Tag Archives: Matt Dillon

There’s Something About Mary - * * * 1/2*

Posted on July 9, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Peter and Bobby Farrelly (the creators of Dumb and Dumber, and Kingpin) have turned their sights onto a romantic comedy. And in There’s Something About Mary, the masters of bad taste have managed to create a surprisingly good film, their … Continue reading →

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Wild Things - * *

Posted on March 20, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Wild Things is a movie that prides itself on its deviations, both from sexual norms as well as a plot as we know it. This thriller is overflowing with sex, violence, twisting relationships, and double-crosses to the point that it … Continue reading →

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In & Out - * * *

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

A man questioning his own sexuality does not seem like the ideal topic for a comedy. But with a good script, and plenty of humor, In & Out tackles this touchy subject matter with aplomb. Howard Brackett is the high … Continue reading →

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Albino Alligator - * * 1/2*

Posted on December 13, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Kevin Spacey makes his directoral debut with this moody hostage drama. After a botched robbery, three crooks (Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, and William Fichtner) hide out in a small underground New Orleans bar. Things get tense when the cops arrive … Continue reading →

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Grace of My Heart - * * * 1/2*

Posted on September 13, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Intriguing drama about the music world of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Grace of My Heart tells the story of Edna Buxton (Illeana Douglas), the daughter of a Philadelphia steel magnate who wins a singing contest in the 1950s, and … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Girls - * * 1/2*

Posted on February 9, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Relationship story focusing on five guys and their quests for the ideal woman. Timothy Hutton plays Willie, a piano player and the only one of his high school buddies who escaped small town Knight’s Ridge, Mass. Willie returns for his … Continue reading →

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To Die For - * * 1/2*

Posted on September 27, 1995 by Madeleine Williams

A dark comedy with not enough satirical bite. Nicole Kidman stars as Suzanne Stone, a local weathergirl in Little Hope, Connecticut, with much more ambition than intelligence or morals. She will do anything to be famous, and woe be to … Continue reading →

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