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"...in his hand, Martyn becomes determined to uncover the truth. Throughout, Ollie holds his tongue and reveals little to..."
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July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Out to Sea
"...Rue Mcclanahan. Out to Sea: Boy, howdy… that's the truth. This one misses the boat by several nautical miles...."
July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Night Falls On Manhattan
"...cops, morally compromised public officials, the protean nature of truth and justice in our legal system. Unfortunately, the most..."
May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
La Cérémonie
"...that deepens, rather than resolves the mystery. Then, when truth and moral clarity seem hopelessly remote, he brings them..."
May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Boot: The Director's Cut, Das
"...German U-Boat fleet and replaces it with the brutal truth of war: most of the crews conscripted at the..."
April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Anaconda
"...it the best, right? Well… yeah, in a way. Truth be told, Anaconda is a numbingly pedestrian affair, surprising..."
April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The People vs. Larry Flynt
"...man is nothing but a pornographer for profit. The truth is, however, that The People vs. Larry Flynt depicts..."
Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis
My Fellow Americans
"...rather than staking out any divisive partisan positions. In truth, the writing, acting, and direction all have a ragged,..."
Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
"...and rewards -- hard reflection on the nature of truth, goodness, and identity. And if you're as sick as..."
Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Extreme Measures
"...has nothing left to lose by probing for the truth. Extreme Measures begins realistically enough but quickly loses plausibility...."
Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Lone Star
Writer/director Sayles squeezes lots of metaphorical juice from the idea of borders in this story filmed on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Ostensibly a murder mystery, the story exposes many other town secrets.
"...fills it with divisions: U.S./Mexico, military/civilian, corruption/honesty, black/white, parent/child, legend/truth …. In every case, he finds two sides at..."
June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Carried Away
"...compromising hands, Carried Away might have traded melodrama for truth, but thankfully, there's not a hint of manipulation in..."
June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Celluloid Closet
This award-winning 1995 movie, based on Vito Russo's 1981 book, delightfully debunk the widely held belief that images of gays and lesbians were absent in Hollywood movies.
"...Vito Russo's landmark book, The Celluloid Closet, exposed the truth about the widely held belief that images of gays..."
April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Kids
"...begs the description “a must-see.” For once, it's the truth...."
Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
La Scorta
"...assistants and close friends. Their dedication to the magistrate's truth-seeking agenda and to the man himself eventually overrides personal..."
July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
His Girl Friday
"...Bellamy. His Girl Friday (as well as The Awful Truth) highlights Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy in their eternal..."
June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street
"...to believe but has instead been taught the awful truth, Mara Wilson is a winning and credible combination of..."
Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona
Princess Caraboo
"...journalist named Gutch (Rea) sets out to discover the truth. He feels certain that she's an impostor but has..."
Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Quiz Show
"...works on several dichotomous levels. For example, the ugly truth of Twenty-One is elusive until the veneer of illusion..."
Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Trial by Jury
"...more than a stock character delivering stale lines about truth and justice. In spite of this, Trial By Jury..."
Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
"...her crimes in self-defense; it's hard to tell the truth here, so much of it is muddled by outside..."
Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Grief
"...situation but is the handsome stud really telling the truth? Producer's assistant Leslie (Douglas -- De Niro's scarred-for-life bed..."
June 3, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Inkwell
"...Despite wonderful performances by Tate and Morton, the inescapable truth is that The Inkwell should never have left the..."
May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
With Honors
".../ “You gonna do that line?” // … Keshishian (Truth or Dare) pulls out the stops on this heartstring-yanker..."
May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Snapper
"...insists the “da” is no one they know. The truth is, however, less palatable. Neighbor George (Pat Laffan), married..."
Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
I'll Do Anything
"...and anti-side effect drugs that she has become a truth teller, obviously the wisest and sanest voice in the..."
Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black
Golden Gate
"...his true identity from her, but she discovers the truth eventually and the deceit does not further endear her..."
Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
A Dangerous Woman
"...simultaneously pathetic and amazingly courageous; she clings to the truth like a drowning swimmer in a hurricane. The deceit..."
Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Especially on Sunday
"...him high into the Marrechian hillside to discover the truth. Lyrical, touchingly humorous, and gorgeously shot, Tornatore ably brings..."
Oct. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
"...young men must find in the experience some new truth of death and the continuation of life. The film..."
