Lollipop Magazine

What Planet are You From? – Review

April 1, 2000

I hate to see a good punchline wasted. In Mike Nichols’ new film, the few good punch lines are shredded by a silly, derivative excuse for a rousing sex comedy.

Oscar Race 2000 – Column

April 1, 2000

When summer is over and Hollywood is finished making its money, things in movieland start to get serious. It’s usually around Labor Day that the Oscar race begins, and it doesn’t come to a stop until all the snow has melted.

The Last Reel of the Century – The Films of the 1990s: A Retrospective – Column

January 1, 2000

The first six years had groundbreaking work from some of the greatest filmmakers in cinema history. The first half also contained the premier work from the majority of the independent filmmakers who will take us deep into the next century.

A Spy, A Jedi, and An American Pie – The 1999 Summer Movie Review – Column

September 1, 1999

1999 was a pathetic summer for movies with the bad far outweighing the good. In fact, most of the films weren’t even mediocre, they were worse.

The X-Files: Things That Stand Out When You’re Busy Saving The World – Review

April 1, 1998

Heroes Don’t Need Food. For all the running around they do, Mulder and Scully never eat.