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Review of Midnight Cowboy (1969)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 22 Feb 2016

Some of the attitudes in Midnight Cowboy -- especially toward women -- don't wear the years well, but the performances by Hoffman and Jon Voight…

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Review of State and Main (2000)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 10 Feb 2016

His (Mamet) direction is unobtrusive, unflashy, and always willing to allow the hilarious cast all the room it needs…

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Review of Saving Grace (2000)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Nov 2015

A comedy of the old school. Depending on your view of the current state of screen humor, that's either a promise or a warning…

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Review of Back to the Future Part II (1989)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 28 Jun 2015

Fans of the original should relish going back to Back to the Future…

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Review of Hear My Song (1991)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 15 May 2015

The many charms of Hear My Song hinge on its deft balance of the puckish humor of the present situation and a genuine sense of loss and roads…

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Review of The Client (1994)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 11 May 2015

In effect, The Client is a clever and pliant variation on the classic Hitchcock situation that puts a kid, instead of an adult, between the…

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Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 13 Mar 2015

Tampopo is, among many other things, the first spaghetti eastern and one of its particular charms is that it celebrates as much as satirizes…

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Review of The Low Down (2001)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 20 Jan 2015

Defiantly different, a movie that carefully checks the pulse of its characters rather than trying to get the blood rushing…

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Review of Let Him Have It (1991)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 28 Oct 2014

Let Him Have It is unabashedly weighted toward the perspective of the murderer as victim -- a notion that does not enjoy much public currency…

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Review of Blow Dry (2001)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 13 Oct 2014

This comedy-drama was written by Simon Beaufoy, who brought us The Full Monty, and it has some of the same gamy mix of alternative sexuality…

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Review of I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 22 Jul 2014

Though beautifully acted by Basinger (everyone else is relegated to a supporting role), there's a strange vagueness to much of this sumptuous,…

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Review of Man Trouble (1992)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Jul 2014

There was reportedly a great deal of argument and dissent during the making of the film, and it is reflected in its erratic tone and slovenly,…

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Review of Man Trouble (1930)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Jul 2014

There was reportedly a great deal of argument and dissent during the making of the film, and it is reflected in its erratic tone and slovenly,…

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Review of The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 14 Jul 2014

The Karate Kid Part III is a brave but misguided attempt to restate the lesson through a narrative ploy that nearly always works, but here…

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Review of Navy Seals (1990)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 13 Jul 2014

Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn star in this visually engaging, fast-paced action film about an elite anti-terrorist unit of the US Navy…

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Review of Masters of the Universe (1987)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 10 Jul 2014

With Masters of the Universe -- the latest numbskull entertainment from the creators of Castle Greyskull -- He-Man makes the transition from…

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Review of Striptease (1977)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Jun 2014

Men will doubtless be lured to Striptease by Moore's beautifully sculpted body…

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Review of Striptease (1996)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Jun 2014

Men will doubtless be lured to Striptease by Moore's beautifully sculpted body…

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Review of Striptease (1976)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Jun 2014

Men will doubtless be lured to Striptease by Moore's beautifully sculpted body…

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Review of Once Upon a Forest (1993)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 16 Jun 2014

Respect for nature and the environment is a message that no one would quarrel with, but this is yet another example of a movie that can't or…

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