Not Bad for a Girl – Review

June 1, 1996

This is not just another “chick flick” – it offers a unique perspective on women’s role in music, and examines how they cope with sexist attitudes.

Mulholland Falls – Review

June 1, 1996

The gangster/detective thing should be done with a certain finesse, so here’s a message to Hollywood: Next time you attempt this, avoid ruining a good director.

Let’s Get Lost – Review

June 1, 1996

Shot in beautiful black and white by the elusive Bruce Weber, we follow the saint of the jazz scene through his biggest fears and most elaborate dreams.

James and the Giant Peach – Review

June 1, 1996

The animation is superb, and the vocal characteristics are perfect. Funny, I never thought I’d find a giant animated spider with a French-accent so sexy.

Dead Man – Review

June 1, 1996

Jim Jarmusch master’s brush strokes: Dry humor, dead landscapes, and twisted storylines that call for deadpan sentiments and stark realizations.

Barb Wire – Review

June 1, 1996

Encased in leather at all times, Pamela Anderson Lee’s breasts show themselves to be an indomitable fashion statement, prominent, not to be denied or ignored.

Absolute Beginners – Review

May 1, 1996

London swings, and boy, was that pendulum swingin’ in the late ’50s. This was the time to be a young cat or kitten, prowling the dives, lookin’ for fresh kicks.

Times Square – Review

May 1, 1996

It hasn’t quite reached cult-level status, even with cool “new wave” bands such as XTC, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Ramones, and the Pretenders.

Suburbia – Review

May 1, 1996

Spheeris proved her heavy mettle in the p-rock socio-exploitation genre. Imagine if Decline… had been all about Eugene, and you’ve pretty much got Suburbia.

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