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Divided We Fall
"...which mixed farce plots with a tragicomic tone and political themes and featured Everyman heroes who are thrust into..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Legally Blonde
"...life in the Nineties, showing some sharp social and political comedy gleaming out at the roots. Legally Blonde isn't..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
"...in itself, indicates a degree of liberalization in Iran's political and artistic atmosphere. Personal stories have not been much..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Day I Became a Woman
"...stories of personal evolution and painful reality, often implicitly political, acted by nonprofessionals and filmed with painterly restraint. The..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Boys Life 3
"...Polish vodka.”) It's the most experimental selection, the most political, and probably the best; for the record, it's also..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Enemy at the Gates
"...The movie creates the character of Danilov (Fiennes), a political officer and propagandist who discovers Zaitsev's special talents and..."

March 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Split Decision
"...and Naturalization Service. Chavez's story resonates on levels both political and personal; it's as openly appreciative of Chavez's self-discipline..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Thirteen Days
"...Harvard buddy of Bobby's, and now the President's senior political advisor. The Russians stay in Russia -- one of..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anna and the King
"...This new rendition gives more emphasis to Siam's internecine political rumblings and the East-West social conflict, and also provides..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Cat, White Cat
"...Cannes, the film was subjected to some very malignant political criticism, the details of which were largely lost on..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2000 by – (Program Four)
"...against a backdrop of magical realism, Berliner tells a political and geographic story in very personal terms. Parts 3..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2000 Seen by – (Program Three)
"...against a backdrop of magical realism, Berliner tells a political and geographic story in very personal terms. Parts 3..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Ideal Husband
The Oscar Wilde drama about deceit and honor is presented by a solid cast.
"...and in possession of a letter proving Chiltern's past political indiscretion. The beautiful black widow threatens to ruin his..."

July 2, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Election
"...life. Payne's ruminations on the abuse of power and political machinations aboard the good ship Scholastic Drudgery carry comic..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happiness
Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.
"...mainstream films. Happiness also fits nicely with our contemporary political landscape that suggests that everyone has dirty secrets lurking..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blade
"...who maintain fierce, proprietary ties within the business and political arenas of the living. “They're our food!” cries Frost..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dear Jesse
"...meditation on the longtime lawmaker's homophobic and generally mean-spirited political stance. Former North Carolina native son and current New..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gattaca
"...For all its genre-hopping (science fiction, mystery, love story, socio-political exploration), Gattaca never gets away from itself; it's firmly..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gabbeh
"...of their history and family stories. Makhmalbah is a political and often controversial filmmaker, but Gabbeh finds him in..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For Ever Mozart
"...Later on, the film director decides to make a political movie called Fatal Bolero, a work satirized in For..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guantanamera
"...Conchita Brando. This surprisingly graceful blend of romance, cynical political satire, magical realism, and Forties road-pic shenanigans is the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Alive & Kicking
"...its whimsical interludes and mostly superficial attention to the political implications of AIDS, Alive & Kicking almost begs to..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Conspiracy Theory
"...the notion that American society is obsessed with covert political intrigues and machinations, Conspiracy Theory is an interesting but..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Saint Clara
"...town's lottery now and again and studiously avoid the neo-political skirmishes of her post-pubescent contemporaries. Hardly your usual set-up,..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Battle for the Minds
"...repression and tolerance at all levels of social and political life. And in this war, symbolic battles often have..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

When We Were Kings
This documentary Oscar winner is a vivid retelling of the "Rumble in the Jungle," in which Muhammad Ali bested George Foreman in a storied boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire.
"...a miraculous confluence of pop culture flash and deep sociopolitical import that seems, if anything, more remarkable now than..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Devil's Own
"...Army, The Devil's Own touches only lightly upon the political issues behind the English-Irish conflict. Instead, it explores the..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pray For Politicians
Religious Beliefs Play a Political Role, Like It or Not
"...seated religious belief or a more practical understanding of political necessity, will never be known. But Johnson's church-going practices..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
"...contrast to that film, it plunges the culture of political violence into a bath of acid and strips away..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Crucible
"...of emphasis. Now, the story's slant seems less overtly political and rather more focused on sexual power and repression,..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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