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Palmetto
"...that the film and its chief location take their name from, reporter Harry Barber (Harrelson) spends his time skittering..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seven Years in Tibet
"...of his blinkered, Nazi-brat soul. Annaud (The Lover, The Name of the Rose, Quest for Fire) may be, with..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Rocketman
"...of space and physics that are broken in the name of comedic license. Let's just say that there are..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wes Craven Presents Wishmaster
"...screening I took in. Why Wes Craven allowed his name to be used in conjunction with this production is..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Burger
"...be antithetical to their act. Dumb fun is the name of their game: dumb fun and deft teamwork, the..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Evita
"...of whom rose from obscurity to become a mesmeric one-name wonder – should be evident to even the laziest..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Turbulence
"...who, along with a coarse bank robber by the name of Stubbs (Gleeson), is being shuttled across the country..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Preacher's Wife
"...a financially strapped church headed by a big-hearted minister named Henry (Vance) who's running himself into the ground trying..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Madame Butterfly
"...is familiar to even those of us who couldn't name 10 operas at gunpoint. In 19th-century Japan, the teenaged..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Grass Harp
"...is based on the autobiographical novella of the same name, the young man -- orphaned at an early age,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bogus
"...Nancy Travis and Andrea Martin. Bogus -- that's the name of the imaginary friend belonging to this story's little..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Switchblade Sisters
This nifty little movie is full of all the lurid teases, off-the-cuff production values, and trenchant topicality that make exploitation movies the fascinating cultural time capsules they are.
"...Sister. Actually, she was a Dagger Deb and her name was Lace (Lee). She was the leader of the..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welcome to the Dollhouse
"...all. For Dawn Wiener -- a seventh-grader whose last name provides endless fodder for peer cruelty -- the rite..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Butterfly Kiss
"...ephemeral song in her head and whether the attendant's name is Judith. At one stop, she encounters Miriam (Saskia..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barb Wire
"...on the Dark Horse comic series of the same name, Barb Wire marks the much-heralded big-screen debut of Baywatch's..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Celtic Pride
"...Movies like this could start giving sports a bad name...."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flirting With Disaster
"...is a whiny, New York Jewish intellectual who can't name his three-month-old son or have sex with his wife..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud
"...Johnson, Merce Cunningham and Spalding Gray. Upon hearing the name Buckminster Fuller, certain phrases spring instantly to mind: geodesic..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Bomber
"...a futuristic Belgrade of 1999, this action/adventure/comedy takes its name from the title character (Bjelogrlic), a hip urban deejay..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never Talk to Strangers
"...takes up with a mysterious, leather-jacketed stranger by the name of Tony Ramirez (Banderas), strange things begin to happen...."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The directing debut of acclaimed kung fy choreographer Yuen also helped popularize the burgeoning “kung fu comedy” genre and it primary star, Jackie Chan.
"...it managed to bring a then-little-known actor by the name of Jackie Chan to the public at large --..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Balthazar
"...the world's suffering. In this movie, Balthazar is the name of a donkey in the French countryside and it's..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Prophecy
"...The Prophecy. When an NYPD detective with the doubtful name of Thomas and a previous life as a failed..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lie Down With Dogs
"...insightts into the lifestyle that dares not speak its name, but the double-edged nature of such a way of..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Temptation of a Monk
"...pretension. Mainland actor Wu Hsin-kuo (who has, under the name Ng Hing-kwok, gone on to seek his fame in..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
"...in terms of pure silliness -- all in the name of comedy. Standouts include Hard-Boiled's Tony Leung Chi Wah..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Queen Margot
This visaully sumptuous story about regal intrigues and passions during the religious wars of the 16th century is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
"...Thompson to adapt Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name for the screen. The film recreates two key events..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

S.F.W.
"...Based on novelist Andrew Wellman's book by the same name, S.F.W. is the story of Cliff Spab (Dorff) and..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Conviction
"...Szapolowska. Once upon a time, Italian filmmaker Marco Bellochio's name was uttered in the same anticipatory breath as Bertolucci's..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

London
"...condescension to creep into his voice as he endlessly name-drops 18th-century poetic and literary figures. As a sideways glance..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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