| The Others-Creepy Kidman movie about a haunted house in England. Kidman pulls it off and there are a few genuinely frightening scenes. A "Sixth Sense" ending makes this film worth the watch. Warrior |
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| Clip of an early porn film from a young D.W. Griffith |
| Scarface(DePalma)-No masterpiece, this cult hit is nontheless intriguing in it's brutal depiction of the Florida drug trade and one Cuban refugee's thirst for power. Another good performance from Pacino. The film is somewhat marred by DePalma's use of dated 80's pop music on the score. Warrior |
| Glengarry Glen Ross(Foley)-The best ensamble cast put together in the 90's shows up in this film about struggling real estate salesmen. The film is tight, well acted, and most likely sets the record for use of the "f" word in a movie. Warrior |
| Deconstructing Harry(Allen)-Woody recaptures his stride in this great comedy about a writer who's social past comes back to haunt him. Allen adds a bit of crassness to his standard self portrait. Warrior/Chief |
| Fantasia-This all-time great belongs, with Kubrick's 2001, in a category of movies that are in a genre all their own. Fantasia is one of the most tasteful and visually pleasing of all films. Sillouette has never been used so brilliantly. Some of the films most delightful segments are it's least famous. Chief |
| Scent of a Woman(Brest)-Intense, touching, and crisp, 'Woman tells the story of a blind veteran's self-indulgence during a trip to Manhattan, and his relationship with his prep-school caretaker. Pacino's performance as Lt. Colonel Frank Slade is the clincher to his credentials as the world's greatest film actor. Warrior/Chief |
| Mullholand Drive(Lynch)-Needless to say, this Lynch film is a weird one, highlighted by lesbian scenes, scenery of Hollywood(Home Sweet Home), and dreamlike impressions on Tinseltown. Don't expect to make sense of the film by the end. The picture's remarkably good at capturing the real essence of Hollywood, however. Squaw/Warrior |
| His Girl Friday(Hawkes)-The epitome of the speedy 'golden age' comedy, 'Friday is a whirlwind of plot twists, wisecracks, and rapid-fire dialogue. Cary Grant is especially good in this tale of an unconventional romance in the cutthroat newspaper business. Unfortunately the quality of the VHS tape I used was poor. Long live the DVD. Warrior |
| The Mustketeer(?)- The Mustketeer features some amazing, if unbelievable, action sequences and great photography. Little else in the film is worth much mention, though. The makers of the film try to pass Mina Suvari off as better looking than she really is. Squaw |
| Jeepers Creepers(?)- Pretty good for a horror film, though the title sounds like a clip of dialogue from a Treat Williams movie. It's genuinely scary in parts, but the relevation of the movie's monster was a little dissappointing. Lucky I saw this on Halloween or it might have earned a Paleface. Squaw/Warrior |
| Dr. Zhivago(Lean)- Dr. Z is a gem, the great screen epic of the Russian revolution, and one of Lean's crowning achievements. Music, scenery, and story have seldom been so good simultaneously. Zhivago exhibits qualities in film that don't appear in today's pictures. Not to be missed. Chief |
| Star Wars-Episode One-The Phantom Menace(Lucas)-After I saw the most anticipated movie in history during its big screen release I gave it a marginal thumbs down. Having re-seen Episode One on video I declare it a bona fide stinker. The characters were forgettable and the direction is drab. Lucas gets little from his actors and the new creatures that inhabit the film are not imaginative to the degree one has come to expect from the Star Wars series. Jar Jar Binks is slightly more charming than the Olsen Twins. And what the hell was Samuel L. Jackson doing as a Jedi Master with about 3 "phone-it-in" lines? Only dissappointment can be gained from multiple viewings. Paleface/Squaw |
| Top Hat(Sandrich)-Dapper Astaire and bombshell Rodgers are the most well groomed couple in cinema in this smart, satisfying song and dance picture. The script is clever and the performances are fine, but the real contributions the film makes are the dance scenes and the song "Cheek to Cheek." Warrior/Chief |
| Ocean's 11(Soderberg)- This re-telling of the old Rat Pack movie is Hollywood at it's star-studded slickest. The film's got style to spare, and is surprisingly entertaining. No one in the cast will win an Oscar for their work here, but no one phones-it-in, either. O-11 is worth the watch, at least on the big screen. Warrior |
| Bonnie and Clyde(Penn)- Storytelling at its most economical, Penn's American classic of the criminal couple is at times both funny and frightening, and is captivating the whole film through. The film is full of great performances, writing, and photography. Bonnie and Clyde is one of the best movies to emerge from the dreary '60's. Chief |
| The Lord of the Rings/Fellowship of the Ring(Jackson)- Everything that "The Phantom Menace" should have been, but wasn't. LOTR is an enthralling fantasy, complete with intriguing creatures and magical scenery. The FX in the film were near perfect and were appropriately chosen. The acting was good, merely adequate at its worst. LOTR is one of the most engrossing movies in recent years. Chief |
| The Excorcist(Friedkin) Still a bone chiller, The Excorcist is a beautifully shot, well acted and prudently simple horror flick which has aged remarkably well for a movie from this genre. Some of the film's language, as well as graphic scenes, provide moments just as shocking today as when the film was released. Warrior/Chief |
| Annie Hall(Allen)-Quite possibly Allen's crowning acheivement, 'Hall' is one of the most thouroughly entertaining movies. Love, sex, New York, and L.A. are all inspected under Allen's neurotic lens. Not a single dull moment is to be found in the film that said "boo-ya" to Star Wars at the '77 Oscars. A classic no matter how many times you see it. Chief |
| Casablanca(Curtiz)-Curtiz' classic miraculously became one of the most cherished films ever after a production that was as fragmented as a talent agent's conscience. Practicly Casablanca's entire script is fixed in our culture. Though the film's love story is most often recognized, the convictions of Bogart's Rick Blaine provide the true substance of the film's content. In 'Casablanca' a marvelous script ties a timeless story to an unforgettable locale. Chief |