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Review of Mission Impossible (1971)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Every effect is so calculated that only the conscious minds of filmmakers and viewers are engaged--and not by very much or for very long…

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Review of 20 Dates (1998)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

20 Dates may be unpleasant to watch, but despite Berkowitz's icky manners and unwinning calculations, he does find true love…

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Review of Avanti (2012)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

This 1972 release is the most underrated of all Billy Wilder comedies and arguably the one that comes closest to the sweet mastery and lilting…

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Review of Titanic (1984)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

All things considered, Titanic is old-fashioned epic filmmaking that carries a wallop…

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Review of Ship of Fools (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

As glib as Stanley Kramer often is, there is probably nothing glibber in his entire output than this Abby Mann adaptation of Katherine Anne…

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Review of The Outlaw (1943)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

One of the weirdest westerns of all time, reflecting the eccentricities of its producer and credited director, Howard Hughes…

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Review of The Bride Wore Black (1968)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Basically an exercice de style, and a good one at that…

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Review of Ship of Fools (1965)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

As glib as Stanley Kramer often is, there is probably nothing glibber in his entire output than this Abby Mann adaptation of Katherine Anne…

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Review of Pigsty (1969)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

This isn't one of Pasolini's greatest films, though it's possibly the one that today best shows the warp and woof of its period…

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Review of Medea (1969)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Pier Paolo Pasolini's disappointing 1970 version of the Greek tragedy…

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Review of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

The surreal intensity of outsize objects that loom as the hero shrinks is handled effectively, and the mystical happy ending is a better payoff…

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Review of Le Beau Serge (1959)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

It has a certain fascination as Chabrol's first practical (as opposed to critical) encounter with mise en scene…

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Review of Husbands (1970)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

This 1970 film is John Cassavetes's most irritating, full of the male braggadocio and bluster that mar even some of his best work…

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Review of The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Not one of Billy Wilder's best efforts -- still has some interest because of James Stewart's performance, which is very nearly a one-man show…

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Review of Peyton Place (1957)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Critics turned up their noses at this tear-jerking ‘Scope blockbuster of 1957, based on Grace Metalious’s lurid best-selling novel…

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Review of L'Eclisse (1962)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni's loose trilogy (preceded by L'Avventura and La Notte), this 1961 film is conceivably the best in…

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Review of From the Terrace (1960)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

A tolerable (if interminable) piece of mediocrity from 1960…

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Review of The Big Sky (1952)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

Though this sublime 1952 black-and-white masterpiece by Howard Hawks is usually accorded a low place in the Hawks canon, it's a particular…

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Review of You Can't Take It with You (1938)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

There are still some laughs and entertainment to be found here, but forget about fidelity to the original…

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Review of Avanti! (1972)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Jan 2000

This 1972 release is the most underrated of all Billy Wilder comedies and arguably the one that comes closest to the sweet mastery and lilting…

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