Robo Side Story: Ginrei
"How could more ‘Giant Robo’ possibly be a bad thing?" he wondered, stupidly, as he began watching ‘Side Story: Ginrei.’ (read more)
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Quiz Show
Tense and engaging in that typical way these “true story” cons tend to be, but I won’t act like I’m above that kind of entertainment. Especially when it’s backed up by the great performances of John Turturro and Ralph Fiennes. Robert Redford’s direction is very uninvolved, however, making Quiz Show more of a literal story… (read more)
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In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness has John Carpenter attempting his most direct Lovecraft tribute yet, complete with genuinely disturbing imagery and special effects that rival The Thing. There’s evidence of evolution here but also the opposite. Carpenter’s lost his sense of restraint, as evident by the awkward soundtrack that knocks off Metallica’s Black Album as… (read more)
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Mobile Fighter G Gundam
In spite of its fun premise, ‘Mobile Fighter G Gundam’ is a relentless slog of inconsequential subplots, a glacial storyline with a routine, unenthused structure, and poorly-animated fights composed of still, lifeless choreography. (read more)
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Macross 7
The ‘Macross’ franchise moves from pop idols to pop ROCK with ‘Macross 7,’ yet it never has as much fun as it feels like it should. (read more)
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Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden shows its source medium of a play very clearly in positive ways with a gripping single-setting that has a curious mystery and high stakes. The combination works like a guarantee and it’s entertaining throughout. Weaver incredibly overacts and actually loses sympathy, not as a victim, but as a relatable person. Wilson… (read more)
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Mega Man X2
‘Mega Man X2’ competes with one of the best platformers of the generation: its own predecessor. Can it really be even better? (read more)