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"Absolute Power" In "Absolute Power," Clint Eastwood is as strong, silent and tedious as ever.
By Charles Taylor [March 14, 1997]

"The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" Robert De Niro's whip-fast Fearless Leader blurs the line between humans and cartoons, but the rest of this clunky TV remake is stiffer than an iron curtain.
By Charles Taylor [June 30, 2000]

"An Affair of Love" Once titled "A Pornographic Affair," this French film sees a simple sexual perversion foster a romantic interlocking of souls.
By Stephanie Zacharek [August 15, 2000]

"Affliction" Charles Taylor reviews 'Affliction' directed and adapted by Paul Schrader and starring Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek and Willem Dafoe
By Charles Taylor [January 8, 1999]

"A.I." Artificial maturity: In "A.I.," Steven Spielberg continues his quest to be a real live adult. He was far greater as a real live boy.
By Charles Taylor [June 29, 2001]

"Aimée & Jaguar" Without trivializing Nazism, Max FSrberbsck's melodrama revisits the true love adventures of two lesbians during World War II.
By Charles Taylor [August 11, 2000]

"Air Force One" A review of the movie 'Air Force One,' directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close.
By Charles Taylor [August 25, 1997]

"Alice et Martin" A new unblinking character study from the engrossing, baffling Andre T*chin*.
By Charles Taylor [July 21, 2000]

"All About My Mother" Passionate and florid, Almod—var's valentine to motherhood breathes with vibrant, chaotic Barcelona life.
By Stephanie Zacharek [November 18, 1999]

"Along Came a Spider" Morgan Freeman returns as Alex Cross in a dreary, ludicrous thriller.
By Charles Taylor [April 6, 2001]

"American Pie" He's gotta have it in this male-masturbation comedy, but the still unreleased "Coming Soon" shows that girls need their fun, too.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [July 8, 1999]

"American Psycho" Mary Harron's clinically ironic take on the infamous Bret Easton Ellis novel tastefully avoids showing murderous violence -- and making a point.
By Stephanie Zacharek [April 13, 2000]

"America's Sweethearts" We want to see Julia Roberts and John Cusack together, but this mostly terrible romantic comedy forgets the part where the leads fall in love.
By Charles Taylor [July 20, 2001]

"Amistad" Charles Taylor reviews 'Amistad,' directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins and Matthew McConaughey.
By Charles Taylor [December 12, 1997]

"Amores Perros" This feverish blast of filmmaking is a brutal look at the violent heart of Mexico City -- and a breakthrough work of Mexican cinema.
By Andrew O'Hehir [March 30, 2001]

"Angela's Ashes" The epic, weighty adaptation remains faithful to the letter, but what happened to Frank McCourt's poetry?
By Stephanie Zacharek [December 20, 1999]

"Angel Eyes" The third movie in which a wounded Jennifer Lopez watches late-night TV alone turns into a weepy thriller without many thrills.
By Andrew O'Hehir [May 18, 2001]

"The Animal" Not a complete dog.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 1, 2001]

"Animal Factory" Tough and grim, sure, but Steve Buscemi's prison drama can't break out of the clichés of the genre.
By Stephanie Zacharek [October 20, 2000]

"The Anniversary Party" Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming write, direct and star in a riveting, caffeinating study of marriage.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 8, 2001]

"Another Day in Paradise" Craig Seligman reviews 'Another Day in Paradise,' directed by Larry Clark.
By Craig Seligman [January 29, 1999]

"Anthem" 'Anthem' lets you ride shotgun on a sweet but amateurish road trip in search of the American Dream.
By Cynthia Joyce [September 22, 1997]

"AntiTrust" A clunky computer-age thriller in which geeky programmers sell out to code zillionaires -- any resemblances to the living or dead are purely coincidental.
By Stephanie Zacharek [January 12, 2001]

"Any Given Sunday" Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz make all the right moves, but Oliver Stone's playbook is running out of juice.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [December 22, 1999]

"Anywhere But Here" Mom looks like a cheap hooker; anguished daughter broods. Must be a chick flick.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [November 11, 1999]

"Ant angst" Woody Allen is the voice of an anxious and whiny worker ant in Dreamworks' charmingly hokey 'Antz'.
By Janelle Brown [October 2, 1998]

"The Apostle" Robert Duvall's "The Apostle" is a continually surprising gem about a preacher whose lust for life is as great as his love of God
By Charles Taylor [February 2, 1998]

"Arlington Road" Hitchcock worship smothers the plot twists and suburban paranoia of a summer thriller.
By Andrew O'Hehir [July 8, 1999]

"Armageddon" Rocks in the head: Charles Taylor reviews this summer's other meteor movie, 'Armageddon'.
By Charles Taylor [July 1, 1998]

"As Good as It Gets" Andrew O'Hehir reviews 'As Good as It Gets' directed by James Brooks and starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear.
By Andrew O'Hehir [December 24, 1997]

"Atlantis" Disney's finally made a cartoon for grown-ups. What was wrong with the old ones they made for kids?
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 15, 2001]

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Dr. Evil and gang party like it's 1969.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 10, 1999]

"Autumn in New York" Who cares about old guys and young girls? This handsome romantic slop finds other problems.
By Charles Taylor [August 17, 2000]

"The Avengers" Mrs. Peel, we're needed: Charles Taylor savors the fizzy, inimitable charm of TV's "The Avengers," and reviews the new movie based on the show, directed by Jeremiah Chechik and starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.
By Charles Taylor [August 17, 1998]

"All the Pretty Horses" Billy Bob Thornton returns with a much-too-faithful take on one of the more successful literary snow jobs of our time.
By Charles Taylor [December 15, 2001]

"Almost Famous" A movie about a boy and a rock band. But it's really all about the girls.
By Stephanie Zacharek [September 15, 2000]

"American Beauty" Kevin Spacey keeps a biting suburban satire from eating itself alive.
By Andrew O'Hehir [September 14, 1999]