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By | June 1998
Just what the theaters needed, another boorish hip-hop romance…
Just what the theaters needed, another boorish hip-hop romance. This one alleges to be based on a true story about the writer/director/actor's own love...
Don't you hate films that require some kind of previous experience or education on the part of the viewer to really understand? Well this movie is one of...
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" marks the return of visual genius Terry Gilliam. It's ensemble cast includes Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro along with a...
I saw my first rock concert in Chicago Stadium, which no longer exists. Neither does the Electric Light Orchestra, the band I saw on that long ago night. ...
Carine Adler's feature length debut, "Under the Skin," is an unsentimental exploration of grief and sexuality from an expressly female point of view. It's...
Writer/director Morgan J. Freeman's (not the actor) earnest debut and 1997 Sundance Award Winner wasn't half bad, although it can't be good when the first...
Whit Stillman's third and most indulgent installment of his autobiographical preppie/yuppie trilogy. Set in the early 80's, during the hey day of disco,...
It's surprisingly difficult to turn even the most successful stage play into a decent movie. "Deep in the Heart (of Texas)," Stephen Purvis' hit-and-miss...
Rain. Rain. Lots of rain. In fact, in almost every scene in this entire movie, it rains. Really wet rain. It actually gets depressing and tiresome after...
Warren Beatty plays Senator Bulworth, who, on the eve of his planned suicide (he puts a hit out on himself) grows a conscience. He speaks his mind and...
