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A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
"...and gore on the screen, and most of the violence is cartoonish in such a way as to be..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Guy Ritchie's turbocharged debut.
"...Stock is a breathtaking debut that recalls the hyperstylized violence of Tarantino melded with the classic British caper comedies..."

March 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Day of the Beast
De la Iglesia builds this original horror film around a priest who belives the Antichrist will be born on Christmas Day. The director's unique visions blend ultra-violence and satiric touches make this a stunning example of his work screening in this four-part Alamo series.
"...the Devil's henchmen. While the film is rife with ultra-violence and crimson goo, make no mistake, this is also..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Very Bad Things
"...The comic moments revolve almost exclusively around pain and violence and degradation, and though that may work well enough..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Belly
DMX and Nas star as a couple of highly successful drug dealers who have spiritual awakenings.
"...narrative. Belly teems with glamorized shots of sex and violence, while paradoxically advocating for a more decent way of..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

General Chaos: Uncensored Animation
"...10-second shorts revolving around the theme of “sex and violence.” Over the years, Plympton has made himself into one..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dress
"...in a mesmerizing, but disturbing, web of sex and violence and longing. Like a spider to a fly, Dutch..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Hana-Bi (Fireworks)
"...to solve his money problems and help his near-and-dears. Violence -- vivid, startling, and disturbingly realistic -- occurs at..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Butcher Boy
"...in light of the current American epidemic of childhood violence. Told from Francie's perspective, the film is an episodic..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suicide Kings
"...and unaffecting scriptwork. Cookie-cutter characterizations and random acts of violence peppered with the occasional mangled digit and 9mm slug..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Species II
"...point is moot: Species II is formulaic sex and violence devoid of even a smidgen of originality. When Ross..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Players Club
"...club's rascally owner (Mac) to dodge his well-armed creditors. Violence, suffice to say, gets equal billing with sex. A..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Tokyo Fist
"...nuanced storylines. This is a film about sex and violence, and viewed as such it approaches the level of..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boxer
"...resolution represents a logical result of the weariness with violence which has steadily accumulated throughout Sheridan's Irish “trilogy.” Sheridan..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Starship Troopers
In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."
"...special effects budget that would shame the Pentagon, cataclysmic violence, high levels of ambient horniness, and total lack of..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

She's So Lovely
"...somehow manages to survive their binges of hardcore boozing, violence, and mutual deception. The first half ends with Eddie..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Face/Off
Exhilarating performances from Cage and Travolta, as well as Woo's tremendously enjoyable action set-pieces make this a very entertaining action film.
"...a wild roller coaster of mixed identities and passionate violence. And it's a joy to watch Cage play Travolta..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

301/302
"...see how psychological transferences between food, love, sex, and violence are all part of larger feminist issues. The “facts”..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Original Gangstas
"...wholly believable community of distinctive characters to populate the violence-plagued city. Although the script tips its hat to social..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation Two
"...admittedly strong images, as if graphically animated sex and violence was in itself so humorous a concept that it..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
"...Frederic March, The Ox-Box Incident's high-minded indictment of mob violence, and the original version of the Hollywood cautionary tale..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cemetery Man
Zombie movie based on an Italian comic book.
"...and distinctly Italian in its stylish mixture of sex, violence, and scattershot plotting that only Dario Argento could truly..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Substitute
"...handfuls of murderous gang members out windows. All the violence is justified by a ludicrous story line that's more..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Rich and Famous
"...when he's staging the film's occasional moments of excessive violence. The actors do what they can, but the generic..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Lotto Land
"...working-class Brooklyn neighborhood. The drug use and bursts of violence that one expects of Brooklyn sagas is dispensed with..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Patrick Taggart

Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans
"...scene: the mendacity of certain vendors, the increase in violence and theft, the drifting of the years, and the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Satin Steel
"...enthusiastically serving up healthy doses of both sex and violence. This is brainless and poorly done nonsense for sure,..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Little Odessa
"...many of the film's scenes, even during moments of violence, evidence the talent of a director who may be..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Taste of Killing and Romance
"...of style and a few key scenes of jolting violence -- some of which were trimmed down for the..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Basketball Diaries
"...as a pig-headed bully who always jacks up the violence much further than necessary, remains to be seen. Ultimately,..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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