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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

Based on the allegedly autobiographical short stories of alleged teen author J.T. Leroy, Asia Argento's film describes a Gothic maelstrom of psychic and physical abuse.

"...film describes the ever-decreasing maelstrom of psychic and physical abuse, as well as every conceivable manner of Southern gothic..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

Al Pacino stars as Shylock in this film rendition of Shakespeare's thorniest play.

"...also takes pains to demonstrate the physical and verbal abuse Shylock faces when venturing out from the ghetto or..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher and author who also co-stars, this unusual film is part revivalist sermon, part narrative drama, and wholly urgent and engaging.

"...women, who are fed up with the legacy of abuse, neglect, addiction, and poor self-esteem that have grown into..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Let’s just call SuperBabies what it is: child abuse.

"...First, let’s just call SuperBabies what it is: child abuse. Toddlers made to gurgle phrases that are later looped..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Powerful performances resonate in this devastating and weighty follow-up picture from the director of Amores Perros.

"...and mother who attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings for cocaine abuse; and Paul (Penn), a mathematics professor with six weeks..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

"...fear, that Mr. Auster will cross the line and abuse his student’s trust in him – for, surely, this..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...-- one that involves elements of religious perversion, child abuse, and yes, several axe murders. It's grisly stuff --..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freddy Got Fingered

"...my mind. There's also a wealth of child sexual abuse jokes, plenty of dull non sequiturs, and Anthony Michael..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Someone Like You

"...take real offense at a collection of women who abuse their knowledge of what buttons to push in their..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beyond the Mat

"...preordained, but as Blaustein makes graphically clear, the physical abuse endured by the performers is very real indeed. For..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

"...job, and ultimately his life. Payne's ruminations on the abuse of power and political machinations aboard the good ship..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Permanent Midnight

Jerry Stahl's junkie confession is the author's fictionalized account of how to maintain a successful Hollywood career as well as a $6,000-a-week heroin habit.

"...child. The movie is a dark portrait of drug abuse, though there's remarkably little L.A. industry color in the..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...a father figure is overwhelming, despite the cruelty and abuse Tolyan inflicts on Sanya and his mother. The scene..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Smoke Signals

This voyage of discovery based on Sherman Alexie's novel tells a story about friendship and father-and-son knots among Couer d'Alene Indians, a tale that resonates on the reservation and off.

"...also unite the tribe – broken by alcohol and abuse though they may be – in long-held beliefs and..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"...by it all. (Even the patented, Home Alone-styled physical abuse of the film's benign bad guys -- flying bowling..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Licensed to Kill

"...advances by the victim to repressed homosexual feelings, childhood abuse, impersonal thuggery directed at effeminate “punks,” and amorphous paranoia..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

In the Company of Men

"...two men to target a susceptible woman for emotional abuse and then hightail it out of town, with the..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...as unwitting revolutionaries who simply refused to take more abuse; it effectively depicts the benign nature of homosexual organizations..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Great White Hype

"...may have been sacrificed for the sake of equal-opportunity abuse. The Great White Hype may not win on a..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...hand, is taciturn and withdrawn, the victim of child abuse and ultimately the one who comes up with the..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

"...hilariously repeated time-travel attempts, and the most brutal penis abuse ever played for laughs. This is one of the..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Basketball Diaries

"...Hudson, Patrick Mcgaw, James Madio and Mark Wahlberg. Drug abuse is not a pretty sight. This movie made from..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Jerky Boys

"...as a sign of gross stupidity which makes the abuse being heaped upon them justifiable. In the film, the..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Madness of King George

"...In this country, he's a villain, the monarch whose abuse inspired a revolution, the ruler from whom we fled..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

"...society, how it is held and how it is abused. Mamet's layering of issues -- academic freedom, violence to..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Coming Out Under Fire

"...of gays in the military. While the existence of abuse and inequality are intolerable within any democratic institution, the..."

Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Meet the Feebles

"...biggest show, fall prey to libidonistic in-fighting, rampant drug abuse, and all manner of flatulent, visceral, and thoroughly revolting..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oscar Shorts 1993

"...Danquart, an amusing German film about reactions to verbal abuse. Oscar Shorts 1993 is a solid collection of material..."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...scoring and shooting, Gift neither condemns nor condones drug abuse of this scale, opting instead to just let the..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"...to coast through academic requirements and ignore player steroid abuse and under-the-table financial sponsorships. Hardly any shattering revelations here..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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