i am sam (2001)
I Am Sam is one of those films you want to like because you like the characters, but the filmmakers refuse to stick them in a good film. It’s almost as if writer/director Jessie...
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Scarface (1983)
Brian De Palma’s updating of Scarface is one of those films that runs the gamut from “all-time favorite” to “worst film I’ve ever seen” among critics and non-critics alike. Some love the ultra-violent nature while others...
What Lies Beneath (2000)
If you’ve seen the trailer for this movie, I feel sorry for you. I had seen it about 4 times before seeing the full film and wished that I hadn’t, as it gives away...
The Story of Us (1999)
Here’s a sure rule of thumb for film criticism: If Betty White is in it, it must be bad. (And I love Betty White) After 15 years of ups and down in their marriage, Ben...
Wolf (1994)
Wolf starts off with a book publishing exec (Nicholson, Hoffa) running his vehicle into a wolf in the middle of a desolate road, and when trying to move it out of the way gets bitten in the...
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The biblical story of Moses (Kilmer, The Island of Dr. Moreau) in Exodus, where the Egyptians keep Hebrews as slaves. Fearing her baby boy will be taken and drowned by the Egyptians, a young Hebrew mother...