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Review of Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Mar 2014

Chillingly beautiful cinematography makes the state's landscapes appear timeless as it sets the stage for a grim history told with archival portraits…

Review of The House of Yes (1997)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Feb 2014

Sex and JFK's assassination are intertwined in this puerile, pseudodark story about a wacky family--an adaptation of Wendy MacLeod's play that…

Review of Dream with the Fishes (1997)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Feb 2014

A harangue on how ironic it is that men often attack one another verbally and physically as a way to get close…

Review of The Crew (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 11 Feb 2014

The acting--especially Dreyfuss's ability to roll with the mood swings--is impressive if not redemptive…

Review of Mystery, Alaska (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Jan 2014

Nothing's wrong with this movie--the hockey footage is exciting, the characters quirky, the subplots idiosyncratic--but nothing's special about…

Review of Superstar (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jan 2014

Contrasting the erotic with the disgusting is usually provocative and can be funny, but not in this underdog comedy…

Review of Cool & Crazy (2001)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Dec 2013

Jensen's use of the conventions of documentary making -- and his undermining of them in ways both bold and subtle -- seems too canny and consistent…

Review of Scary Movie (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Dec 2013

Political incorrectness, gross-out humor, references for their own sake, and some real wit are distributed over the 85 minutes with an unusually…

Review of The Avengers (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Dec 2013

The grasping novelty of the visuals doesn't rival the uncharismatic leads or the hopelessly, unironically banal plot…

Review of Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Nov 2013

Using archly staged interviews and reconstructions that draw attention to the components of the documentary form, Morris does justice to the…

Review of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Oct 2013

After a slow setup, this charming fable wisely spends most of its time on the golf course…

Review of Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Oct 2013

Though hypocritical in the way it sensationalizes sexuality, this serious and funny 1998 movie about a 15-year-old coming to terms with her…

Review of A Piece of Eden (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Oct 2013

Has the enthusiasm and naivete of a first feature…

Review of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Sep 2013

For the sake of more irony--the movie is lousy with it--the precocious characters have an infantile response to the discovery that their parents…

Review of eXistenZ (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Aug 2013

Audaciously combining conviction and childish humor, this SF thriller reminds us that the distinction between the tangible and the intangible…

Review of Simply Irresistible (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Aug 2013

This culinary fantasy is mildly inspired…

Review of Apt Pupil (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Aug 2013

Largely free of generic horror-movie elements, such as exploitative torture and murder scenes…

Review of Chicken Run (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Aug 2013

A scene set inside the chicken-pie-making machinery proves that the Rube Goldberg formula is infallible…

Review of Southpaw (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 18 Jul 2013

The ingenious if erratic slickness is disorienting and makes the movie more like drama than journalism…

Review of The Tigger Movie (2000)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Jun 2013

Somewhat depressive anecdote drawn out to feature length…

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