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Review of Two Girls and a Guy (1998)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

The film is mostly an occasion for Downey to plumb some stereotypical guy fantasy depths, defending his appetites, duplicities and major…

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Review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Playing an alcoholic is traditionally a route to critical acclaim, and Cage delivers beautifully…

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Review of The Gingerbread Man (1998)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Uneven, often predictable and occasionally strange…

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Review of The Truman Show (1998)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Witty and manipulative, the movie doesn't answer the questions it poses. But it does let you leave feeling all right…

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Review of Amistad (1997)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

While the Africans [in Amistad] are tremendously sympathetic, the film maintains a distance from them, granting emotional access instead to…

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Review of Mission Impossible (1971)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Great start, but the movie keeps fighting its own internal logic…

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Review of Besieged (1998)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

It is fraught by unresolvable race, class and national identity issues…

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Review of Magnolia (1999)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

One of the many characters in Paul Thomas Anderson's amazing new film, Magnolia, Jim spends a lot of time talking to himself - and you too,…

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Review of Trainspotting (1996)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Based on Irvine Welsh's novel, this visually rich, culturally allusive film focuses on a small group of friends who are frustrated, rebellious…

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Review of Tin Cup (1996)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

While the new movie is generally pleasant, it's also creaky: you know exactly where it's going and it takes too long to get there…

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Review of Another Day in Paradise (1998)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

It's filtered through Clark's sometimes creepy sensibility; it's like he gets off on the kids' fears and violence…

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Review of Manny & Lo (1996)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Yes, it's a movie about life cycles…

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Review of Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Like the director's previous films -- most recently, 'One False Move' and 'Laurel Avenue' -- this one has a compelling, shrewd rhythm, bolstered…

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Review of Looking for Richard (1996)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

The film is an effective ride, pulling you into the thrill of the production,inviting you to roll with the language, and demonstrating again…

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Review of Stir of Echoes (1999)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 01 Jan 2000

Initially intriguing, this proceeding turns increasingly erratic and trite…

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