Liar Liar (1997)
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Liar Liar marks Jim Carrey’s return from his “darker” role in last summer’s disappointing The Cable Guy, which turned off many Carrey fans and did little to attract new ones.…
March 1997
Mother (1996)
Albert Brooks’ movies have consistently been intelligent and hilarious, without compromising either quality. Upon hearing his latest movie was about a divorced man moving back in with his mother, I…
Kingpin (1996)
Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and Randy Quaid team up with the makers of Dumb & Dumber to pull off one of the funniest comedies I’ve seen in a long time.…
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
(Note: This is a review of the Special Edition released to theaters in 1997) Ok, maybe this movie was the reason to retool the entire Star Wars series. The original…
Private Parts (1997)
While waiting for the movie to start, I overheard a man sitting nearby tell his female companion, “I hope Howard has a $40,000,000 opening weekend and just blows every other…
Say Anything (1989)
The 1980’s produced a lot of “teenage sex” movies, most of which are inane and revolting. 1989’s Say Anything is a complete surprise. It’s intelligent, funny, and full of wisdom.…
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Movies about the Mafia usually end up either making the mobsters into heroes or degenerating them into caricatures. Donnie Brasco shows the human side of the Mafia, which makes it…