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Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Butcher Boy
"...seems all the more frightening in light of the current American epidemic of childhood violence. Told from Francie's perspective,..."
May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Tomorrow Never Dies
"...Pryce, Teri Hatcher, Judi Dench and Desmond Llewelyn. Spottiswoode, current altar boy for the revered 007 movie franchise, has..."
Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
For Richer Or Poorer
"...the confounding perplexities of Amish life. Alley transfers her current TV series bimbo to the big screen without even..."
Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona
A Thousand Acres
"...unforgiving movie with dominant sensibilities more similar to the current wave of “therapy fiction” than to the classical tragedy..."
Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Martha Knows Best?
Current Trends in Wedding Cakes
"...of patience. It also calls for an appreciation of current trends, and deft communication to assure the bride gets..."
May 9, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
When We Were Kings
This documentary Oscar winner is a vivid retelling of the "Rumble in the Jungle," in which Muhammad Ali bested George Foreman in a storied boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire.
"...Ali. Pulsing through the film is a live, raw current of great African and African-American music, including stellar performances..."
March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
My Fellow Americans
"...at the behest of evil forces directed by the current prez (Aykroyd). It's all a flimsy pretext to throw..."
Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Curdled
"...morbid scrapbook of newspaper clippings about murders, and her current binder-buster is a serial murderer called the Blue Blood..."
Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
2 Days in the Valley
"...paucity of 2 Days in the Valley -- the current winner of the “hit man crime/comedy of the month”..."
Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Celtic Pride
"...movie is a throwaway sports comedy, ripe for the current NBA playoff season but bottom-rack video rental forever after...."
April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
"...thing: If I see one more movie featuring that current favorite of obnoxious movie stereotypes -- the pair of..."
Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Black Bomber
"...a pirate radio station while fighting to topple the current dictator, a sort of Serbian Big Brother. Aiding him..."
Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Powder
"...an odd propensity to attract large jolts of electrical current is thrust into the world when his caretakers die..."
Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
"...hero. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of his current vehicle. Even with Nichols, decent production values, a pair..."
Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona
Temptation of a Monk
"...official and duped into helping him take over the current regime, decides to hide up in a monastery with..."
July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
La Scorta
"...of society well-greased and the headway made by the current movement aimed at cleansing the entire political system. The..."
July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Glass Shield
In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community
"...(The Killing Floor, To Sleep With Anger). While this current police drama has a harder edge to it than..."
June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
JLG by JLG
"...Though appreciative, I find myself more distracted by his current film exercise than I suspect I might have been,..."
June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
"...exaggeration. New 35mm prints have been struck for this current re-release of Faster, Pussycat!, and, on the big screen,..."
June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Top Dog
"...like how it's portrayed in the movies. In the current climate, Top Dog has no chance of finding a..."
May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Martha & Ethel
"...working as nannies for the two families, and their current experiences. Johnstone narrates the segments devoted to her nanny..."
April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor
Born to Be Wild
"...Warner Bros. executives trying to cash in on the current trend of cuddly creatures in children's films (i.e., Free..."
April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
The Wild Bunch
"...to the meanings and relationships in the film. This current theatrical version, with a full 10 minutes restored, is..."
March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black
Fist of Legend
"...The Chinese Connection, Fist of Legend stars Hong Kong's current king of martial arts superstars, Jet Lee (Once Upon..."
March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
The Brady Bunch Movie
"...spin on the banality of the original. Although the current trend of transforming yesterday's mediocre 30-minute television programs into..."
Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Three Swordsmen
"...a year in Hong Kong, due mainly to the current unpopularity of period chopsocky fantasies, this decent, if wholly..."
Jan. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Love After Love
"...female friendships and coming of age issues. In her current film, Love After Love, Kurys' characters are in their..."
Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui
"...Jing's second production to speedily cash in on the current trend of gangster pictures in Hong Kong, as well..."
Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Risk
"...this complete stranger into her life? Perhaps it's her current state of desperation that allows her to take the..."
