Chicago (2002)
After hearing about the cast of the lavish musical screen recreation of the acclaimed Bob Fosse production, Chicago, I was very skeptical that such a musical could be pulled off by a cast that isn’t...
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The Good Girl (2002)
Considering screenwriter Mike White had films like Campus Man and Orange County on his resume, I was a little hesitant about whether or not The Good Girl might actually be worth watching. However, he did collaborate with the same...
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Based on real events that happened back in 1991, and chronicled in Sebastian Junger’s bestseller, this is a mostly speculative account of what happened on board a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic which...
Magnolia (1999)
Without a doubt, Magnolia is my personal pick for best film of 1999, and if it weren’t or The Shawshank Redemption, I’d say it was the best film of the 1990s. No, it wasn’t nominated for an...
For Love of the Game (1999)
Kevin Costner plays future Hall of Fame pitcher named Billy Chapel, in the twilight of his career, who has one last game left to go before his probable retirement. During the game, he flashes...
Hard Eight (1996)
A young man named John blows all of his money in Vegas trying to get $6000 to bury his recently deceased mother. Sitting outside of a diner, an elderly gentleman named Sydney approaches and...