1997 – Page 26 – Lollipop Magazine

Elvis Presley – Elvis! His Greatest Hits – Review

October 1, 1997

Four CDs break up 84 classics into: songs released between 1956-’58, ’58-’61, ’62-’69, and ’69-’77, which includes six Sun recordings, and six Country Classics.

The People vs. Larry Flynt – Review

October 1, 1997

Larry Flynt, by his own admission, is a hard man to love, the kind of guy that proclaims that a woman with sperm on her face is the summit of artistic beauty.

The Geraldine Fibbers – Butch – Review

October 1, 1997

An enthralling, harrowing experience, denying the simplified roles women in music have backed themselves into, speaking for one rather than pandering to all.

The Devil’s Own – Review

October 1, 1997

Pitt twice recited, “It’s not an American story. It’s an Irish one,” but this is one of the most watered-down Hollywood plots a movie buff could hope to avoid.

The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace – Review

October 1, 1997

Cements their ability to be both of the pop moment and miles beyond it simultaneously, resulting in one of their full-fledged classics.

Street Fighter II: V – Review

October 1, 1997

Street Fighter II V is a sore disappointment, a children’s television show repackaged for hungry Americans willing to snap at any morsel of animation.

The Fall – The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall – Review

October 1, 1997

Now nearly twice the length of the English vinyl original due to the many contemporaneous tracks tacked on over the years, bursts with expanded possibilities.

Shine – Review

October 1, 1997

Nowhere has the concept of The Zone been so brilliantly portrayed as in the performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto in Shine.

Grosse Pointe Blank – Review

October 1, 1997

Martin Blank goes to his 10 year high school reunion having not been back since he graduated. Now he’s a professional killer. Life takes some funny turns, huh?

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion – Review

October 1, 1997

I learned something from Romy and Michele. Sometimes the bubbleheads have a simple, honest answer to the questions that plague even the introspective types.