John 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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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.
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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Occasionally I go to see a film by a young independent director in the hopes of seeing some signs of…
Dancing at Lughnasa, written by Frank McGuinness from play by Brian Friel and directed by Pat O’Connor, stars Marvelous Meryl…
The thesis of Elizabeth, written by Michael Hirst and directed by Shekhar Kapur, is very simple— like the people that…
I expected Enemy of the State, directed by Tony Scott, to be one more document in the tedious succession of…
Home Fries, written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Dean Parisot, stars Drew Barrymore as Sally, a girl from the…
The Inheritors written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, is a curious anachronism, borrowing its story (so it might seem) from…
Jerry Springer in ‘Ringmaster,’ directed by Neil Abramson and written by Jon Bernstein, stars Jerry Springer as the host of…
Living Out Loud, written and directed by Richard LaGravenese is a handsome tribute to a charming woman, but it has…