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The Pebble and the Penguin
"...film doesn't feel as though it is an organic whole. All the elements are here, they just don't come..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Tommy Boy
As a mismatched pair, Farley and Spade have their comic moments, with the big galoot playing off the little jerk.
"...this latest Saturday Night Live movie spin-off is a whole lot better than it has to be, but consider..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Born to Be Wild
"...montages of the gorilla monkeying (sorry) around, until the whole enterprise ludicrously becomes a programmed tearjerker that will leave..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Miami Rhapsody
"...in tracking mid-shots that reinforces the idea that the whole point of the scene is the punchline and not..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Vanya On 42nd Street
"...it's amazing they all converge so seamlessly into the whole and don't become distractions in and of themselves. The..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Quick and the Dead
"...then throws in a female protagonist to give the whole mess a Nineties spin. Stone is Ellen, a mysterious..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Higher Learning
"...wants to say. But while NBK's director Oliver Stone wholeheartedly admits his confusion about his “grand statements,” Singleton approaches..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Murder in the First
"...alley. Considering the brazen bravura aimed for by the whole mess, perhaps Moida in da Foist (Youse Guys) would've..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ready to Wear (Pret-A-porter)
"...work. In Ready to Wear, Altman's dyspepsia colors his whole field of vision and in case there is anyone..."

Dec. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

She is a Man, He is a Woman
"...less than awe-inspiring, credit the actors for pulling the whole thing off, creating solid characters the audience can care..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The New Age
"...statements do sum up Tolkin's jaundiced take on the whole New Age phenomenon as seen in Beverly Hills. Similar..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Professional
Enigmatic hitman becomes unlikely caretaker of and mentor to the girl next door. The film features wonderful performances and lots of visual panache.
"...thereby knocking our preconceptions off kilter and into a whole new realm. It's an American-lensed film, but it sure..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The War
"...other movie-goers. Despite its no-doubt good intentions and its wholesome PG-13 rating, The War is a meandering mish-mash of..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Happened Was …
"...of humor. Jackie appears just a little “off,” repeating whole sentences in five-minute intervals and claiming to have a..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Frank and Jesse
"...introduction of a narrator halfway through the film. The whole thing is sloppily edited and when that's added with..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
"...the series to a darker tone, giving Freddy a whole new (streamlined, almost) look and takes an inspired stab..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Return to a Better Tomorrow
"...goofiness for which director Jing is known, maybe the whole enterprise was designed as a camp throwaway. Perhaps the..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Dragon Lord
"...injured in the infamous opening sequence alone!), but the whole enterprise seems confused, as if Chan was attempting to..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Shawshank Redemption
Frank Darabont's debut feature based on the Stephen King novella receives a 10th anniversary reissue. The prison drama features standout performances by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
"...wisely sticks closely to King's riveting tale, sometimes lifting whole passages of dialogue from the novella, and keeps the..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burning Paradise
"...Hark provides the generous production values that give the whole affair that extra gloss. Newcomer Kwan Tin Sang's performance..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Foreign Student
"...a different group. That is, until you consider that whole occupation of France thing. Foreign Student's most enjoyable moments..."

Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

The Mask
"...hard time deciding if he wants to play the whole thing up for laughs or go straight into superhero..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Midnight Cowboy
Fueled by two riveting character studies and its exposure of New York City's seamy underbelly, this multi-Oscar-winner screams “contemporary” and “eternal” at once.
"...seen it on the networks you've never seen the whole thing. And you deserve better than that. It's one..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dragons Forever
"...crony and proceeds to make a mess of the whole affair. Meanwhile, an armed-to-the teeth group of hoods is..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flaming Ears
"...big raw snails and flame-kissed alligators. There's not a whole lot more plot I can figure out with much..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The November Men
"...lull viewer attention rather than increase paranoia. On the whole, performances are serviceable but often less than believable. Still,..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Earth and the American Dream
"...American attitudes and belief systems that implicitly foster such wholesale destruction. Conceivably, it is possible to halt individual practices..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Project S (aka Once a Cop)
"...excessiveness of Supercop, but then, that's what kept the whole implausible thing afloat last time. Without Jackie Chan's low-brow..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silent Tongue
"...few days away, and Eamon and Reeves follow. (The whole thing is kind of an Old West twist on..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Alvaro Rodriguez

Babyfever
"...about such things in the movies, moreover witnessing a whole movie dedicated to the topic. As viewers, women struggling..."

May 20, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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