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Forgotten Silver
"...ballot). All of this is done with such straight faces that the jokes seem less like jokes and more..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Postman
"...tattered American flags, postcard mountain vistas, and resolute heartland faces to create the feel of an endless Chevy truck..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Telling Lies in America
"...the negatives of the pissant offense. And so he faces one of youth's central dilemmas: how seriously to take..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

American Buffalo
"...he captures in full view the loss in their faces. It eloquently sums up the terrible price of Mamet's..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Someone Else's America
"...and Miki Manojlovic also convey much with their soulful faces and subtle nuances. Someone Else's America is a mixed..."

July 5, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jane Eyre
"...to the appearance of things: the plainness of the faces and costumes, and the ordinariness of their routines. William..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Days of Being Wild
One of Wong's first international hits, this stylish film is an atmospheric drama about a playboy who's stringing along two women while also learning that the prostitute who raised him is not his biological mother.
"...is just about perfect, with many of these famous faces giving the best performances of their careers. While the..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
"...at all,” but they do manage to keep straight faces throughout the whole affair, and their silly performances only..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Window to Paris
"...breezy, pleasant viewing experience full of new and likable faces, a clever plot, and even a little intellectual stimulation...."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Before the Rain
Manchevski's debut film impresses with its cagey temporal structure, incredible cinematography that exposes the precipitous Macedonian landscape, beautiful performances, and a thematic structure that adds to our understanding of specific and universal issues.
"...and the consequences prove cataclysmic. Part two is called “Faces” and takes place in London, where a photo editor..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Circle of Friends
"...most of Ireland's rolling hills, cobbled streets, and ruddy faces. Circle of Friends relates a common story with uncommonly..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Muppet Treasure Island
"...demeanor. And, of course, there are the other familiar faces -- the Great Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Dr. Bunsen..."

Feb. 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

London
"...camera pans about, taking in the conglomeration of foreign-looking faces that is London today, the narrator reflects on the..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anchoress
"...is a starkness to the images that is unsettling. Faces practically glow from the screen, and texture assumes a..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Little Rascals
"...short after short starting 70 years ago. Sure, the faces are different, but the attitude, the spirit, the sense..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Dragons Forever
"...Peking Opera School (beautifully documented in the film Painted Faces), team up this time out in a seriocomic film..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The November Men
"...though the superimpositions of rifle cross-hairs over the candidates' faces are sure to stir some controversy. Such images, after..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

White
"...with connections. Central to the storytelling are the actors' faces, each so telling and reactive. And, unlike Blue, which..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Earth and the American Dream
"...recognizable woman who was quoted. Also, most of the faces in the photographs and film clips are of white..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grief
"...dog breeders, and Tourette's victims. In these clips, familiar faces pop up as lawyers and litigants, featuring cameos from..."

June 3, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love on Delivery
"...a pretty martial arts student. Unfortunately for Chow, he faces some stiff competition for her affections in the form..."

May 20, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

When a Man Loves a Woman
"...them in close-ups that reveal every shading in their faces. The score hums with acoustic music and nearly every..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

My Girl Two
"...good one. True, Anna Chlomsky has one of those faces that are wonderful to watch -- the kind that..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

It's All True: Based On an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles
"...almost too seamless and ordered. Long close-ups of interesting faces slow the pace of the narrative and the editing..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flight of the Innocent
"...of slow motion slaughter alongside repeated close-ups of grit-stained faces and tired eyes -- and then takes it in..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.
"...the filmmakers didn't lavish more detail on the characters' faces and fluidity of their movement, the picture is still..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Josh and S.A.M.
"...real boon since few directors have assembled more wonderful faces than those that fill his frames. From Tierney's anguished..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Deadly Currents
"...the compassion-fatigued perspective of Western mass media), puts human faces on it and, in the process, also manages to..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Guilty as Sin
"...the face of fear or sashays in the jurors' faces. (There's an extraordinary amount of posterior movement involved in..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Just Another Girl On the I.R.T.
"...of one of the individuals behind the sea of faces racing by in the subway cars -- the kind..."

April 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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