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Review of The Avengers (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Seek out the show and you can enjoy one of the highlights of 60's pop culture entertainment while avoiding one of the low points of the 90's…

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Review of Titanic (1953)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Cameron has crafted an epic that triumphs…

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Review of A Civil Action (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

The lawyers' posturing, planning and maneuvering is fascinating, but with the human factor pushed so far into the background, the production…

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Review of Anaconda (1954)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Fans of the horror genre may be tempted to check out Anaconda. Don't…

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Review of Being John Malkovich (1999)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

One of the most satisfying aspects of the fable is that Kaufman is not content to simply milk laughs from his bizarre set-up…

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Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

It's not easy to sit through Life Is Beautiful…

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Review of Forces of Nature (1999)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Thanks to fine performances from the uniformly strong cast, a surprisingly smart, unpredictable plot and some jazzy visuals, Forces of Nature…

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Review of The Rainmaker (1997)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

While the film retains some pleasures, Coppola's heavy-handed direction snuffs out the sense of exhilaration a story like this should have…

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Review of Titanic (1943)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Cameron has crafted an epic that triumphs…

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Review of In the Company of Men (1995)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

A stark, nasty little tale of competition, power and cruelty…

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Review of Never Been Kissed (1999)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

The movie makes virtually every mistake in the book, including flagrantly violating the moral of their own story…

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Review of He Got Game (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Despite its problems, He Got Game has tremendous style and a fair amount of substance…

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Review of The Mask of Zorro (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

It's still possible to make a rousing popcorn flick without treating your audience like wide-eyed rubes suffering from attention-deficit disorder…

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Review of Wag the Dog (1997)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Prepare to laugh yourself silly, and let's all pray that the film is less true than it seems to be…

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Review of For Love of the Game (1999)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Though uneven and occasionally sluggish, For Love of the Game is a surprisingly satisfying hybrid of an old-fashioned sports film and a contemporary…

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Review of Rushmore (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

It would be easy to think of Rushmore as simply a delightfully off-the- wall comedy, but there is so much more to savor…

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Review of When We Were Kings (1996)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Beyond creating an exceptional documentary, Gast reminds us of the majesty of Muhammad Ali, a man who was, and is, a hero for the ages…

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Review of Forces of Nature (2004)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Thanks to fine performances from the uniformly strong cast, a surprisingly smart, unpredictable plot and some jazzy visuals, Forces of Nature…

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Review of Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

After watching a film purportedly devoted to his memory, Frankie Lymon remained a stranger…

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Review of Forces of Nature (2012)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 01 Jan 2000

Thanks to fine performances from the uniformly strong cast, a surprisingly smart, unpredictable plot and some jazzy visuals, Forces of Nature…

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