- 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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