Basic Instinct

"...George Dzundza and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Even without the controversy, Basic Instinct is a cold and heartless movie. In it,..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Basic Instinct 2

This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.

"...grandeur of near-epic proportions. I'm tempted to thank original Basic Instinct scribe and sometime Hollywood animal Joe Eszterhas for..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fatal Instinct

"...tackle such sex 'n' slash favorites as Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, Sleeping With the Enemy, and Cape Fear, tie..."

Nov. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Instinct

"...doctor delivers a fair enough summary of Quinn's philosophy. Basically, it boils down to a vision of humans as..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Sliver

"...wannabe sexy thriller that capitalizes on Stone's widely hyped basic instincts. The “sliver” of the title stands for the..."

May 28, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elle

Riveting yet perplexing, this psychological thriller is a stunner

"...dubious successes with such films as RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, and Starship Troopers, the Dutch director returns..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Telling Lies in America

"...himself? The pud-stroking hack responsible for Showgirls, Sliver, and Basic Instinct? Believe it. With help from talented young director..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hexed

"...Plotwise, it's your standard farcical take on films like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction. Gross plays Matthew Welsh, a..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Body of Evidence

"...on the word “less.” Aiming to be this year's Basic Instinct, Body of Evidence never raises a discernible pulse...."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'til There Was You

"...dramatic gem that it was. Leads Tripplehorn (The Firm, Basic Instinct) and McDermott (Home for the Holidays, In the..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Showgirls

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' flimsy and illogical story about Vegas showgirls is a sad excuse for this prurient and purulent tale that nevertheless has its cult adherents.

"...Showgirls fails to deliver the goods. The movie reteams Basic Instinct creators, the once-promising director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Don't Nomi

Should you re-assess Showgirls? No, but that's not what's happening here?

"...off the blockbuster trifecta of RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct, started to loose his sheen as the European..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wild Things

The film is a fun, sexy never-ending game of double-cross.

"...(Scream's Campbell) in this noirish sleazefest that plays like Basic Instinct meets Out of the Past and feels like..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Starship Troopers

In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."

"...first name that pops to mind is Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall). Using Robert Heinlein's more subtle novel..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Game

"...Street-smarts of Gordon Gekko to the frantic panic of Basic Instinct is rehashed, and Douglas is clearly having a..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Dance

"...track to stardom when she spread her legs in Basic Instinct and became an overnight success after years of..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Showgirls fails to deliver the goods. The movie reteams Basic Instinct creators, the once-promising director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Showgirls fails to deliver the goods. The movie reteams Basic Instinct creators, the once-promising director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Disclosure

"...Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, The War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Falling Down -- even Douglas' debut into filmmaking..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Single White Female

"...or Hand That Rocks the Cradle or Poison Ivy, Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction, Hedy has insinuated herself so..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whispers in the Dark

"...sound of psychiatrists howling? They didn't much care for Basic Instinct, nor Prince of Tides, now this.) Meanwhile, we..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

In Print

The X List: The National Society of Film Critics' Guide to the Movies That Turn Us OnIts reach is ambitious, covering films from the mainstream and the fringes, from the buddy flick to good, old-fashioned hard-core porn.

"...List's reach is ambitious, covering films from the mainstream (Basic Instinct) and the fringes (Ayn Rand: A Sense of..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...For the movie Basic Instinct, the crotch shot of Sharon Stone was permissible,..."

July 19, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fatale Attraction

Deon Taylor on bringing back the '80s erotic thriller

"...from the '80s and '90s like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct...."

Dec. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: December 3

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Hillary Clinton plays coy, Sophia Vergara gives into her basic instinct, and the SCOTUS demands more cowbell. Six o'clock..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Daily Hustle: 7/6/10

City keeps hitting the snooze button

"...asking: grilling and fireworks, capped by a viewing of Basic Instinct.)..."

July 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM

We did not fall from the Garden; we journeyed away

"...indoors, Toni and I gravitated, as if by some basic instinct, to Central Park. Hundreds of others obeyed the..."

July 31, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Live to Tell

Madonna Live Shot, Houston's Minute Maid Park, 11.16.2008

"...opening set piece swiveled to reveal Madonna sitting Sharon Stone/Basic Instinct-style on a throne, the singer’s blazing blue eyes..."

Nov. 17, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...A Prairie Home Companion (Garrison Keillor and Ken LaZebnik)WORST FILMBasic Instinct 2 – This meretricious debacle would have been..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...Larry Wachowski), Brick (Rian Johnson), The Departed (William Monahan)WORST FILMBasic Instinct 2 – Kinda like a slo-mo car crash..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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