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June 1, 1998
Nobody Beats the Liz

A waterlogged remake of the 1954 sci-fi classic finds "Godzilla" stomping through Manhattan instead of Tokyo. Come back, Raymond Burr -- all is forgiven!

December 9, 2002
Celluloid Heroes

'Adaptation', the new Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman collaboration, picks apart the myth that nothing good ever domes out of Hollywood these days.

April 5, 1999
Tube Boob

Director Ron Howard -- who grew up on television before our eyes -- exacts a certain revenge with "EDtv" (we're not in Mayberry anymore).

February 3, 2003
Last Farewell

Unlike Holocaust films that dwell on the horrific spectacle, Frederick Wiseman's portrait of a doomed mother dictating final words to her son is shattering in its simplicity.

July 27, 1998
Heroic Proportions

Savage yet exhilarating, Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" shows the great and minor acts of bravery that define valor against the horrific tapestry of war.

May 1, 2000
"Croupier"

"Croupier" gambles on actor Clive Owen -- and wins.

February 16, 2004
Science of Bachelors

The Scandinavian single men under observation in Kitchen Stories make classic comic fodder; The Code is a French thriller that asks, Why kill?

July 26, 1999
Strangelove

The sexual reverie of a doctor's wife sends him on a tour of the city's dark side in Stanley Kubrick's powerful (if sometimes silly) "Eyes Wide Shut."

October 27, 2003
Cheap Shots

In Elephant, Gus Van Sant aims for an objective look at teen shootings in America, but his art-house approach is way too cool for school.

November 22, 1999
"Anywhere But Here"
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