The Phantom
June 6, 1996 | After wading through the angst of three doom-and-gloom Batman movies, wouldn't you like to see a masked superhero who enjoys his work? Who actually thinks battling bad…
Vibes
August 5, 1988 | Jeff Goldblum, an oversized praying mantis with a perpetually befuddled air, and Cyndi Lauper, a peroxided kewpie doll with an impish Noo Yawk snarl, make an…
Problem Child
July 30, 1990 | Problem Child is a seriously demented comedy with a great deal of rudely subversive, rigorously inventive wit. It has the shape of a bland TV sitcom, and…
Cry Freedom
February 19, 1988 | In Cry Freedom, a stirring melodrama of epic proportions, director Richard Attenborough doesn't pretend to be fair, or reasonable, or well-balanced. This is a movie where someone…
The Patriot
June 28, 2000 | Just in time to celebrate Independence Day with a dazzling burst of dramatic fireworks, we have The Patriot, an instant all-American classic with the full-bodied sweep of…
Silverado
July 10, 1985 | Well, buckaroos, let me be the first to give you the good news: Silverado is the real thing, a good old-fashioned Western that shoots straight, rides…
Jaws: The Revenge
July 18, 1987 | After all the dire reports of production delays, inclement weather and special-effects foul-ups, it should come as no great surprise that the problem-plagued Jaws: The Revenge looks…
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
July 25, 1987 | Just when you thought it was safe to enter a moviehouse, after the unleashing of Jaws: The Revenge, along comes an even shoddier second-rate sequel. Superman…
Mississippi Masala
February 5, 1992 | In the Greenwood, Miss., of Mira Nair’s wise and romantic Mississippi Masala, there is a patchwork quilt, not a rainbow coalition, of black, brown and white. Indian…
Night Falls on Manhattan
May 16, 1997 | Even though his resume includes such notable efforts as Serpico, Network, 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon, Sidney Lumet is one of our least recognized and…