Movies: Shots in the Dark – Column

June 1, 2000

When they were kids, they needed movies to thumb noses at their parents, and now are eager for films like American Beauty and Simpatico which offer appeasement for those who have turned into their parents, only with greater hypocrisy and less taste.

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.