Boat Trip

"...1980s, like Private Resort or Going Overboard: the broad stereotypes, the jiggling bikini babes, the scatological gags, and ever..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Amy's Orgasm

"...hard to find in there, hidden under all the stereotypes (about “bleeding-cunt feminists,” about men who constantly watch football..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

George Washington

Green's debut feature is a sublime tone poem about adolescence

"...for those of us weaned on Hollywood's formulaic kid stereotypes. Not exactly miniature adults, this largely pre-teen group nevertheless..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hard

"...gay cinema, too frequently it ends up aping the stereotypes that critics of the straight cinema found so dismaying..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kiss Or Kill

"...an eclectic supporting cast of oddball characters and fewer stereotypes than you might expect (Possum Harry, an aboriginal tracker..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Butch Camp

"...wrong. This alternately hilarious and annoying take on sexual stereotypes gives the brash, unrelentingly loud Tenuta (“Pigs!”) top billing..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In & Out

"...True, many of the gags build upon classical gay stereotypes, but in context, they actually support a message of..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Latin Boys Go to Hell

"...a few of the movie's males fit certain ethnic stereotypes -- jealous, quick-tempered, irrational, deceitful -- while others are..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Pest

"...gags based on flatulence, buggery, projectile vomiting, and racial stereotypes offhandedly delivered as the zany Pest seeks to outmaneuver..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ransom

"...isn't confusing moral ambiguity with machismo, Ransom deals in stereotypes so laughably paranoiac of Generation X that you wonder..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I Shot Andy Warhol

"...Warhol, with respect and humanity. Gone are the simplistic stereotypes of the deranged man-hating author of The S.C.U.M. Manifesto..."

June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

"...for him to be knocked to his senses. Extreme stereotypes are thus employed in the process of rooting them..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

"...its perils. Instead, they rely on pedestrian, even offensive stereotypes to give the movie its urban flavor and the..."

March 15, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Beautiful Girls

"...judges. Some might accuse Beautiful Girls of playing to stereotypes about the gender gap, but it's too sincere an..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

"...more movie featuring that current favorite of obnoxious movie stereotypes -- the pair of abrasive Asian convenience store owners..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

His Girl Friday

"...highlights Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy in their eternal stereotypes of the cad who gets the girl and the..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Window to Paris

"...Window to Paris is, aside from some occasionally silly stereotypes, genuinely entertaining, and there are some especially delightful sequences,..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

My Family, Mi Familia

Nava's film spans 50 years in the life of the Sanchez family, a Mexican-American clan whose roots in the United States date back to the 1920s in Los Angeles. The film's epic story takes place in various decades.

"...Lucy, groan under the burden of representing years of stereotypes. This scene's awkwardness is further complicated when daughter Toni..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Where the Rivers Flow North

"...familiarity with these stock homesteader-developer conflicts and inserting one-note stereotypes in the villainous roles (Fox, Raymond). What the drama's..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thank God I'm a Lesbian

"...heads for swinging London and spends the day encountering stereotypes and self-fear. It's spun with great humor and charm...."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lightning Jack

"...the humor here is so painfully juvenile, and the stereotypes so mind-numbingly broad, that it's a veritable chore to..."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Beverly Hillbillies

"...crudest common denominator of dumb hick humor and moonshine stereotypes. Don't get me wrong. This is not cerebral humor...."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk

"...when women were frequently used as either cookie cutter stereotypes or the requisite damsels in distress, and it reflects..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deadly Currents

"...it and, in the process, also manages to dispel stereotypes that the viewer may have convictions about. Granted unprecedented..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Crying Game

"...the way it twists and turns, thwarting expectations, confounding stereotypes and venturing into places you least anticipate. Race, gender..."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Noises Off!

In this screwball comedy, the behind-the-scenes activity of a traveling acting troupe threaten to bring down the play.

"...never really get to know the characters, they are stereotypes, their relationships are all standard fare. The charm of..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

My Cousin Vinny

"...its simple-minded premise and its promise of humor in stereotypes to deliver a good-natured comedy. And all that comes..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Young Soul Rebels

"...straight, punk, soul boys, National Fronters or whatever) defies stereotypes and predictability. Moreover, what sustains Young Soul Rebels is..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mannequin Two: On the Move

"...let's face it. This whole movie is based on stereotypes...."

May 24, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tugg on a Redhead

Documentary "Being Ginger" screening in January

"...You've heard all the stereotypes. People with red hair are more sensitive to pain...."

Dec. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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