A Civil Action

"...Schlictmann), and callous, buck-chasing cynicism (chiefly embodied by Beatrice's lead attorney, Jerome Facher, played by Duvall). Not that these..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Prince of Egypt

"...of Egypt will be the chosen one that will lead the young studio into the promised land. Like their..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

"...it is a maddening melange of autobiographical threads that lead in dozens of directions, like a maze with no..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Post Coitum

"...the more discomforting.) For Roüan, the director, co-screenwriter, and lead actor in this ride on love's roller coaster, Post..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dr. Dolittle

"...element of successful audience ingratiation, the benign and endearing lead character. Murphy, who owes his durable appeal to his..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Love and Death on Long Island

"...them as having no redeeming social value. His obsession leads to his purchase of a VCR even though he..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Caught Up

"...it, he keeps running into people working overtime to lead him astray. This is particularly true when it comes..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Oscar and Lucinda

"...My Brilliant Career. Keeping with the spirit of its lead characters, Oscar and Lucinda is a movie best met..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Great Expectations

"...main characters with imaginative cinematography, risky performances by the leads, and an adrenaline-stoked pace to keep you in a..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mouth to Mouth

"...new American production in search of a Spanish male lead. Intrigued, Victor decides to stick around, taking a job..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Corner

"...hair. His character Jack comes off as an unsympathetic lead, and so, toward the third act, when he makes..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Butch Camp

"...“The Star”), although the film actually belongs to male lead Paul Denniston, a wonderfully nuanced comic actor from the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Steel

"...you'd expect given a marble-mouthed seven-foot jock in the lead role, the creator of TV's Incredible Hulk in the..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

"...humans can't or won't respect the whales' right to lead unmolested lives befitting creatures with no irreplaceable commodity value..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Angel Baby

"...advertised, pack a mighty emotional wallop thanks to powerhouse lead performances by Lynch (Bobby Sands in Some Mother's Son)..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Meet Wally Sparks

"...a sheer quantity scale, Dangerfield’s torrent of one-liners as lead character Wally Sparks would make the movie an Olympic..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Palookaville

"...every expectation. Featuring these extremely engaging actors as its leads -- Trese, Gallo, and Forsythe -- the dramatic tension..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ransom

"...perspective, Ransom tries to justify the behavior of its lead character as something grounded in principle, but make no..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Maximum Risk

"...supremely lame comic relief, not to mention a shoddy lead performance (surprise!) from Belgian kickboxing hunk Jean-Claude Van Damme...."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mrs. Winterbourne

"...believable romance -- as well as an appealing female lead -- buoyed While You Were Sleeping, the lackluster Mrs...."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Flirting With Disaster

"...a Woody Allen movie on some trippy drug. The lead character's neuroses tread familiar Allen territory: He is a..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Family Thing

"...works. With acting legends Duvall and Jones in the lead roles, the story stays afloat, but occasionally these actors..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Saint of Gamblers

"...the cast is all too eager to follow his lead, especially Ng Man-tat, who appears here as a scummy..."

March 13, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Fair Game

"...a gang of nasty KGB assassins. Following her uninspired lead is William Baldwin as Max Kirkpatrick, a reckless, cigar-smoking..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Heaven's a Drag

"...do so is well intentioned. Equally credit-worthy are the lead performances of Arklie and Williams, who flesh out the..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Three drag queens become stranded in a small American town when their car breaks down while traveling cross-country.

"...from its casting of Snipes and Swayze in the lead roles to its over-the-top costuming and music to its..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

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

"...to round out the character of J.J., can also lead to confusion and a surplus of details. That gold..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Search and Destroy

"...as executive producer. Griffin Dunne, who essayed the story's lead character of Martin Mirkheim in the off-Broadway run (and..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

"...he stays briefly. These passings press on him and lead him to doubt, even to challenge God. Marcos' experience..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Circle of Friends

"...brings a fresh beauty and disarming frankness to the lead female role of Benny Hogan in this Pat O'Connor..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

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