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Shine – Review

April 1, 1997

Focusing on classical pianist David Helfgott’s retreat into a private world, filmmaker Scott Hicks discovers a contradiction between this eccentric, slightly confused individual and the precision of delivering some of the most complex music ever written.

SubUrbia – Review

April 1, 1997

It may seem an odd pairing in certain respects – Eric (Talk Radio) Bogosian’s dark, cynical theatrical sensibilities coming head to head with Richard (Slacker) Linklater’s sweet-natured, seemingly unstructured cine-meanderings – but, in the case of subUrbia, it’s a match made in observational heaven.

Millers Crossing – Review

February 1, 1997

After redefining noir and slapstick for the ’80s, the two-headed beast they call Coen jitterbugged into the ’90s the most complex gangster pix of the decade.

Blood Simple – Review

February 1, 1997

Moviegoers for whom Fargo is their first Coen film may want to head back to frame one and get a load of the raw material that unspools through Blood Simple.

Barton Fink – Review

February 1, 1997

John Turturro again turns in a paranoid tour de force as our hero, a poor, disillusioned playwright creating his art not for commerce, but for the common man.

Evita – Review

February 1, 1997

Even if you’re not a fan of Madonna, you have to be impressed with Evita. Andrew Lloyd Webber actually came up with a score that involves more than two songs.

Mother – Review

February 1, 1997

Brooks is so insightful about familial dynamics that it’s a shame he wraps things up so neatly with a third-act revelation that’s a bit too forced to ring true.

The People vs. Larry Flynt – Review

February 1, 1997

The story of Larry Flynt, the most notorious name in American sleaze, is an amazing one, full of triumph, tragedy, controversy, sex, God, and utter absurdity.

Caddyshack – Review

December 1, 1996

Reviled by critics in the post-Animal House SNL film backlash of the time, Caddyshack has since taken on new life as something of a comedy classic.

The Grass Harp – Review

December 1, 1996

Based on a novel by Truman Capote, The Grass Harp has more stars in it than It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, but this fillúm turned out to be stomach churning.

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