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Tag Archives: John Cusack
High Fidelity -
Stephen Frears directs this romantic comedy about a slacker (John Cusack) who owns a record store who sets his sights on winning back his ex-girlfriend (Iben Hjejle). Joan Cusack, Sara Gilbert, Lili Taylor, Tim Robbins, Lisa Bonet, Jack Black, Natasha … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Catherine Zeta Jones, Jack Black, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Romantic Comedy, Sara Gilbert, Tim Robbins, Todd Louiso
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Cradle Will Rock -
The intersection of politics, class relations and art has rarely been examined in the movies. Cradle Will Rock, the third directorial outing from Tim Robbins, examines this unusual juxtoposition with plenty of energy. But amid his many political musings, Robbins … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Angus MacFadyen, Bill Murray, Cary Elwes, Cherry Jones, Emily Watson, Hank Azaria, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, John Turturro, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
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Being John Malkovich -
Spike Jonze directs this dark comedy about a puppeteer (John Cusack) who discovers the ability to enter the mind of John Malkovich (John Malkovich) for 15 minutes at a time. Catherine Keener will play a love interest of both characters, … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Charlie Kaufman, Comedy, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Spike Jonze
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -
John Berendt’s popular nonfiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a very difficult book to adapt. Clint Eastwood’s film version might be as good an adaptation of the book as you could hope, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Clint Eastwood, Drama, John Cusack, Kevin Spacey
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Con Air -
Con Air introduces, then fails to exploit, the largest collection of onscreen villains since the Legion of Doom. Instead, we are treated to a run of the mill plane hijacking, and more explosions and climactic fights than I’d care to … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Action, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames
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Grosse Pointe Blank -
Grosse Pointe Blank is a darkly amusing black comedy that needs a better title. John Cusack is Martin Blank, a hitman for hire, who has just been invited to his 10 year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (hence … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Alan Arkin, Comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, John Cusack
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City Hall -
City Hall is an acute and perceptive drama about politics enshrouded by a rather routine mystery. Al Pacino is the mayor of New York, and John Cusack is his eager deputy mayor. When a tragic downtown shooting results in the … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Al Pacino, Bridget Fonda, Drama, John Cusack
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