Category Archives: Movie Reviews

The Player’s Club - *

Posted on April 8, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Oh boy! Another foray into the world of strippers! Are there any stories here that haven’t been told? Are there interesting ways to present tired material? Well, if there are, you wouldn’t know it from The Player’s Club. Diana Armstrong … Continue reading →

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Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple II - * * *

Posted on April 4, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Since 1966, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon have collaborated eleven times (remarkably, over half of those films have been in the last seven years). However, most of their recent work has hearkened back to their cantankerous relationship in 1968’s The … Continue reading →

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The Spanish Prisoner - * * * 1/2*

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Don’t look for a Spanish prisoner in David Mamet’s new film, The Spanish Prisoner. There isn’t one…but, that’s the point. In this intricate thriller, nothing is quite as it seems…or is it? Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) thinks he’s on the … Continue reading →

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Mercury Rising - *

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Bruce Willis needs to stay away from straightforward action pictures. Mercury Rising adds to a growing list (including such stinkers as The Jackal, Last Man Standing, Striking Distance and The Last Boy Scout) of stale actioners he has headlined. And … Continue reading →

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Lost in Space - * *

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Leave it to Hollywood to remake Lost in Space, a television show that was itself a science fiction retelling of the Swiss Family Robinson. The Lost in Space TV show had devolved into camp after its first season, but though … Continue reading →

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No Looking Back - * 1/2*

Posted on March 27, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Edward Burns tackles his third picture with No Looking Back, and like his previous two, it is a working-class relationship picture. However, unlike his previous work, the film dwells on a more personal story, and with a female protagonist. And … Continue reading →

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The Newton Boys - * * 1/2*

Posted on March 27, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Richard Linklater, notorious for his modern day Generation X films, strikes off in new territory in The Newton Boys, a period drama detailing the true-life exploits of the most successful gang of bank robbers in United States history. The mastermind … Continue reading →

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Meet the Deedles - 1/2*

Posted on March 27, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Part buddy comedy, part fish-out-of-water story, part nature tale, Meet the Deedles is not nearly as interesting as any of those archetypes. In fact, it is an invitation you ought to disregard. Phil and Stew Deedle (Paul Walker and Steve … Continue reading →

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Wide Awake - * 1/2*

Posted on March 20, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Here’s a rarity: a children’s film that attempts to tackle a weighty subject, Is there a God? Done well, it could have been a gem among the wasteland of modern children’s cinema. Unfortunately, it isn’t. With jumbled messages, and an … Continue reading →

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Niagara Niagara - * 1/2*

Posted on March 20, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Niagara Niagara is a road movie that shouldn’t be one. Telling the story of two loners tossed together by fate, the film survives only on the basis of one strong performance. Seth (Henry Thomas) and Marcy (Robin Tunney) are shy … Continue reading →

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