Tag Archives: Nicolas Cage

Bringing Out the Dead - * * 1/2*

Posted on October 22, 1999 by Madeleine Williams

When it was announced that Martin Scorsese’s new film would be a Paul Schrader scripted tale of an unhinged man prowling the nighttime streets of New York City in an ambulance, it was easy to quickly dismiss his latest effort … Continue reading →

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8MM - * 1/2*

Posted on February 26, 1999 by Madeleine Williams

Have you been dying to know just how sick, twisted and decayed the human soul can become? Well, look no further. 8MM is a prime example of bleak vérité. But, though it has bleakness in spades, 8MM lacks anything worthwhile … Continue reading →

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Snake Eyes - * *

Posted on August 7, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Brian DePalma once again revisits his favorite genre: the Hitchcockian thriller. Borrowing a trick from Rope, he films the opening twenty minutes as one (nearly) seamless scene. However, soon after this bravura opening, the film loses all cohesion and begins … Continue reading →

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City of Angels - * * 1/2*

Posted on April 10, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Angels are a hot pop-culture item right now. So it was only a matter of time before someone got around to making an adaptation of Wim Wenders’ film Wings of Desire, about an angel who falls in love with a … Continue reading →

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Face/Off - * * * 1/2*

Posted on June 25, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

It is not often that you encounter an action film that can actually challenge its actors (not counting featherbrained musclemen, of course). And it isn’t often that you get strong performances, either. Yet, both of those are true for Face/Off, … Continue reading →

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Con Air - * * 1/2*

Posted on June 6, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Con Air introduces, then fails to exploit, the largest collection of onscreen villains since the Legion of Doom. Instead, we are treated to a run of the mill plane hijacking, and more explosions and climactic fights than I’d care to … Continue reading →

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The Rock - * * * 1/2*

Posted on June 7, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Freneticaly paced action flick truly thrills. When decorated war hero General Hummel (Ed Harris) seizes control of Alcatraz island, holds 81 tourists as hostages, and threatens to launch several rockets laced with chemical weaponry upon San Francisco unless his demands … Continue reading →

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Leaving Las Vegas - * * * 1/2*

Posted on October 27, 1995 by Madeleine Williams

Depressing love story. Nicolas Cage is Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic movie executive who has lost everything in his entire life and decides to go to Las Vegas where he can drink himself to death. There he meets up with Sera … Continue reading →

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