Speed 2 runs aground before the ship starts its engine
By Andy Klein,
June 12, 1997
First, the good news: Unlike most action film sequels, Speed 2: Cruise Control is not a mere retread of the original. Now the bad news: Better it... More>>
A film about no less than an entire century, Theo Angelopoulos's broodingly majestic Ulysses' Gaze, the Grand Jury Prize winner at Cannes two... More>>
Twin Town isn't another Trainspotting -- but it's not bad, either
By Elvis Mitchell,
May 29, 1997
Make no mistake: Twin Town ain't Trainspotting, baby. Even though on its poster -- and the soundtrack -- two of its stars are posed in mid-lunge,... More>>
The Jurassic Park sequel isn't nearly nasty enough
By Peter Rainer,
May 22, 1997
The appearance of The Lost World: Jurassic Park carries a double burden. Not only is it the sequel to the most popular movie ever made but it is... More>>
Claude Chabrol, one of the original lights of the French New Wave, makes thrillers that would simply never be produced anywhere near a Hollywood... More>>
As Night Falls, Lumet proves even his failures possess spark
By Andy Klein,
May 15, 1997
Sidney Lumet has had enough ups and downs in his long, prolific career that it's never safe to count him out ... even after two disappointing... More>>
Children of the Revolution and Commandments could've been great black comedies
By Peter Rainer,
May 08, 1997
Judy Davis is often at her ravaged best when she's playing women pulled apart by their own warring impulses. Torn between their isolating desire... More>>
With The Fifth Element, Luc Besson swipes from science fiction past to create a slick, vacuous future
By Peter Rainer,
May 08, 1997
In The Fifth Element, the all-knowing, all-powerful Supreme Being of the Universe turns out to be Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), an orange-haired babe... More>>
If you're hankering to see a movie that sends up swinging '60s London and Carnaby Street and vintage James Bond movies, don't bother to check out... More>>
Bernard Rose, the writer/director of the new movie version of Anna Karenina, talks about how lucky he was to discover "this marvelous story as an... More>>
Bruce Beresford's Paradise Road ends up leading nowhere
By Michael Sragow,
April 24, 1997
No one exploited the historical-epic form better than David Lean. At his peak, he used its spaciousness and breadth to develop characters with... More>>
Volcano destroys the City of Angels with hot magma and cool affection
By Peter Rainer,
April 24, 1997
If you think that all the ills of the planet can be traced to the stench from the movie, record and television industries, and that Los Angeles... More>>
One of the biggest discussion topics among cinephiles -- courtesy of the recent Oscar season -- is whether Hollywood is petering out because it... More>>
There are way too many movies about hit men, but that shouldn't dissuade you from seeing Grosse Pointe Blank. It's not quite like any other movie... More>>
In the delightful Chasing Amy, there's more to sex than love
By Peter Rainer,
April 10, 1997
Kevin Smith is an impassioned jokester. The young writer/director double-whammies the audience by filling in his stick figures with thick brush... More>>
