Publications

Simple Plan, A

James Bowman

I tried very hard to like A Simple Plan, written by Scott B.Smith and directed by Sam (Evil Dead) Raimi,…

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Star Trek: Insurrection

James Bowman

Star Trek: Insurrection, directed by Jonathan Frakes, is another black- box movie — which is to say a movie that…

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Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath)

James Bowman

As Enchanted April showed a few years ago, Italy is the promised land for the cold, sexually-repressed, work- obsessed Englishman…

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Steam: The Turkish Bath (Hamam)

James Bowman

As Enchanted April showed a few years ago, Italy is the promised land for the cold, sexually-repressed, work- obsessed Englishman…

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Stepmom

James Bowman

The most important question to be asked about Stepmom, directed by Chris Columbus, is why on earth Ed Harris was…

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A Flat Tax That is Good for Families, Not Just for Business

John D. Mueller

Exactly fifty years ago in the face of a huge budget surplus, a Republican Congress prevailed over the veto of…

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Orgazmo

James Bowman

Orgazmo, written and directed by and starring Trey Parker, exploits the essential comedy in sex by bringing together the adult film industry and Mormonism — an unpromising combination, you might think, though the premiss is good for a few laughs before it sputters out about half way through.

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Celebrity

James Bowman

Celebrity is the first good film Woody Allen has made since Husbands and Wives, though it’s still not all that…

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Crossing Fields

James Bowman

Occasionally I go to see a film by a young independent director in the hopes of seeing some signs of…

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Dancing at Lughnasa

James Bowman

Dancing at Lughnasa, written by Frank McGuinness from play by Brian Friel and directed by Pat O’Connor, stars Marvelous Meryl…

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Elizabeth

James Bowman

The thesis of Elizabeth, written by Michael Hirst and directed by Shekhar Kapur, is very simple— like the people that…

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Enemy of the State

James Bowman

I expected Enemy of the State, directed by Tony Scott, to be one more document in the tedious succession of…

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