Monthly Archives: April 1998

The Big One - * * 1/2*

Posted on April 10, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Michael Moore, best known for his anti-GM documentary Roger and Me, has set himself up as the working man’s hero. He prides himself in sticking it to corporations where it hurts, and never taking his focus off the little guy. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Big One

Species II - 1/2*

Posted on April 10, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movie theater, there, lurking in the corners, leaps out a stupefyingly horrid sequel to 1995’s sci-fi misfire, Species. Those rascally scientists, not having learned their lesson from the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Species II

My Giant - *

Posted on April 10, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Billy Crystal reappears in yet another high concept comedy. He tries to infuse some life into it, but it gets bogged down with sentimentality and a lack of sophistication. Sammy (Billy Crystal) is a struggling agent at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments Off on My Giant

City of Angels - * * 1/2*

Posted on April 10, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Angels are a hot pop-culture item right now. So it was only a matter of time before someone got around to making an adaptation of Wim Wenders’ film Wings of Desire, about an angel who falls in love with a … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on City of Angels

The Player’s Club - *

Posted on April 8, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Oh boy! Another foray into the world of strippers! Are there any stories here that haven’t been told? Are there interesting ways to present tired material? Well, if there are, you wouldn’t know it from The Player’s Club. Diana Armstrong … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Player’s Club

Summer Preview

Posted on April 5, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Summer is almost upon us, and it is time for an examination of that most reverent of summer passtimes: the Summer Event Movie Extravaganza!!! Never known to be a bastion of quality, at least the summer fare promises to entertain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Article | Comments Off on Summer Preview

Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple II - * * *

Posted on April 4, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Since 1966, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon have collaborated eleven times (remarkably, over half of those films have been in the last seven years). However, most of their recent work has hearkened back to their cantankerous relationship in 1968’s The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple II

The Spanish Prisoner - * * * 1/2*

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Don’t look for a Spanish prisoner in David Mamet’s new film, The Spanish Prisoner. There isn’t one…but, that’s the point. In this intricate thriller, nothing is quite as it seems…or is it? Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) thinks he’s on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Spanish Prisoner

Mercury Rising - *

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Bruce Willis needs to stay away from straightforward action pictures. Mercury Rising adds to a growing list (including such stinkers as The Jackal, Last Man Standing, Striking Distance and The Last Boy Scout) of stale actioners he has headlined. And … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Mercury Rising

Lost in Space - * *

Posted on April 3, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Leave it to Hollywood to remake Lost in Space, a television show that was itself a science fiction retelling of the Swiss Family Robinson. The Lost in Space TV show had devolved into camp after its first season, but though … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Lost in Space