Movies
Which is better: bad movies that are up-front about their crumminess, or bad movies that try to cover up the sleaze with silks and polish?
April 20, 1990
Nick Randall has all the tools of an ‘80s spy--everything from high-tech snooping gadgets and workout equipment to a space-age stereo, a combination office-firing range and an arsenal full of enough automatic weapons to run a secret war in Central America.
Jan. 16, 1987
It starts with a sniffle. Then things get worse.
June 30, 1995
Television
For those who wait for The Big One, there is value to be found in “After the Shock,” a USA cable docudrama (tonight at 9) about the The Almost Big One in San Francisco last Oct. 17.
Sept. 12, 1990
Review: Outcast kids defy camp bullies in ‘Standing Up’
Aug. 15, 2013
D.J. Caruso’s latest film is a sanitized version of Brock Cole’s ‘80s young adult novel ‘The Goats.’ It’s beautifully photographed, but lacks humor or hazards.
In 1974, the Emmy Award-winning writing-and-producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link made an unforgettable TV movie, “The Gun,” in which they traced the history of a single handgun as it passed from person to person.
July 7, 2000
Hackneyed storytelling trips ‘Take the Lead’s’ flashy re-imagining of a true-life story.
April 7, 2006
In 1976, Dyan Cannon won an Oscar nomination for her remarkable short film “Number One,” which showed how in early childhood we are made to feel guilty and confused about natural functions, drives and needs.
Dec. 6, 1990
Jennifer Fox’s densely detailed documentary “Beirut: The Last Home Movie” (playing today through Sunday at the Nuart) is a family saga with a cataclysm as background.
July 28, 1988