SENSUOUS `FIRST SIGHT’ SATISFYING
Our Flick of the Week is "At First Sight," the story of a young blind man (Val Kilmer) regaining his sight and falling in love with the woman (Mira Sorvino)...
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RICH `ACTION’ ONE FOR THE CLASSROOM
Our Flick of the Week is "A Civil Action," based on Jonathan Harr's celebrated book. It tells the true story of a chemical-dumping lawsuit and the practical decisions that were...
`SHAKESPEARE’ A REMARKABLE BARD PORTRAIT
Our Flick of the Week is "Shakespeare in Love," one of 1998's best films, a remarkable entertainment that is both a love story and a historical document, as we watch...
WILLIAMS TOO OBNOXIOUS IN `PATCH’
Our Flick of the Week is "Patch Adams," an utterly unctuous drama featuring Robin Williams clowning it up as a medical student who challenges the medical establishment in a cloying...
IN `MAIL,’ HANKS AND RYAN 1ST CLASS
Our Flick of the Week is "You've Got Mail," which could be called "Quarreling in New York," as America's favorite movie couple, the impossibly good Tom Hanks and the impossibly...
CHARMING `NED’ A DEVINE COMEDY
Our Flick of the Week is "Waking Ned Devine," which is nothing less than one of the year's best movies -- funny, charming and clever -- an Irish village comedy...
`VOICE’ SINGS OF A TALENT ENTRAPPED
Our Flick of the Week is "Little Voice," a slightly more light-hearted version of the "Shine" story -- about a gifted musical talent trapped in a dysfunctional family environment. The...
`RINGMASTER’ JUST ANOTHER SPRINGER CIRCUS
Our Flick of the Week is "Ringmaster," a pseudo behind-the-scenes look at the production of Jerry Springer's TV show, which I have never seen. In 30 years of reviewing movies...
`ENEMY’ WORKS AS PARANOIA ENTERTAINMENT
Our Flick of the Week is the frantic techno-thriller "Enemy of the State," in which Washington labor attorney (Will Smith) is unknowingly caught up in the plot of rogue government...
HORRORS OF THE NUMBERS GAME
Our Flick of the Week is the utterly predictable and worthless slasher picture "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer," and I am featuring it in this space to...