The Siege
November 6, 1998 | Director Edward Zwick balances popcorn-movie heroics with more substantial food for thought in The Siege, a surprisingly persuasive drama that considers the ramifications of martial law as a…
The Rock
June 13, 1996 | Don Simpson is gone -- he died last January at 52, the victim of prodigious self-indulgence -- but, as The Rock indicates, his influence lingers on. Along…
The Missing
November 26, 2003 | For persuasive proof that, just like our mothers warned us, you really can have too much of a good thing, look no further than The Missing.…
The Mexican
March 2, 2001| Imagine a screwball comedy with a body count and you’re ready for The Mexican, an arrestingly offbeat shaggy-dog story that somehow remains fleet, fresh and funny even during…
The Limey
October 8, 1999 | Terence Stamp glides through the mean streets and posh estates of L.A. like a vengeful wraith in The Limey, Steven Soderbergh’s coolly stylized and aggressively stylish drama…
The Hours
December 27, 2002 | Can a movie be profoundly distressing and exquisitely affecting at the same time? In the case of The Hours, a quietly and methodically devastating masterwork, the…
The Dead
March 4, 1988 | Knowing John Huston died shortly after completing The Dead, knowing he was constantly aware of his own fading mortality as he framed every shot and choreographed every…
The Big One
April 10, 1998 | Imagine a cross between a stand-up comedy routine and an on-the-road documentary, and you're ready for The Big One, Michael Moore's ruthlessly amusing and ruefully insightful…
Disney’s Teacher’s Pet
January 16, 2004 | OK, I'll admit it: When I received the invitation to an advance screening of Disney's Teacher's Pet - a spin-off from a TV cartoon show I'd…
Tape
November 2, 2001 | After drifting through the Day-Glo fantasia of Waking Life, his dream-logic crazy-quilt of metaphysical riffing and digital-video doodling, Richard Linklater drops back to earth to get down…