National Security

"...works for a company named National Security. He had wanted to be a cop, but was kicked out of..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Abandon

"...Gaghan (who won an Oscar for his Traffic screenplay) wanted his directorial debut to stand apart from the pack,..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lovely & Amazing

"...generations caught between getting all that they thought they wanted but then discovering themselves still wanting -- or lacking...."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Like Mike

"...pint-sized adolescent boys who were already mega-successful rap stars wanted to extend their reach into the almighty worlds of..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Storytelling

"...Blair. If it seemed as though filmmaker Todd Solondz wanted nothing more in his last two films, Welcome to..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Count of Monte Cristo

"...if Reynolds couldn't decide which style of film he wanted to make, and the combination of the two makes..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

"...Astin and Katie Barberi. Back in the day, everyone wanted to live in a yellow submarine. Not sure what's..."

Feb. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Double Take

"...bumped-off Mexican governor. Two or three contrivances later, he's wanted for murders he didn't commit, pursued by multiple pairs..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Better Living Through Circuitry

"...a vague sense of overkill. It's Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Raves (But Were Afraid to Ask)...."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girl Next Door

"...Directed by: Christine Fugate. Stacy Baker just wanted to please. So it was no surprise that the..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

East-West

"...amnesty to all Russian emigrants throughout the world who wanted to return to their homeland and participate in the..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Judy Berlin

"...Bob Dishy, Bette Henritze and Novella Nelson. “I always wanted to make a documentary about this town, about the..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

"...little to detract from it as well. I've always wanted to own a ferret, so watching the kinky-haired Schneider..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

"...to the level of Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask),..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Ropes

"...the endless difficulties they face -- than you perhaps wanted to, and you walk out exhilarated and shaking all..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tea With Mussolini

"...film were overexposed. No doubt that the aging Zeffirelli wanted to wax rhapsodically about his formative years in Tea..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Modulations

"...Lee. Lee could have called this Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Electronic Music But Were Afraid to..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later

"...memorable series, I suppose, but when it ended I wanted, more than anything else, to go peruse the original...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gone Fishin'

"...higher in my esteem. But as much as I wanted to like Gone Fishin', an insuperable barrier stands in..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Jane Eyre

"...Romeo and Juliet, La Traviata, Jesus of Nazareth) -- wanted his version to be faithful to Charlotte Brontë's original..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

JLG by JLG

"...It's a position that Godard, himself, may never have wanted and one from which he is, obviously, still trying..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bridges of Madison County

"...stuff? Clearly, Bridges is a movie Eastwood very much wanted to make: Not only does he co-star, he also..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within

"...slips into inscrutable mode here and mentions that he wanted a name that had to do with the actual..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anchoress

"...believed she was visited by the Virgin Mary. Christine wanted nothing more than to enclose herself in the church..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Wagons East

"...Ed Lauter. Oh, John Candy. This isn't how we wanted to remember you. For your last film, you deserved..."

Sept. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Highway Patrolman

"...Pedro graduates (though he's disappointed that his father, who wanted him to be a doctor, doesn't attend the ceremony)..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clifford

"...open your Golden Gates!”). It plays like the creators wanted to pull off another Pee-wee's Big Adventure, a film..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Stepping Razor -- Red X

"...the sort of dramatic re-enactment seen on America's Most Wanted to portray Tosh's extremely suspicious death/assassination. It doesn't work..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Warlock: The Armageddon

"...which there are several). And to the women who wanted very much to know: Mr. Sands' bare bottom is..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Without a Face

"...the director and writer (Malcolm MacRury, also a novice) wanted to go with this story, the biggest problem with..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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