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------ Movies Approved by Siskel & Ebert------ DECEMBER 1995
A MOVIE LISTED INDICATES S & E GENERALLY LIKED THE MOVIE
*INDICATES NEW ENTRY
Abbreviations Used in Listing
S/E=Siskel and Ebert did not agree on this movie
S//E=Siskel and Ebert disagreed VIOLENTLY on this movie
S&E GREAT=Siskel & Ebert AGREED(!) this is a great movie
32 SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD- S&E GREAT
ABOVE THE LAW- S/E
ABOVE THE RIM
THE ABYSS- OK, EXCEPT FOR ALIENS
THE ABYSS SPECIAL EDITION- MUCH IMPROVED , SPECTACULAR ON LASERDISK
ACCIDENTAL TOURIST- S&E GREAT,FUNNY/POIGNANT
THE ACCUSED
THE ADJUSTER- S&E GREAT, MOODY AND SUBLIME
THE ADVOCATE- S/E OFFBEAT HISTORICAL THRILLER/COURTROOM DRAMA
ACTING IN FILM- MICHAEL CAINE LECTURE, FASCINATING MATERIAL
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES- S/E
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING-OK
ADVENTURES OF BARON VON MUNCHAUSEN- S/E
ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN
AFTER DARK- STRONG CRIME MOVIE
AFTER HOURS
AGE OF INNOCENCE- S&E GREAT
ALADDIN
ALICE- S/E
ALIENATION- S/E
ALIENS 2
ALIVE- S/E
ALL AMERICAN HIGH
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN- S/E
ALL THE VERMEERS IN NEW YORK
AMERICAN DREAM
AMERICAN HEART- S/E
AMERICAN ME
*THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT- S&E GREAT
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON- (HBO MOVIE)
ANGEL AT MY TABLE- UNCOMMONLY GOOD, NOT TO BE MISSED
ANGEL HEART-WEIRD & FASCINATING
ANGIE- S//E
ANGUS- S/E
ANOTHER STAKEOUT- S/E
ANOTHER WOMAN- HEAVY WOODY ALLEN, S&E GREAT
APOLLO 13
AROUND MIDNIGHT-DEXTER GORDON JAZZ
AT CLOSE RANGE
AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS-GREAT CHILDHOOD VIEW OF WORLD WAR 2
AVALON- CONVENTIONAL IMMIGRANT MOVIE AT START, LATER POETIC & ELEGIAC
AWAKENINGS- MOVIE WITH INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE AND EMOTIONAL PAYOFF
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE- S/E
BABBETS FEAST
BABE- WITTY, INTELLIGENT, & CHARMING
BABYS DAY OUT- S//E
BABY BOOM-OK,BUT OLD FASHIONED
BABYFEVER
BACKBEAT- S/E
BACKDRAFT- GOOD FIRE SCENES, CONTRIVED PLOT
BACK TO THE BEACH
BACK TO THE FUTURE
BACK TO THE FUTURE 2- S/E
BACK TO THE FUTURE 3- S/E NOSTALGIC WESTERN VERSION OF BTTF, BUT CLICHED
BAD COMPANY- S/E VERY COMPLICATED PLOT
BAD INFLUENCE- S//E
BAD LIEUTENANT- NOT ENJOYABLE, BUT A GOOD PERFORMANCE BY HARVEY KEITEL
BAGDAD CAFE- S/E
BALLAD OF A SAD CAFE- SOUTHERN GOTHIC EMOTIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA,REDGRAVE GOOD
BALLAD OF LITTLE JOE
BANDIT QUEEN- AN ANGRY & FASCINATING FILM
BARAKA- S&E GREAT
BARCELONA- CHARMING,FRESH & FUNNY,IRONIC & ENDEARING,WELL WRITTEN
BARTON FINK- VERY BIZARRE VIEW OF HOLLYWOOD, WELL DONE & WELL DIRECTED
BAT 21- S/E
BATMAN- S//E
BATMAN FOREVER- S/E
BATMAN: RETURN OF THE PHANTASM
BATMAN RETURNS- S/E
BEACHES- S/E
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- S&E GREAT, ONE OF THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIES OF ALL TIME
BEETHOVEN- S/E, CUTE KIDS FILM, BUT SO SO FOR ADULTS
BEFORE SUNRISE- S&E GREAT,A SWEET,TOUCHING,GENTLE FILM,VERY ABSORBING
BEFORE THE RAIN- S&E GREAT, ONE OF THE YEARS BEST
BELLE DU JOUR- (RERELEASE)
BELLE EPOQUE(FRENCH)
BELLMAN & TRUE- HEIST MOVIE
BELZAR THE CAJUN
BENNY AND JOON- S/E
BEST INTENTIONS- VERY GOOD BERGMAN MOVIE
BETRAYED-GOOD CHARACTERS,SOSO
BEYOND RANGOON- VERY GOOD
BHAJI ON THE BEACH
BIG
BIG EASY- S&E GREAT
BIG TOWN-GREAT ACTING,ATMOSPHERE
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINATOWN
BILL & TEDS BOGUS JOURNEY- S/E,GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS,HUMOR WORKS ON A
SUB-MORONIC IDIOTIC LEVEL
BILOXI BLUES- S/E
BITTER MOON- VERY STRANGE SEXUAL ADVENTURE, ALIVE & UNPREDICTABLE
BLACK RAIN- JAPANESE WORLD WAR 2 NUCLEAR FILM (NOT PREVIOUS THRILLER OF
SAME NAME)
BLACK ROBE- S/E
BLACK WIDOW
BLADE RUNNER 2
BLANKMAN
BLAZE- S/E
BLIND FURY- BLIND NINJA MOVIE, LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, OK BUT COULD BE BETTER
BLINK- S&E GREAT
BLUE- S&E GREAT
BLUE CHIPS- S/E,NOT A COMEDY BUT A HARD HITTING DRAMA,"HOOP DREAMS" IS BETTER
BLUE IGUANA- S/E
THE BLUE KITE- S&E GREAT
BLUE SKY- S/E
BLUE STEEL- S/E
BLUNT- SPY MOVIE
BOB ROBERTS
BODYGUARD
BODY HEAT
BODY SNATCHERS- S/E
BOOMERANG- S/E
BOPHA- S/E
BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY- ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR, TOWERING PERFORMANCE
BY TOM CRUISE
BOY FRIENDS GIRL FRIENDS
BOYZ N THE HOOD- S&E GREAT, ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR
BOOST- S/E MOVIE ON DRUGS
BRAM STOKERS DRACULA- S/E
BRAVEHEART
BREAKING IN- GOOD CHARACTERS & ACTING
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY- S&E GREAT, GREAT PERFORMANCE BY MERLE STREEP
BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME- S/E
BRIGHT ANGEL- S&E GREAT
BRIGHT LIGHTS & BIG CITY
BROADCAST NEWS-EXCELLENT
A BRONX TALE- TRUTHFUL, PAINFUL, & ALMOST POETIC
THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN-DEALS SERIOUSLY WITH MORAL DILEMMAS
BROTHER'S KEEPER
BUGSY
BULL DURHAM-FUNNY,S&E GREAT
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY- GOOD WOODY ALLEN
BULLETPROOF HEART- S/E
BURKE & WILLS-AUSTRALIAN FRONTIER MOVIE
BUSTER
CAL
CAMILLE CLAUDEL- S/E GOOD RODIN MOVIE, BUT COULD HAVE MORE ON ART
CANDYMAN- S/E STARTS WITH A SOPHITICATED IDEA THEN TURNS INTO A SLASHER MOVIE
VERY BLOODY, WILDLY BLOODY
CAPE FEAR
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES- S/E
CARMEN-SPANISH (1983)
CARLITO'S WAY- S//E
CARNOSAUR- S//E
*CARRINGTON
CARUSO-S&E GREAT,GOOD STORY,GOOD SOUND TRACK,GOOD SENSE OF WONDER & PLACE
*CASINO-S//E
CASPER- GOOD FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, VERY GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS
CASUALTIES OF WAR- SMALL SCALE VIETNAM MOVIE, BEGINNING & ENDING TACKED ON
*THE CELLULOID CLOSET- DOCUMENTARY ON GAYS ON THE SCREEN
CEMENT GARDEN- S/E
CEMETERY CLUB- S/E
CHANCES ARE
CHAPLIN- S//E
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
CHINA GIRL
CHINA MOON
CHOCOLAT-S&E GREAT,CHILDHOOD VIEW OF COLONIAL AFRICA,GREAT VISUAL SHOTS
CHUCK BERRY- ROCK & ROLL DOCUMENTARY
CINEMA PARADISO- S&E GREAT,A REAL CHARMER,JUST TERRIFIC,UNCONVENTIONAL END
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS- S&E GREAT, MATURE,THOUGHTFUL TEEN CHARACTERS
CITY OF HOPE
CITY SLICKERS- COMEDY WITH INSIGHT, ONE OF THE BEST OF THE SUMMER
CLASS ACT- S/E, GOOFY TEEN MOVIE
CLASS ACTION- S/E
CLASS OF 1999- S/E, GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS
CLEAN & SOBER-S&E GREAT
CLEAN SLATE- S/E
CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER
CLERKS- S&E GREAT, RAW, FOUL MOUTHED, VERY FUNNY
CLIFFHANGER- S//E
CLOCKERS- S&E GREAT
CLOSE TO EDEN- A SLY,OBSERVANT COMEDY WITH NO BIG MESSAGE, A WONDERFUL FILM
CLUELESS- VERY SMART COMEDY/SATIRE
COLD HEAVEN- S/E
COLOR PURPLE
COLORS- GANG MOVIE
COME SEE THE PARADISE- S/E
COMMITMENTS- S/E
CONGO- S//E
CONSENTING ADULTS- S//E
COOK,THIEF,WIFE,& LOVER
COP
COP AND A HALF- S//E
*COPY CAT- S/E
CORRINA,CORRINA- S/E THIN SCRIPT
COUNTRY
COUNTRY LIFE- VERY GOOD
COUSIN BOBBY
COUSINS
CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS-GOOD WOODY ALLEN,WORKS ON 2 LEVELS,REALISTIC,SHOCKING
CRIMES OF THE HEART
CRIMSON TIDE- TERRIFIC,ABSORBING,WELL MADE THRILLER
CROOKLYN
CROSS MY HEART- S/E
CROSSOVER DREAMS-SALSA
CROSSING DELANCY- S/E
CROW- S/E, BRANDON LEES LAST MOVIE
CRUMB- S&E GREAT, ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES WE HAVE SEEN
CRY BABY- JUVENILE DELINQUENT COMEDY, GOOFY MEANINGLESS & FUN
CRY FREEDOM- S/E
CRY IN THE DARK
CRYING GAME- S&E GREAT, 1 OF THE YEAR'S 10 BEST, STRANGE & WONDERFUL
CURLY SUE- S//E
CUTTERS WAY
CYRANO DE BERGERAC- (FRENCH) VERY ROMANTIC
DA
DADDY NOSTALGIA
DANCES WITH WOLVES- MAGNIFICENT, VISIONARY, EPIC WESTERN
DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER- S/E SLOW PACED, CRUEL CHARACTERS
A DANGEROUS WOMAN- CONVOLUTED PLOT,BUT GOOD ACTING & DETAIL
DARKMAN- GOOD DIRECTION
DARK EYES- S/E
DARK OBSESSION
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
DAVE
DAYS OF THUNDER- INTERESTING DOCTOR CHARACTER & DUVALL PERFORMANCE,LOUSY ENDING
DAZED AND CONFUSED- SO WELL WRITTEN & ACTED IT'S ALMOST LIKE ANTHROPOLOGY
THE DEAD- JOHN HUSTONS LAST MOVIE
DEAD AGAIN- S//E
DEAD CALM-EFFECTIVE,WELL DONE
DEAD POETS SOCIETY- S/E
DEAD POOL-EASTWOOD
DEAD RINGERS
DEALERS- S/E
DEAR AMERICA,LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM
DEATH & THE MAIDEN- S&E GREAT, AN INTELLECTUAL THRILLER
DECEIVED- S/E
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
DEFENSE OF THE REALM
DELICATESSEN- S/E
DELORES CLAIBORNE- GETS BETTER AS IT PROGRESSES
DEMOLITION MAN- S/E
DESERT BLOOM- SLEEPER
DESERT HEARTS
DESPERADO- S/E
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
DICK TRACY- GREAT CHARACTERS,MAKE UP,COSTUMES,SPECIAL EFFECTS; CREATS A NEW
WORLD; TRACY CHARACTER COULD BE MORE ACTIVE
DIE HARD- S/E
DIE HARD 2- VERY GOOD AIRCRAFT SPECIAL EFFECTS, WITTY SCRIPT, VERY GOOD
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE- S/E
DIGGSTOWN- S/E
DINER
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS- S/E
DO THE RIGHT THING - SPIKE LEE MOVIE
DOA
DOC HOLLYWOOD- S&E GREAT, SWEET, WARM
DOCTOR- WILLIAM HURT IS GREAT, MOVING, HUMAN, CONVINCING, VERY VERY GOOD
DONNIE & EUGENE- S/E
DON JUAN DEMARCO- S/E
DOORS- S//E
DOUBLE HAPPINESS- A GOOD STORY, WELL TOLD
DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE
DOWN & OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
DREAM CHILD
DREAM LOVER- POOR ENDING, "A KISS BEFORE DYING IS BETTER"
DRESSMAKER
DRIVING MISS DAISY- S&E GREAT,TRUE TO LIFE, STRONG, WELL DONE
DRUG STORE COWBOY- GOOD,SMALL SCALE 60s DRUG MOVIE
DRY WHITE SEASON- ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA,VERY GOOD
DUMB & DUMBER- S/E A SLOPPY COMEDY IN THE JERRY LEWIS TRADITION
EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY- S/E, NO PLOT
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN- GOOD FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
EAT THE PEACH
ECHO PARK
EDUCATING RITA
EDWARD II- S/E
ED WOOD-S&E GREAT, "SIMPLY MARVELOUS", "I ENJOYED EVERY SECOND"
EFFICIENCY EXPERT- A SMALL, CHARMING, VERY ENJOYABLE LITTLE COMEDY
EIGHT MEN OUT
EIGHT SECONDS- S/E
84 CHARING CROSS ROAD- S/E
84 CHARLIE MOPIC-GOOD BATTLE SCENES
ELENI
EL MARIACHI- VERY WELL DONE AND ENJOYABLE
EMPIRE OF THE SUN-CHILDS VIEW OF WORLD WAR 2
ENCHANTED APRIL
END OF THE LINE
ENEMIES,A LOVE STORY- S&E GREAT, SAD/FUNNY MOVIE
THE ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A HILL & CAME DOWN A MOUNTAIN
EUROPA EUROPA- S/E
EXOTICA
EXTREME PREJUDICE- WESTERN
FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
FALCON & THE SNOWMAN
FALLING FROM GRACE- S&E GREAT,A SUPERB FILM, ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME
FALLING DOWN- S/E
FAMILY BUSINESS- S/E
FANNIE & ALEXANDER
FAR AND AWAY- S/E
FAR FROM HOME- S/E
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE- S&E GREAT,ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING,ABSORBING...FOR ITS
CULTURAL,ROMANTIC,POLITICAL AND ARTISTIC CONTENT
FAREWELL TO THE KING- S/E
FARINELLI-S/E
FATAL ATTRACTION
FATHER OF THE BRIDE- S/E
*FATHER OF THE BRIDE 2- S/E
FEARLESS
FEAR OF A BLACK HAT
FEDERAL HILL- S/E, A LOW RENT "MEAN STREETS"
THE FEVER,THE WATCH, AND THE VERY BIG FISH- S/E
FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAIN FOREST- MARGINALLY THUMBS UP
FERRIS BEULERS DAY OFF
FEW GOOD MEN- S/E
FIELD OF DREAMS- S/E
FIORILE- S/E
THE FIRM- COMPLICATED, EXCITING PLOT
FIRST KNIGHT- S/E
FISH CALLED WANDA- FUNNY ENGLISH MOVIE
FIVE HEARTBEATS- S/E
FLASHBACK- S/E
FLAMINGO KID
FLATLINERS- S/E
FLESH & BONE- S/E
FLIRTING- S&E GREAT
FLUKE
FOR THE BOYS- S/E
FORGET PARIS
FORREST GUMP- S&E GREAT
FOUR WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL
FOURTH PROTOCOL- GOOD SPY MOVIE
FOURTH WAR-PSYCHOL.COLD WAR MOVIE,FASCINATING CHARACTER STUDY SIMILAR TO THE
MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
FRESHMAN
FRANKIE & JOHNNY- S/E, POOR CHARACTER CASTING
*FRANKIE STARLIGHT-S/E
FRANTIC
FREE WILLIE- S/E, MAGICAL/FORMULA KID'S MOVIE
FRENCH KISS- S/E,TOO LONG, MARGINAL THUMBS UP - THUMBS DOWN
FRENCH LIEUTENANTS WOMAN
FRESH
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES- S/E
FRINGE DWELLERS- GOOD AUSTRALIAN TEEN MOVIE
THE FUGITIVE- S&E GREAT
FULL METAL JACKET
FUNERAL-BY DIRECTOR OF TAMPOPO
FUNNY BONES- GOOD LITTLE SLEEPER
FUNNY FARM
GABY-GOOD HANDICAPPED MOVIE
GARDENS OF STONE- SOSO
*GEORGIA
GERONIMO
GERMINAL(FRENCH)
THE GETAWAY- S/E, TOO MANY CAR CRASHES, VERY VIOLENT
*GET SHORTY-ONE OF THE STRANGEST MOVIES ABOUT HOLLYWOOD & ONE OF THE FUNNIEST
GETTING IT RIGHT- GOOD CHARACTERS,SCRIPT,PERFORMANCES
GETTYSBURG- S//E
GHOST- S/E
GIG
GLASS MENAGERIE
GLASS SHIELD- S/E
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS- S&E GREAT
GLORY- GOOD CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
GODFATHER 3
GODS MUST BE CRAZY 2- S/E
*GOLDEN EYE- S/E
GOOD FELLAS- S&E GREAT
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
A GOOFY MOVIE
GRAND CANYON- ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
GREENCARD- S/E
GREY FOX
GRIFTERS
GROSSE FATIGUE- S/E
GROUNDHOG DAY
GUARDING TESS- S/E
GUILT BY SUSPICION- S/E
GUILTY AS SIN- S//E
HACKERS- S/E
HAIRDRESSERS HUSBAND
HAIRSPRAY
HAMLET- S/E
HAND FULL OF DUST- GOOD ENDING
HANGIN OUT WITH THE HOMEBOYS- S/E
HANNAHS WAR- S/E
HANNAH & HER SISTERS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
HARD CHOICES
HARD WAY- S/E
HARLEY DAVIDSON & THE MARLBORO MAN- S/E
HARRY & JUNE- S/E
HAVANA- GOOD RECREATION OF PRE-CASTRO CUBA, GOOD PERFORMANCE BY REDFORD
HEAR MY SONG- A CHARMING SLEEPER
HEART OF DIXIE- S//E
HEARTS OF DARKNESS- S&E GREAT, FABULOUS, FABULOUS PIECE OF FILM MAKING
HEAVEN- SOSO DOCUMENTARY
HEAVEN AND EARTH- S//E
HEAVENLY CREATURES- S&E GREAT
HENRY PORTRAIT OF A KILLER- ADULT STUDY OF A MURDERER, DOESNT DESERVE X RATING
HENRY V- S&E GREAT
HEY BOBAREEBOB
HIDEAWAY- S//E
HIDDEN- SLEEPER HORROR FILM
HIDDEN AGENDA- CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL THRILLER, GOOD PERFORMANCES
HIGH HOPES
HIGH SEASON-MANY CHARACTERS & PLOTS,VERY GOOD SLEEPER
HIGHER LEARNING- S/E
HIGHWAY 61- NOT GREAT, BUT AN ENJOYABLE QUIRKY ROAD MOVIE
HOFFA- S&E GREAT, NICHOLSON VERY GOOD AS HOFFA
HOMICIDE- S&E GREAT,FAST PACED THRILLER & PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY,GOOD DIALOG
*HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
HOME OF OUR OWN- MARGINAL THUMBS UP,KATHERIN BATES PERFORMANCE SAVES THE FILM
HOMEWARD BOUND:THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
HONEYMOON IN LAS VEGAS
HOOP DREAMS- S&E GREAT
HOPE & GLORY- SUBTLE CHILDS VIEW OF WORLD WAR 2
HOT SHOTS- S/E, LOTS OF GOOD LAUGHS
HOT SHOTS PART DEUX
HOT SPOT- S/E, DAVID LYNCH TYPE MOVIE
HOTEL TERMINUS- CLAUS BARBI,S&E GREAT DOCUMENTARY 4 HRS
HOURS AND TIMES- S/E
HOUSE OF GAMES
HOUSEHOLD SAINT- S&E GREAT
HOUSEKEEPING-ECCENTRIC,GOOD
HOUSE PARTY- S//E
HOUSESITTER- S/E
HOWARDS END
HUGH HEFFNER, ONCE UPON A TIME
HUSBANDS AND WIVES
I HEARD THE MERMAIDS SING- GOOD,NO PLOT
I'LL DO ANYTHING
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH- S/E
IF LOOKS COULD KILL- S/E
I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKER
IMAGINARY CRIMES
IMAGINE- JOHN LENNON
IMMORTAL BELOVED-A CROSS BETWEEN "COBB" AND "CITIZEN KANE"
IMPROMPTU- GOOD PERFORMANCE BY JUDY DAVIS
IMPULSE- VERY GOOD, COMPLEX THRILLER, STRONG DIRECTION
IN COUNTRY- VIETNAM MOVIE, NO CONVENTIONAL PLOT
IN HER OWN TIME
IN THE LAND OF THE DEAF- S&E GREAT, FRENCH DOCUMENTARY
IN THE LINE OF FIRE- TERRIFIC AND INTELLIGENT
IN THE MOOD
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER- STRONG,POWERFUL STORY
INCREDIBLE LIGHNESS OF BEING- WORKS ON 2 LEVELS, POLITICAL & SOCIAL
INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE
INDECENT PROPOSAL- S/E
INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE- S/E
INDIAN SUMMER
THE INDIAN UNDER THE CUPBOARD- S/E
THE INKWELL- GENTLE, NICE LITTLE PICTURE
INNER CIRCLE- POWERFUL MOVIE
THE INNOCENT- S/E
INTERNAL AFFAIRS- TERRIFIC
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
INTERVISTA- S/E FELLINI FILM
INTO THE WEST- IRISH GYPSY MOVIE SET IN THE CITY
IQ- S/E
IRON & SILK- GOOD LITTLE SLEEPER
IRON WILL- S/E, OK FOR CHILDREN, BUT "WHITE FANG" IS BETTER
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU- GOOD MOVIE, TERRIBLE TITLE
JACK KNIFE
JACK'S BACK
JACK THE BEAR- S/E
JACOBS LADDER
JAGGED EDGE
JAMON JAMON- S/E,SPANISH SEX COMEDY
JEAN DE FLORETTE-FR.FARMERS,MAGNF
JEFFERSON IN PARIS- S//E
JESUS OF MONTREAL- S/E
JFK- QUESTIONABLE FACTS, GOOD MOVIE
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO- S/E
JOHNNY HANDSOME
JACQUOT- S/E
JOURNEY OF HOPE- S/E
JOY LUCK CLUB- S&E GREAT
JU DOU- CHINESE MOVIE ON LOVE, DEATH, & PRIDE, A CLASSIC
JUNIOR
JUNGLE BOOK- SOSO
THE JUNGLE BOOK(1994)- S/E, NOT A CHILDREN'S MOVIE
JUNGLE FEVER- S&E GREAT, SPIKE LEE MOVIE
JURASSIC PARK- GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS,BUT THIN CHARACTERS & PLOT LINE
JUST CAUSE- S/E
KALIFORNIA- VERY GOOD CHARACTERS, DISAGREEMENT OVER ENDING
KAFKA- S/E
*KICKING AND SCREAMING
KIDS- RAW, DEPRESSING BUT VERY REAL
KILLING FIELDS
KINDERGARTEN COP- S/E, NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10
KING OF THE HILL-S&E GREAT,WONDERFUL & ORIGINAL,RICH & TEXTURED MOVIE
KINGS OF THE ROAD
KIPPERBANG
KISS BEFORE DYING
KISS OF DEATH- S//E
THE KRAYS
KUNG FU MASTER-DELICATE,SUBTLE IDEALIZED LOVE STORY, NOT ABOUT KUNG FU
LA BELLE NOISEUSE- SOMETHING SPECIAL, WORTH SEEING
LA FEMME NIKITA- ENERGETIC, STYLISHLY VIOLENT, PYGMALION CROSSED
WITH A SPY MOVIE
LA LECTRICE- VERY GOOD
LA STORY- S//E
LADY IN WHITE- S/E GHOST STORY
LADY BIRD, LADY BIRD- S&E GREAT, GREAT PERFORMANCE BY CHRISSY BARTON
LADYHAWK
LAMBADA- S//E,"I WAS CAPTIVATED"...."NO THIS WAS SO BAD I WAS SHOCKED"
LAST DAYS OF CHEZ NOUS
LASSIE- CORNY BUT GOOD
LAST BOY SCOUT- S/E WELL MADE BUT EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE,ANTIWOMEN,FOUL LANGUAGE
LAST EMPEROR
LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN- AN EXHILERATING DOWNER, VERY GOOD, AN ARTISTIC VISION
LAST OF THE MOHICANS- INDIAN STORY BETTER THAN THE LOVE STORY
LAST OF THE DOGMEN- GOOD IDEA BUT A VERY FLAWED MOVIE, FAINT PRAISE
THE LAST SEDUCTION- S&E GREAT,
LAST SUMMER- GOOD ENDING
*LAST SUNDAY IN THE HAMPTONS
LAWS OF GRAVITY
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
LEAP OF FAITH- GOOD MOVIE BUT POOR ENDING
*LEAVING LOS VEGAS-S&E GREAT, SMART CHARACTERS & REALISTIC SETTINGS
LEGENDS OF THE FALL- INTELLIGENT WRITING,DIRECTING, AND ACTING
LEOLO- INSPIRED ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS,ONE EYE POPPING SCENE AFTER ANOTHER
LETHAL WEAPONS
LETHAL WEAPON 3- S//E
LET HIM HAVE IT
LETS GET LOST- SLOW BEGINNING, JAZZ/DRUG STORY OF CHET BAKER
LICENCE TO KILL- S/E
LIEBESTRAUM- S/E
A LIFE IN THE THEATER-S/E (TNT TELEVISION)
LIFE IS SWEET
LIFE STINKS- S/E SURPRISINGLY HEARTWARMING COMEDY
LIGHT OF DAY- SOSO
LIGHT SLEEPER- A TREMENDOUSLY SAD MOVIE, GREAT PERFORMANCES ALL AROUND
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE-ORIGINAL & INSPIRED,SOMETHING SPECIAL,RUN TO SEE
LION KING- GOOD BUT NOT GREAT
LISTEN UP
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE
LITTLE BUDDA- S/E
LITTLE DORRITT- S/E
LITTLE MAN TATE- S/E
LITTLE MERMAID- S&E GREAT! GREAT CHARACTERS
LITTLE ODESSA- S/E
A LITTLE PRINCESS- S&E GREAT, INTELLIGENT,SMART & ENTERTAINING FAMILY FILM
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 2
LITTLE VERA- S/E RUSSIAN, CRITICAL OF COMMUNISM
LITTLE WOMEN- S&E GREAT, A SURPRISINGLY MATURE ADAPTATION OF THE BOOK
LIVE & LET DIE IN LA-VIOLENT
LONDON KILLS ME- S/E, BRITISH VERSION OF "DRUG STORE COWBOY"
LONELY HEARTS
LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARN
LONG DAY CLOSES
LONG WALK HOME
LONG TIME COMPANION- POWERFUL, VG DEPICTION OF SPREADING DEVASTATION OF AIDS
LOOK WHOS TALKING- MILD,SMALL COMEDY
LORD OF ILLUSIONS- S/E
LORENZO'S OIL- STARTS SLOW, THEN GAINS INCREDIBLE POWER
LOST ANGELS- S/E
LOST IN YONKERS- S/E
LOVE IS NEVER SILENT
LOVE AFFAIR-S&E GREAT, A SWEET,SMALL STORY
MAC
MACHIOKI SISTERS
MADAME BOVARY
MADAME SOUSZATSKA
MAD DOG AND GLORY
MAD LOVE- S/E
MADE IN AMERICA- S/E
MADE IN HEAVEN- S/E
MADNESS OF KING GEORGE- S&E GREAT, FUNNY & BAWDY FILM IN THE TOM JONES SPIRIT
MADONNA:TRUTH OR DARE- S&E GREAT, HONEST DOCUMENTARY, GREAT CONCERT SHOTS
MAID TO ORDER-LIGHT,SOSO FANTASY
MAJOR PAYNE- S/E
MALCOLM X- S&E GREAT, A MASTERPIECE
MAMBO KINGS
MAN IN THE MOON- VERY GOOD TEEN MOVIE
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
MANION OF SPRING-PART 2 OF JEAN DE FLORETTE
MAN WITHOUT A FACE- S/E
MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART- S&E GREAT, A FABULOUS FABULOUS FILM
MARLENE-(DEITRICH DOCUMENTARY)
MARRIED TO THE MOB- S/E,SOSO
MARRYING MAN- S/E
THE MASK
MASS APPEAL
MATADOR
MATEWAN
MATINEE
MAVERICK
MAY FOOLS- S/E
MEETING VENUS- S/E
MEMPHIS BELLE- S/E, GOOD ACTION SHOTS, BUT BORING CHARACTERS
MENACE 2 SOCIETY- S&E GREAT
MEN DONT LEAVE- S//E
MERMAIDS- S/E
METROPOLITAN- S/E
MI VITA LOCA
MIAMI BLUES- S/E,MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, COMPROMISED LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
MIAMI RHAPSODY- S/E, IMITATION WOODY ALLEN FILM
MIDNIGHT CLEAR
MIDNIGHT RUN
*MIGHTY APHRODITE- S/E
MIGHTY QUINN-S&EGREAT,DELIGHTFUL
MIRACLE MILE- S/E
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 2
*LES MISERABLES
MISERY- GOOD MIXTURE OF HUMOR & HORROR, GOOD CAMERA WORK
MISS FIRE CRACKER- S/E
MISSISSIPPI BURNING- GOOD, BUT DISTORTED HISTORY
MISSISSSIPPI MASALA
MR. & MRS. BRIDGE
MR. BASEBALL- S/E
MR. DESTINY- S/E, SLOW, GENTLE "ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE" MOVIE
MR. JOHNSON- S/E, GOOD ACTING, SOSO STORY
MR. JONES- MARGINAL THUMBS UP
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT- OK, BUT HAS CONVENTIONAL HAPPY ENDING
MRS. DOUBTFIRE-S//E
MRS PARKER & THE VICIOUS CIRCLE- WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY JENNIFER JASON LEE
MODERNS- WITTY,INTELLECTUAL ART WORLD FILM
MONKEY TROUBLE- S/E CHILDRENS ANIMAL MOVIE
MONSIEUR HIRE- TERRIFIC FILM, COMPLETE MYSTERY, FASCINATING
MONSTER IN A BOX- S/E SPAULDING GRAY MONOLOGUE
A MONTH BY THE LAKE
MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
MOONSTRUCK- S&E GREAT,FUNNY
MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON
MORTAL KOMBAT- S/E
MORTAL THOUGHTS- SLY & MORBID CRIME MOVIE, SUBURBAN NEW JERSEY VERSION OF
ROSHOMON, GOOD ACTING
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING- S/E
MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL- S/E
MURPHYS LOVE
MURIELS WEDDING
MUSIC OF CHANCE
MUSIC TEACHER- S/E SOAP OPERA ABOUT OPERA
MUTE WITNESS- S/E
MY COUSIN VINNY- S/E
MY FATHERS GLORY \ DOUBLE MOVIE, CHILDS VIEW OF GROWING UP, DEEPLY MOVING,
MY MOTHERS CASTLE/ & HEARTWARMING
MY FAMILY- S/E, VERY GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
MY FAVORITE YEAR-HOLLYWOOD SENDUP
MY GIRL
MY LEFT FOOT- S&E VERY GOOD, ABOUT HANDICAPS BUT NOT SAPPY
MY LIFE- S//E
MY LIFE AS A DOG
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO- S/E
MY NEW GUN
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
MYSTIC PIZZA
MYSTERY TRAIN- S/E
NASTY GIRL- S/E
NEW LIFE- S/E, ALLEN ALDA BAD, ANN MARGARET GOOD
NAKED- S&E GREAT
NAKED GUN- CRAZY FUN, GOOD
NAKED GUN 2 1/2- NOT AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL BUT STILL VERY GOOD
NAKED GUN 33 1/3- VERY GOOD LESLIE NIELSEN COMEDY
NAKED IN NEW YORK- S/E
NATURAL BORN KILLERS- VIOLENT & WILDLY SATIRICAL
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS- S/E FORMULA FOOTBALL MOVIE
NELL- S&E GREAT,GREAT PERFORMANCE BY JODY FOSTER
THE NET- S/E
THE NEW AGE
NEW JACK CITY- S/E
NEW JERSEY DRIVE
NEW YORK STORIES- SEVERAL SHORT SEGMENTS,SCORCESE IS THE ONLY GOOD ONE
NEWSIES- S/E
NIGHT ON EARTH- S/E
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS- MARGINAL THUMBS UP,FANTASTIC SPECIAL EFFECTS,
WEAK STORY
NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST.
NOBODY'S FOOL- CONTRIVED PLOT BUT NEWMAN IS GOOD
NO ESCAPE- S/E, SIMILAR TO THE "MAD MAX" ACTION MOVIES
NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER
NUMBER OUR DAYS
OBJECT OF BEAUTY
OF MICE AND MEN- S&E GREAT
OFF BEAT
OLD ENOUGH
OLEANNA- S/E
ON THE EDGE
ON VALENTINES DAY
ONE FALSE MOVE- S&E GREAT, ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR
ONCE AROUND- VG, WIDE RANGING MOVIE, COMPLEX, FUNNY
ONCE WE WERE WARRIORS
ONLY THE LONELY- S/E
ORLANDO
ORPHANS
ORACHNOPHOBIA
OSCAR- VERY FUNNY, STALLONE JUST OK, BUT GOOD SUPPORTING CAST
OTHELLO- AUDIO RESTORATION OF ORSON WELLES PRODUCTION
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY- STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, BUT FUZZY, WIMPY ENDING
OUT OF AFRICA
OUT OF JUSTICE- S/E
OUTBREAK- S/E
OVERBOARD- S/E
THE PACKAGE- S/E
PADRE DE NASTRA
THE PAPER- SMART, FAST MOVING, VERY ENTERTAINING
PARENTHOOD- S&E GREAT, INTERESTING RELATIONSHIPS OVER SEVERAL GENERATIONS
PARENTS- S/E
PAPER HOUSE- S/E
PARIS IS BURNING- VERY GOOD, FASCINATING DOCUMENTARY
PARTIZANS OF VILNA
PASQUALES ISLAND- SLOW,TRICKY PLOT
PASSENGER 57- S/E
PASSION FISH- S&E GREAT
PATRIOTS GAME- S/E
PELE THE CONQUER- S/E
PELICAN BRIEF- S/E
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS- S/E
PEREZ FAMILY- PREDICTABLE LOVE STORY,BUT DETAILS MAKE THIS FILM SPECIAL
PERFECT WORLD-CLINT EASTWOOD MOVIE,BUT SUBTLE VIEW OF VIOLENCE
PERMANENT RECORD- S/E,TEEN
PERSONAL SERVICES- SLEEPER
PETER'S FRIENDS- S/E
PHILADELPHIA- TOM HANKS CHARACTER IS GOOD,COURTROOM DRAMA IS HACK
THE PIANO- S&E GREAT,ANOTHER SUPERIOR EFFORT BY JANE CAMPION A WORLD CLASS
DIRECTOR
PICTURE BRIDE- A SWEET FILM WITH A GOOD HEART & VERY GOOD LOOKING
PLACES IN THE HEART
PLANES,TRAINS, & CARS
PLATOON
THE PLAYER
PLENTY
PLOT AGAINST HARRY
POCAHONTAS- S&E GREAT, DRAWINGS & AMERICAN LANDSCAPE ARE VERY WELL DONE
POETIC JUSTICE
POINT BREAK- S/E
POINT OF NO RETURN- S/E
POSITIVELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEADER MURDERING MOM
-VERY GOOD, FUNNY AND SMART
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE- OK, BUT POOR ENDING
THE POSTMAN- S&E GREAT
POWWOW- UNPREDICTABLE DRAMA/COMEDY, ROAD PICTURE
PRELUDE TO A KISS
PRANCER- S&E GREAT,GOOD ATMOSPHERE & CHILD ACTRESS, NOT TOO CUTE OR IDEAL
PRETTY WOMAN
PRICK UP YOUR EARS
PRIEST- S/E
PRINCE OF THE CITY
PRINCE OF TIDES- S/E
PRINCES BRIDE
PRIZZIES HONOR
THE PROGRAM- S/E
PROSPERO'S BOOKS- S/E, PERHAPS BEST VIEWED ON HOME VIDEO
PUBLIC EYE- S/E
PUERTO RICAN MAMBO
PUMP UP THE VOLUME- GOOD, THOUGHTFUL TEEN MOVIE
PUNCH LINE
A PURE FORMALITY
PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
Q & A- MANY GOOD CHARACTERS, MULTILEVEL MOVIE ON RACIAL DIVISION
QUEEN OF HEARTS- SMALL SCALE,LIKE MOONSTRUCK,GOOD CHARACTERS, MAGIC
QUICK CHANGE- S/E
QUIET EARTH
QUIZ SHOW- S&E GREAT
RAGE IN HARLEM
RAGING BULL- S&E GREAT
RAGTIME
RAINBOW- S/E, WEAKER VERSION OF "WOMEN IN LOVE"
RAINING STONES
RAIN MAN
RAISE THE RED LANTERN- SUBTLE, ELEGANT, AND MOVING
RAISING ARIZONA
RAN
REANIMATOR
RED- S&E GREAT, ABSORBING & FASCINATING, , GROWN UP FILM MAKING, FOR ADULTS BY
ADULTS, PART OF A TRILOGY INCLUDING "BLUE" & "WHITE"
RED ROCK WEST- S&E GREAT
THE REF- S/E, LITTLE PLOT, MANY CHARACTERS & LOTS OF DIALOG
REFLECTING SKIN- S/E HORRIBLE AND FUNNY
REMAINS OF THE DAY- SAD, LONELY AND VERY SKILLFUL NEW FILM
RENAISSANCE MAN- S/E
RESCUERS DOWN UNDER
RESTLESS NATIVE
RETURN OF JAFAR-(VIDEO ONLY)
RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE
RETURN OF SWAMP THING- S/E
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE- S&E VERY GOOD, WICKED BLACK COMEDY
RHAPSODY IN AUGUST- SMALL SILM ON EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMB
RICH IN LOVE
RICHIE RICH- S/E
RICKY & PETE- S/E ODD & SUBTLE
RIDERS OF THE SUN-INSANE & ORIGINAL
RIFF-RAFF
RISKY BUSINESS
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT- S&E GREAT
RIVERS EDGE-SOSO,HORRIFYING
THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE- S//E
ROB ROY- S&E GREAT
ROBOCOP- VERY VIOLENT
ROCKETEER
ROCKY 5- S/E
ROGER & ME- S&E GREAT,WIDE RANGE,SAD/HYSTERICALLY FUNNY,GOOD CHARACTERS
ROLLING STONES AT THE MAX
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- GOOD FORMULA KID'S MOVIE
ROOM WITH A VIEW
ROOMMATES- S/E
ROSALIE GOES SHOPPING- S/E
ROSA LUXEMBURN- SOSO,TALKY
ROXANNE
RUBY IN PARADISE-S&E GREAT,TERRIFIC LOW KEY FILM, A BEAUTIFUL,SIMPLE STORY
RUDY
THE RUN OF THE COUNTRY- S/E
RUNNING SCARED
RUNNING ON EMPTY
RUSH- S/E
RUSSIA HOUSE- S/E
RUTHLESS PEOPLE
*SABRINA 2
SAFE- "I LIKED THIS MOVIE A LOT...ME TOO"
SAINT OF FORT WASHINGTON
SALAAM BOMBAY
SANDLOT- A CHARMING AND WHIMSICAL COMEDY
THE SANTA CLAUS- S/E
SANTE SANGRE- S/E DARING, ORIGINAL, SURREALISTIC, BIZARRE & BLOODY
SAY ANYTHING- GOOD TEEN MOVIE ABOUT VALUES, GOOD CHARACTERS
SCANDAL
SCENT OF A WOMAN
SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA- S&E GREAT,HONEST,DIRECT,& VISUALLY APPEALING,HYPNOTIC
AND ENCHANTING
SCHINDLER'S LIST- S&E GREAT
SCHOOL DAYS- SPIKE LEE,SOSO
SCHOOL TIES
SEA OF LOVE- S/E
SEARCH FOR RED OCTOBER
SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE- S/E
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER
THE SECRET GARDEN- S&E GREAT, DESTINED TO BECOME A CHILDREN'S CLASSIC
SEE YOU IN THE MORNING- S/E
SEVEN- VERY GOOD
SEX, DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL
SEX,LIES & VIDEOTAPE
SHADOWLANDS- S&E GREAT,GREAT CHARACTERS & PERFORMANCES,VERY GOOD ADULT MOVIE
SHAG- S/E
SHAKEDOWN
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION-S&E GREAT,WONDERFULLY WELL ACTED
SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM- BLACK COMEDY
SHOOT TO KILL-FORMULA MOVIE, FAR FETCHED
SHORT CIRCUIT 1,2
SHORT CUTS
SHE DEVIL- S/E
SHY PEOPLE- S&E GOOD
SIGN OF THE TIMES-GOOD ROCK & ROLL
SIDEWALK STORIES- S/E, BLACK & WHITE SILENT FILM
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS- S/E
SILVERLAKE LIFE,THE VIEW FROM HERE- AIDS DOCUMENTARY
SILVERADO
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE- S/E, A MODERN SILAS MARNER
SINGLE WHITE FEMALE- S/E
SINGLES- S/E
SING- S/E, NOT AS GOOD AS FAME
SIRENS- VERY SENSUOUS
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION- S/E
SKIN DEEP- S/E
SLACKER- S/E
SLAP SHOT
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE- S/E, OLD FASHIONED,PREDICTABLE,ROMANTIC,THIN PLOT
SMOKE-S&E GREAT, SMALL & JUST ABOUT PERFECT LITTLE MOVIE, GREAT DIALOG
THE SNAPPER-A RICH HUMAN COMEDY,WARMHEARTED IRISH SLICE OF LIFE
SNEAKERS- S/E
SNIPER
SOAPDISH
SOLDIERS STORY
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING WILD
SOMEWHERE IN TIME-FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FOR ROMANTICS
SOUTH CENTRAL- S/E
SPACEBALLS
SPECIES- S//E
SPEED-AN INGENIOUS THRILLER, A LOT OF FUN, REALLY SUPERB
STAKEOUT-DREYFUS ONLY GOOD CHARACTER
STAND BY ME
STAR 80
STARS FELL ON HENRIETTA- S/E
STARTREK 4
STARTREK 6
STARTREK:GENERATIONS- S/E
STATE OF GRACE- S/E ROMANTIC VIEW OF GANGSTERS, GOOD ACTING
STEAM
STEEL MAGNOLIAS- S/E, SMALL VERSION OF "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT"
STELLA- S//E TEAR JERKER
STRICTLY BALLROOM
STORMY MONDAY- MOODY CRIME MOVIE
STORY OF QUI JU- WORKS AS ENTERTAINMENT AND PROVIDES INSIGHT AS WELL
STORYVILLE- S/E
STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN- GOOD, ENDING CUT SHORT
STRAIGHT TALK- S/E
STRAPLESS- INTELLIGENT FEMALE CHARACTERS, WELL ACTED
STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE- SLOW START, BUT A FASCINATING DOC. ON CASTROS CUBA
STRICTLY BUSINESS- S/E
STUART SAVES HIS FAMILY- S&E GREAT, SWEET, SMART AND HIP
SUGAR HILL- S//E
THE SUMMERHOUSE- S/E
SUNDAYS CHILDREN- SWEET & HARD EDGED, SCRIPTED BY INGMAR BERGMAN
SUPERSTAR- S/E, ANDY WARHOLE DOCUMENTARY
SURE THING
SURVIVING THE GAME- S/E B-MOVIE, UNORIGINAL SCRIPT, LAME ENDING
SUSPECT- S/E,GOOD ACTING,ENTIRE PLOT REVEALED AT END
THE SWAN PRINCESS- S/E
SWEET LORRAINE-OK,BLAND
SWEETIE- S/E
SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA
SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS- S/E
SWITCH- S/E
SWOON
TALK RADIO
TALL GUY- S/E
TALL TALE- S/E
TAMPOPO-GREAT
TAP- S/E, DANCING GOOD, DRAMA POOR
TATIE DANIELLE- S/E
TAXING WOMAN- BY DIRECTOR OF TAMPOPO
TENDER MERCIES
TERMINATOR 2- TERRIFIC MOVIE, STRONG ACTING AND EXCELLENT SPECIAL EFFECTS
TESTAMENT
TEX
THATS ENTERTAINMENT 3- S&E GREAT
THELMA & LOUISE- S/E
*THERAMIN
THIN BLUE LINE
THINGS CHANGE
THIS BOY'S LIFE
THIS IS MY LIFE- S/E
THREE BROTHERS
THREE MEN & CRADLE
THREE MUSKETEERS- S/E
THREE OF HEARTS- S/E
THREESOME- S/E
35 UP
36 FILLETTE- S/E, WOMEN WILL APPRECIATE THIS MOVIE
THUNDERHEART
TIME OF DESTINY- S/E
TIN MEN
TITANICA- (EYEMAX/OMNIMAX MOVIE)
TO DIE FOR- S&E GREAT
TO LIVE- S&E GREAT, "ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR"
TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JULIE NEWMAR- S/E
TOMBSTONE- S/E
TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR YOU- GOOD IDEA, BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED
TORCH SONG TRILOGY- S/E
*TOTAL ECLIPSE- S/E
TOTAL RECALL- S/E, EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE, PROFANITY
*TOY STORY- S&E GREAT
TRAVELING NORTH- S/E
TREMORS- S/E GOOFY, DUMB, FUNNY MOVIE
TRUE BELIEVER- JAMES WOODS IS GREAT
TRUE COLORS- S/E
TRUE LIES- S//E
TRUE LOVE- S/E
TRUE LUCK CLUB- S&E GREAT
TRUE ROMANCE- S/E,"EXAMPLE OF A TEENAGE BOYS FANTASY"/"SLOPPY,DUMB,& NOT FUN"
TRUE STORIES
TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY- S/E, GROWN UP VERSION OF GHOST
TRUMAN- (HBO MOVIE)
TUNE IN TOMORROW- S/E
TURTLE DIARY
TUSKEEGEE AIRMEN- (HBO) SAFE, TAKES NO CHANCES
TWENTY-NINTH STREET- S/E
TWENTY BUCKS
TWICE IN A LIFETIME
TWINS-FORMULA MOVIE
TWO JAKES- GOOD CONVOLUTED SCRIPT, ABOUT LOVE NOT A THRILLER, INTELLIGENT &
SOPHISTICATED, BY ADULTS & FOR ADULTS CHALLENGES THE AUDIENCE,
UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH- S/E
UN COEUR EN HIVER
UNDER SIEGE- S&E GREAT, REALLY FUNNY ACTION FILM, A WONDERFUL MOVIE
UNDER SIEGE 2:DARK TERRITORY- VERY GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS, MINDLESS BUT FUN
UNDER SUSPICION- S//E
UNFORGIVEN- S/E
UNLAWFUL ENTRY- S/E
THE UNDERNEATH- S/E
UNSTRUNG HEROES- S/E
UNTAMED HEART
UNZIPPED
VALENTINO RETURNS- S/E
VALMONT- LIKE "DANGEROUS LIASONS" BUT CHARACTERS LESS DANGEROUS & MORE HURT
VANISHING- S/E
VICE VERSA-GOOD ROLE SWAP
VINCENT
VINCENT & THEO
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
VIRTUOSITY- S/E
VISIONS OF LIGHT- DOCUMENTARY ON MAKING MOVIES
VOYAGER
WALL ST- S/E
A WALK IN THE CLOUDS- S&E GREAT, MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT,MOST ROMANTIC,
I-LOVE-THIS-MOVIE,I LOVED IT,I LOVE EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT IT
WAR OF THE ROSES- S&E GREAT, DARK COMEDY, GREAT DIRECTION
WAR PARTY- S/E
WAR ROOM- DOC. ON CLINTON ELECTION CAMPAIGN
WATERDANCE- S&E GREAT, BRIGHT, SMART & ENTERTAINING
WAYNES WORLD
WAYNES WORLD 2
VANYA ON 42ND STREET- S&E GREAT, A BRILLIANT RESTAGING OF A GREAT PLAY
V.I.WARSHAWSKI- S//E "I AM IN TOTAL DISAGREEMENT WITH YOU. LETS REVIEW THE NEXT
MOVIE."
WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU- S/E
WEDDING BANQUET
WEEDS-PERIPHERAL CHARACTERS ONLY
WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY
WE'RE NO ANGELS
WES CRAVENS NEW NIGHTMARE- S/E
WHAT ABOUT BOB- S/E
WHAT'S EATING GILBERTS GRAPE- S&E GREAT
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT- S&E GREAT,POWERFUL ON BOTH PERSONAL &
PERFORMANCE LEVELS
WHAT HAPPENED WAS- S/E
WHALES OF AUGUST- S/E, LILIAN GISH GOOD
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN- ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
WHERE THE DAY TAKES YOU- S//E
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING- SANDRA BULLOCK IS VERY GOOD
WHITE
WHITE FANG
WHITE FANG 2- S//E
WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART
WHITE KNIGHT- ONLY THE DANCING IS GOOD
WHITE PALACE- S/E
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT- S&E GREAT
WHO'S THE MAN
WHORE- S/E
WIDE SARGASSO SEA
WIDOWS PEAK
WILD AT HEART- S/E
*WILD BILL- S/E
THE WILD BUNCH(RESTORED)
WIND- S/E
WINDUP-GOOD COMEDY
WINGS OF DESIRE
WISECRACKS- S/E DOCUMENTARY OF WOMEN COMICS
WISEGUYS
WISH YOU WERE HERE-EXCELLENT
WITCHES- GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS, OFF BEAT, GOOD ACTING BY ANGELA HUSTON
WITCHES OF EASTWICK
WITH NAIL & I-ECCENTRIC BRIT.S/E
WITHOUT A CLUE- S/E
WITHOUT YOU I AM NOTHING- VERY STRANGE,BRAVE SANDRA BERNHARDT COMEDY
WITNESS
WOLF-A LITERATE WEREWOLF STORY WITH WORDS & IDEAS, WEAK ENDING
THE WONDERFUL HORRIBLE LIFE OF LENI REIFENSTAHL
WORKING GIRL-(NOT THE OTHER TWO MOVIES CALLED WORKING GIRLS)
WORLD APART
WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY- S/E
YEAR OF THE GUN- S/E
YOU SO CRAZY- S/E
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
ZENTROPA
---- SPECIAL CATAGORY ----
---- WORLD RECORD, ALL TIME BAD MOVIES ----
MR.PAYBACK-(INTERACTIVE MOVIE) "IT IS MORONIC, IT IS BATHROOM HUMOR,
IT IS AN INSULT TO THE INTELLIGENCE", "FOUL LANGUAGE WALL TO WALL"
MIXED NUTS-"IT'S BAD...IT'S BAD...WHEW IS IT BAD...IT'S REALLY BEALLY
BAD...IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH TALKING ABOUT ANY MORE, LET'S JUST
FORGET IT", "...HOW BAD CAN IT BE? 'MIXED NUTS' IS HOW BAD...
VERY BAD", "TWO THUNDEROUS THUMBS DOWN"
TIMECOP-"PRETTY SILLY & NOT VERY EXCITING", "ROUTINE ACTION",
"THE PAST ISNT EXCITING OR FUNNY AND THE FUTURE
IS REALLY BORING IN THIS FILM", "TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN"
MILK MONEY-"ONE OF THE MOST INANELY CONTRIVED STORIES OF THE YEAR",
"DID ANYONE ANYWHERE THINK THIS STORY WOULD WORK?",
"TWO THUMBS DOWN"
COLOR OF NIGHT- "THE CHARACTERS ARE OVER WRITTEN AND OVER ACTED", "RECYCLED
AGATHA CHRISTIE", "A COMPLETE MESS", "THIS ISNT ABOUT GROUP
THERAPY, ITS ABOUT A...ZOO", "TO COIN A PHRASE BY ME...TWO
THUMBS WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN"
NORTH- "ONE OF THE MOST THOROUGHLY HATEFUL MOVIES OF THE YEAR, "I HATED THIS
MOVIE AS MUCH AS ANY MOVIE WE HAVE REVIEWED IN THE 19 YEARS WE HAVE
DONE THIS SHOW", "THE CHARACTERS ARE VULGAR & STUPID & THE JOKES WERE
NOT FUNNY & MOST OF THE CHARACTERS ARE OBNOXIOUS", "...IT IS
DEPLORABLE", "THE ETHNIC STEREOTYPING IS APPALLING", "IT IS JUNK,
FIRST CLASS JUNK...THIS IS JUST TRASH", "TWO WALLOPING THUMBS DOWN"
ACE VENTURA:PET DETECTIVE- "NOT QUITE AS ENTERTAINING AS RABIES",
"SHOCKINGLY BAD", "I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS
MOVIE, NOW I HAVE AN ANSWER WHEN PEOPLE SAY 'HAVE
YOU SEEN ANY REALLY BAD MOVIES...' "
"TWO THUMBS DOWN, WAY DOWN"
WE'RE BACK,A DINOSAUR'S STORY- "THIS STINKS", "REAL LONG, REAL SLOW",
"SEE 'LAND BEFORE TIME' INSTEAD"
DANGEROUS GAME-"OVERWROUGHT BALONEY","IT'S JUNK AND CHEAP EXPLOITATION",
"SIMPLY A MESS","IT GETS LOST IN A MEANDERING, SELF INDULGENT,
BORING SCREEN PLAY"
LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW-"A MESS","TRULY EMBARRASSING","ONE OF THE WORST OF THE
YEAR"
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-"I SAT THERE APPALLED", "A REMADE TV MOVIE", "ONE OF THE
WORST MOVIES ABOUT HOLLYWOOD"
THE GOOD SON-"A REPREHENSIBLE MOVIE","A TERRIBLE FILM FROM BEGINNING TO END",
"COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN...OR ANYONE ELSE",
"ONE OF THE WORST OF THE YEAR", "TWO THUMBS WAY WAY DOWN"
STRIKING DISTANCE-"THIS MOVIE IS REALLY STUPID", "RECYCLED CHASE STUFF"
THE OPPOSITE SEX AND HOW TO LIVE WITH THEM- "A REAL-LONG-SLOW-HORRIBLE-
EXPERIENCE", "...I HATE THIS PICTURE", THIS IS THE STUPIDEST
MOVIE", "TWO THUMBS WAAAYYYY DOWN"
FROZEN ASSETS- "ONE OF THE DUMBEST COMEDIES I HAVE EVER SEEN", "DIALOG ON THE
LEVEL OF A FAILED TV PILOT", "IT WAS AS DEPRESSING AN
EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD IN GOING TO THE MOVIES FOR 23 YEARS",
"NO OTHER MOVIE APPROACHES THIS IN ITS ABYSMAL AWFULNESS",
"THE-WORST-COMEDY-EVER-MADE", "TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN"
MAN TROUBLE- "THIS MOVIE IS DEAD IN THE WATER", "AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER", "TWO
THUMBS WAY DOWN"
ROCK A DOODLE- "VERY VIOLENT CHILDRENS MOVIE", "TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN"
SHADOWS & FOG- "A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT", "THERE IS NOTHING HERE OTHER THAN ITS
MOODY PHOTOGRAPHY", "AT NO TIME COULD I UNDERSTAND WHAT
HE(WOODY ALLEN) WAS TRYING TO DO OR WHY HE WAS TRYING TO DO
IT. VERY SAD" "TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN"
STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT- "SHOCKINGLY BAD", "TWO THUMBS DOWN, WAY DOWN",
"IT STINKS", "THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES I'VE
EVER SEEN; IT HAS NO FUNNY MOMENTS, IT HAS NO
INTERESTING MOMENTS, IT HAS NO INTERESTING
CHARACTERS, EVEN DIALOG IS WRITTEN SUCH THAT THE
ACTORS SEEMED EMBARASSED WHEN THEY WERE TALKING"
HIGHLANDER 2/THE QUICKENING- "THIS IS WORK WILL PROVIDE A POINT OF REFERENCE
WHEN THE CONVERSATION TURNS TO THE WORST FILMS OF
ALL TIME", "THIS FILM DEFIES DESCRIPTION", "A
COMPLETELY REDICULOUS MOVIE", "THE SPECIAL EFFECTS
LOOK CHEAP", "TWO THUMBS DOWN, WAY DOWN"
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS- "TERRIBLY WRITTEN AND CAST, TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN"
DICE RULES- "DEPRESSING & WITLESS, NOT A GENUINE LAUGH IN THE ENTIRE
MOVIE, I LAUGHED AT TWO OF 300 OR 400 JOKES, TWO THUMBS
DOWN...WAY DOWN"
FX2- "A TRUE DISASTER. A LIFELESS, OVER COMPLICATED THOROUGHLY BORING
SEQUEL...A MESS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS...TRANSCENDENTALLY GOOFY...
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THE MOST ENORMOUS GAPS IN CREDULITY.
JUST A BAD MOVIE."
SHE IS OUT OF CONTROL-"I WANTED TO RESIGN MY JOB AS A MOVIE CRITIC AFTER I
SAW THIS ONE", "THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE"
RUDE AWAKENING-"ONE OF THE WORST OF THE LAST 20 YEARS", "AGONIZINGLY BAD"
ERIK THE VIKING- "I HATED THIS FILM FRAME BY FRAME AND AS A WHOLE"
TANGO & CASH- "A WASTE OF VALUABLE ELECTRICITY", "A REAL NO BRAINER"
FORTY EIGHT HOURS 2- "THIS IS SO BAD I AM STUNNED"; "BOTH MURPHY & NOLTE
ARE WASTED"
FUNNY ABOUT LOVE- "YOU WANT TO SCREAM, YOU WANT TO THROW THINGS AT THE SCREEN",
"THERE ARE SO MANY LAPSES IN TASTE & TONE & STYLE & CONSISTENCY YOU
CANNOT KEEP TRACK OF THEM ALL. TWO THUMBS DOWN, WAY DOWN, WAY WAY
DOWN."
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE- "TRULY HORRENDOUS; A CROSS BETWEEN BEETLEJUICE AND TEXAS
CHAIN SAW MASSACRE; DARK, DANK, AND UNPLEASANT; A SHEER
VISION OF HELL; SULLEN AND DESPERATE; REALLY UGLY; AN ALL
TIME TURKEY"
---- GOOD MOVIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ----
CRUSOE
THE BEAR
JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN
TEX
GREGORY'S GIRL
NATIONAL VELVET
GREASE
BUGSY MALONE
SOUNDER
THIEF OF BAGHDAD
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
---- BEST MOVIES OF 1994 ----
SISKEL
1 HOOP DREAMS
2 PULP FICTION
3 ED WOOD
4 32 SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD
5 QUIZ SHOW
6 FORREST GUMP
7 VANYA ON 42ND STREET
8 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
9 RED ROCK WEST
10 LITTLE WOMEN
EBERT
1 HOOP DREAMS
2 RED/BLUE/WHITE(TIE)
3 PULP FICTION
4 FORREST GUMP
5 THE LAST SEDUCTION
6 FRESH
7 THE BLUE KITE
8 NATURAL BORN KILLERS
9 THE NEW AGE
10 QUIZ SHOW
---- WORST MOVIES OF 1994 ----
SISKEL
1 NORTH
2 TRADING MON
3 CLIFFORD
4 COPS & ROBBERSONS
5 RAPA NUI
6 WAGONS EAST
7 CITY SLICKERS 2
EBERT
1 NORTH
2 BEING HUMAN
3 EXIT TO EDEN
4 MILK MONEY
5 ON DEADLY GROUND
6 SILENT TONGUE
7 EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES
---- BEST MOVIES OF 1993 ----
SISKEL
1 SCHINDLER'S LIST
2 SHORT CUTS
3 THE PIANO
4 FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
5 MENACE 2 SOCIETY
6 FUGITIVE
7 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
8 JOY LUCK CLUB
9 KING OF THE HILL
10 MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART
EBERT
1 SCHINDLER'S LIST
2 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
3 THE PIANO
4 FUGITIVE
5 JOY LUCK CLUB
6 KALIFORNIA
7 LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
8 MENACE 2 SOCIETY
9 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
10 RUBY IN PARADISE
---- WORST MOVIES OF 1993 ----
SISKEL EBERT
1 COP AND A HALF CARNOSAUR
2 ROBIN HOOD:MEN IN TIGHTS THE OPPOSITE SEX
3 DANGEROUS GAME THE VANISHING
4 DAMSEL IN DISTRESS HOKUS POKUS
5 BEVERLY HILLBILLIES CONEHEADS
---- BEST MOVIES OF 1992 ----
SISKEL
1 ONE FALSE MOVE
2 THE PLAYER
3 HOWARDS END
4 CRYING GAME
5 MALCOLM X
6 HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND
7 DAMAGE
8 WAYNES WORLD
9 MISSISSIPPI MARSALA
10 UNDER SIEGE
EBERT
1 MALCOLM X
2 ONE FALSE MOVE
3 HOWARDS END
4 FLIRTING
5 CRYING GAME
6 DAMAGE
7 HAIR DRESSERS HUSBAND
8 THE PLAYER
9 UNFORGIVEN
10 BAD LIEUTENANT
---- WORST MOVIES OF 1992 ----
"EACH OF THESE MOVIES POISONED TWO HOURS OF OUR LIVES"
SISKEL EBERT
1 FROZEN ASSETS SHINING THROUGH
2 SHADOWS AND FOG CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
3 STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT FOLKS
4 TOYS MEDICINE MAN
5 WHISPERS IN THE DARK THE BABE
---- BEST MOVIES OF 1991 ----
SISKEL
1 HEARTS OF DARKNESS
2 ANGEL AT MY TABLE
3 BOYZ N THE HOOD
4 LA BELLE NOISEUSE
5 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
6 GRAND CANYON
7 JFK
8 JU DOU
9 DADDY NOSTALGIA
10 ONCE AROUND
EBERT
1 JFK
2 BOYZ N THE HOOD
3 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
4 GRAND CANYON
5 MY FATHERS GLORY/MY MOTHERS CASTLE
6 A WOMANS TALE
7 LIFE IS SWEET
8 MAN IN THE MOON
9 THELMA AND LOUISE
10 THE RAPTURE
---- WORST MOVIES OF 1991 ----
SISKEL EBERT
DROP DEAD FRED HIGHLANDER II/THE QUICKENING
DICE RULES NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD HUDSON HAWK
STEPPING OUT RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON
SCENES FROM A MALL SHOUT
---- BEST MOVIES OF 1990 ----
SISKEL
1 GOOD FELLAS
2 FAREWELL MY SWEET
3 AVALON
4 THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY
5 TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR YOU
6 DIEHARD 2
7 DANCES WITH WOLVES
8 REVERSAL OF FORTUNES
9 THE FRESHMAN
10 GODFATHER 3
EBERT
1 GOOD FELLAS
2 MONSIEUR HIRE
3 DANCES WITH WOLVES
4 THE GRIFTERS
5 REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
6 SANTE SANGRE
7 LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN
8 AWAKENINGS
9 COOK, THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND HER LOVER
10 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
---- WORST MOVIES OF 1990 ----
ROBOCOP 2
FUNNY ABOUT LOVE
COURAGE MOUNTAIN
LOOSE CANNONS
GHOSTDAD
GRAFFITI BRIDGE
ANOTHER 48 HOURS
CHILDS PLAY 2
WILD ORCHIDS
SHORT TIME
SIBLING RIVALRY
JETSONS THE MOVIE
NUTCRACKER PRINCE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
THE GUARDIAN
---- BEST MOVIES OF THE 1980S ----
SISKEL
RAGING BULL
SHOAH
THE RIGHT STUFF
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
WHO KILLED ROGER RABBIT
DO THE RIGHT THING
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (LONG VERSION)
MOONLIGHTING
SID & NANCY
KAGEMUSHA
EBERT
RAGING BULL
THE RIGHT STUFF
E.T.
DO THE RIGHT THING
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
RAN
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
PLATOON
HOUSE OF GAMES