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Review of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

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

The showdown is grueling, long, with too many climaxes and improbable events, but Laurie's up for it. And that's what you love about her…

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Review of Titanic (1997)

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

This disaster-action-adventure-romance flick combines epic aspiration with cartoonish simplicity, with no qualms about going for the popular…

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Review of Chasing Amy (1997)

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

Kevin Smith seems to be spilling his guts in this movie…

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Review of Spawn (1997)

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

The movie is too crowded with go-nowhere, potential ideas (lethal virus, U.S…

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Review of The Game (1997)

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

Director David Fincher again demonstrates his superb sense of moody style, but the script, by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, eventually…

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Review of The Cider House Rules (1999)

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

Numbness is pretty much where you end up at the end of The Cider House Rules…

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Review of Starship Troopers (1997)

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

It's not rocket science, but its cynicism is simultaneously smarmy and smart, exacting a cost for any pleasure you may take in its nasty-ass violence…

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Review of 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

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

It includes some genuinely funny moments, solid performances from its too-old-to-be-in-high-school cast, and respect for its likely pre-teen audience…

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Review of Sphere (1998)

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

Director Barry Levinson still has his strong visual sense -- both the infinite water and ultimate confinement are effectively creepy -- but…

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Review of The Rainmaker (1997)

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

What's missing is Coppola's daring imagination and visual flair…

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Review of Dead Man Walking (1995)

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

It will make you think about its specific subject matter -- capital punishment -- in emotional, moral, social and political contexts, all intertwined…

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Review of He Got Game (1998)

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

The most effective moments are small, when Lee lets his fine actors do their work without all the (movie) business…

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Review of Fargo (1996)

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

This is the film's genius, its emulation of true crime's obsession with prosaic or spectacular minutiae, coupled with a refusal to make such…

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Review of The Preacher's Wife (1996)

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

While it sounds like standard promotional overstatement, it makes sense: even if Washington has top billing, our Miss Thing is the film's (and…

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Review of Jawbreaker (1999)

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

Jawbreaker offers no new insights into teen hell…

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Review of The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

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

This is what the Kings do best, reflect the culture back to itself, exposing its faults and celebrating its occasional brilliance and compassion…

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Review of Hanging Up (2000)

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

The worst kind of Oprah episode with a big studio budget…

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Review of Little Nicky (2000)

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

For the most part, it's tedious business, with yet another of those schmaltzy finales that Sandler & Co. love so much…

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Review of Bamboozled (2000)

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

The story that Bamboozled tells could hardly be more urgent or timely…

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Review of The Crucible (1996)

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

Despite its lush appearance, however, this film version of the 1692 Salem witch hunts is as flimsy and hysterical as the play…

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