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.

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.

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?

Fierce Creatures – Review

October 1, 1997

The cast of ’88’s A Fish Called Wanda reunites in a zoo. They try not only to turn a profit, but to match Wanda’s brilliant comedic timing. They fail at both.

The Fall – Seminal Live – Review

October 1, 1997

Their integrity and refusal to bow to fad except as it suits them remains a model of the punk ethos and an iconoclastic beacon for unorthodox music-makers.

Private Parts – Review

October 1, 1997

Stern does a bang-up job showing his development as a broadcaster (the progression of his radio voice and persona is marvelous) and showing his sensitive side.

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