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By | May 1998
1998 is the year of Christina Ricci’s breasts…
1998 is the year of Christina Ricci's breasts. This film, "Buffalo 66" and probably a couple of others focus so much attention on them, they almost have...
"Les Miserables" is yet another remake of the classic tale of the unfortunate escaped convicted turned rich, good-deed-doer. The all-star cast includes...
A cute "Trainspotting"-esque caper about two con men and a girl. The cons, Dylan (Dan Futterman), the smarmy American expatriate and Jez (Stuart Townsend)...
Back in the days when I did reviews for the late, great Film Threat Video Guide - a moment of silence, please - I had an unwritten rule. If a movie was...
Mark Wahlberg trades in his big weapon from "Boogie Nights" for a real gun in this watered down Woo actioner. The result is a confused, mess leading to a...
Hey, what's that smell? Somebody finally cleaned the 'fridge at Miramax (Dimension, whatever) and released this 1996 remake of the 1994 Danish film, both...
Languorous but highly compelling tale about an aging yakuza who flirts with the notion of retirement as he gets dragged into one last showdown. The action...
Swell. DreamWorks Pictures kicks off its '98 releases with a talking animal movie. Woo-hoo! Keep dreamin'! Here's the deal: A lonely, stuttering...
Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple ("American Dream") follows Woody Allen and his New Orleans jazz band on a tour through Europe. The...
Most of us film geeks weren't members of a college fraternity, were never invited to join, and wouldn't have accepted an invitation to join even with a gun...