`ACCUSED’ AN IMITATION, NOT A PARODY
Our Flick of the Week is the lackluster "Wrongfully Accused," which triggers thoughts on the state of American film comedy. Enduring this film suggests that old jokes just don't have...
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`DANCE’ GLIDES SOME, SLIDES SOME
Our Flick of the Week is "Dance With Me," a colorful if familiar romance set mostly in the Houston dance studio where Vanessa L. Williams works as an instructor and...
`STELLA’ HAS PROBLEMS IN PARADISE
Our Flick of the Week is "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," but after seeing the picture I don't know how. Not a good sign. Stella (Angela Bassett) is a...
`SNAKE EYES’ LUCKY WITH CAGE, SINISE
Our Flick of the Week is "Snake Eyes," a film that succeeds primarily on the strength and charisma of its actors, which is worthy of note because the film was...
`PARENT TRAP’ REPEAT A WORTHY TRIP
Our Flick of the Week is the thoroughly enjoyable remake of "The Parent Trap" (1961), in which Hayley Mills got together with her twin and her divorced parents, yeah, yeah,...
HEROIC `RYAN’ RINGS TRUE
Our Flick of the Week is Steven Spielberg's World War II epic "Saving Private Ryan," which accomplishes something I had been taught was most difficult -- making an action-filled anti-war...
`MARY’ IS SOMETHING TO SEE
Our Flick of the Week is the explosively funny "There's Something About Mary," which I haven't stopped talking about and recommending to friends since I saw it a week ago....
JOKEY PATTER OF 4TH `WEAPON’ JUST WEARING
Our Flick of the Week is "Lethal Weapon 4," which once again stars those cut-up cops Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) who yuk it up so much on...
`ARMAGEDDON’ AN AMUSING EXPERIENCE
Our Flick of the Week is "Armageddon," which is appropriately named because while you are seeing it you will feel as though you have been in combat, visual and aural....
`DOLITTLE’ DOES LITTLE TO AMUSE
Our Flick of the Week is "Dr. Dolittle," a needlessly vulgar remake of the 1967 yarn about a general practitioner with the remarkable ability to understand the grunts, barks and...