Daily Archives: September 19, 1997

The Edge - * * *

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Several genres meet at The Edge. At it’s core, it’s a thriller, yet it also has elements of a buddy movie, a wilderness adventure, a monster movie and a character drama. Director Lee Tamahori stitches together all these disparate elements … Continue reading →

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L.A. Confidential - * * * *

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

It would be easy to label L.A. Confidential a nineties attempt a film noir, but it doesn’t quite fit. That overeager catagorization does a disservice both to the film and to the genre. Sure, the pulpy film takes place in … Continue reading →

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Wishmaster - 1/2*

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

What is the problem with most horror movies today? Out of all mainstream genres, the horror genre has the most horrible production values, bad scripts, and even worse acting. I guess part of the blame lies with its uncaring fan … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Acres - *

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Based on Jane Smiley’s novel, A Thousand Acres pulls out every melodramatic trick in the book, but never establishes a foundation on which to build. The result is about as flimsy and not nearly as interesting as a house of … Continue reading →

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In & Out - * * *

Posted on September 19, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

A man questioning his own sexuality does not seem like the ideal topic for a comedy. But with a good script, and plenty of humor, In & Out tackles this touchy subject matter with aplomb. Howard Brackett is the high … Continue reading →

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