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Tag Archives: George Clooney
Three Kings -
It’s been eight years since the Gulf War, and so far (aside from a few throwaway gimmicks in the Hot Shots series) only one film, Courage Under Fire, has told a Gulf War story. Courage Under Fire now has company: … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged George Clooney, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, Spike Jonze, War
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The Thin Red Line -
A study in pretension, The Thin Red Line marks the infamously reclusive director Terrence Malick’s anticlimactic return to the cinema. On the surface, the film is a war movie, based on the James Jones novel of the same name. But, … Continue reading
Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews
Tagged Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, George Clooney, John Travolta, Nick Nolte, Terrence Malick, War
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Out of Sight -
Elmore Leonard has quickly become one of Hollywood’s favorite authors. Out of four film adaptations in as many years, the witty and inventive Out of Sight gives Get Shorty a run for its money as the best Leonard adaptation around. … Continue reading
Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews
Tagged Albert Brooks, Dennis Farina, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Zahn, Steven Soderbergh, Ving Rhames
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The Peacemaker -
The Peacemaker is a by-the-numbers action film. It’s routine and predictable, but the elements fit together for a reason: it’s a fun film to watch. After a shipment of Russian nuclear weapons is hijacked by a disgruntled Russian general Alexsander … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Action, George Clooney, Nicole Kidman
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Batman & Robin -
Batman is back, this time not only saddled with Robin, but Batgirl as well, and facing some of the series’ most lightweight villains to date. Unfortunately, the caped crusader gets no help this time from the filmmakers. A truly awful … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Action, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, George Clooney, Joel Schumacher, Superhero, Uma Thurman
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One Fine Day -
A formulaic romantic comedy is helped along by the good chemistry of its stars. Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Melanie Parker, a working single mother, a control-freak with an uncontrollable son, Sammy (Alex D. Linz). George Clooney is Jack Taylor, a … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged George Clooney, Michelle Pfieffer, Romantic Comedy
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From Dusk Til Dawn -
Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have produced an exquisite bloodbath of a horror film, which revels in gore and violence. If that first sentence hasn’t already scared you away, be warned that although better than many other films of its … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Horror, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
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