Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu 1997, PG-13, 116 min. Directed by Henry Jaglom, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Victoria Foyt, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Noel Harrison, Anna Massey, Vernon Dobtcheff, Graydon Gould, Aviva Marks, Rachel Kempson. At first glance, Henry Jaglom’s 12th film, Déjà Vu, seems to have traded in the narcissistic…
Clockwatchers
Four young office temps wither within and fight back against corporate cubicle culture.
Nightwatch
Nightwatch 1998, R, 105 min. Directed by Ole Bornedal, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Nick Nolte, Brad Dourif. This much-delayed Austin release of Danish director Bornedal’s remake of his own Nattevagen oozes malfeasance like a sluggish aerial wound, but its too-frequent reliance on horror film…
The X-Files
The X-Files 1998, PG-13, 122 min. Directed by Rob Bowman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry O’Quinn, Jeffrey De Munn. An enigma wrapped in a conundrum sealed in a plain brown vapor-lock baggie that — wonder…
Wilde
Wilde 1997, R, 115 min. Directed by Brian Gilbert, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoë Wanamaker, Tom Wilkinson. This film portrait of Oscar Wilde, which is based on Richard Ellman’s biography of the artist, is a solid, engaging presentation…
Six Days, Seven Nights
Six Days, Seven Nights 1998, PG-13, 106 min. Directed by Ivan Reitman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Te Muera Morrison, Allison Janney. The premise of a girl, a guy, and a desert island is hardly high-concept, but Six Days, Seven Nights treats it as if…
Mulan
Mulan 1998, G, 90 min. Directed by Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, B.d. Wong, Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Tondo, Gedde Watanabe, James Hong, Miguel Ferrer, Pat Morita, George Takei. Ink flows, graceful as a winding river, etching title credits onto a cinematic expanse of parchment. The…
Hav Plenty
Hav Plenty 1998, R, 92 min. Directed by Christopher Scott Cherot, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Christopher Scott Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Hill Harper, Tammi Katherine Jones, Robinne Lee, Reginald James, Kim Simmons. An ensemble comedy from first-time director Cherot, Hav Plenty is packed with good ideas that don’t always come to fruition. At…
Dirty Work
Dirty Work 1998, PG-13, 81 min. Directed by Bob Saget, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Artie Lange, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Rebecca Romijn. How on earth it happened that otherwise reputable bands such as KMFDM, Chumbawamba, Green Day, and the Reverend Horton Heat…
