Movies
The seductive “Sorceress” (Fine Arts) carries us away to a remote time and place, but its freshness allows us to discover an immediacy relating to ourselves and our concerns.
Aug. 26, 1988
“Nostradamus” is a rather conventional film bio of a highly unconventional man, Michel de Nostradame, the French 16th-Century physician and astrologer whose prophecies, which he first published in 1555, continue to fascinate multitudes.
Sept. 16, 1994
There may be something unconsciously premonitory about the fact that the people who’ve made a movie out of Rubem Fonseca’s fascinating Brazilian thriller “High Art” have changed its title to “Exposure” (Laemmle’s Fine Arts).
Oct. 30, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
Movies After raising the bar for outrageous parody (or lowering it, depending on your perspective), director Keenen Ivory Wayans and company have another go at the horror genre in “Scary Movie 2.”
July 1, 2001
Archives
For those who have not partaken of marijuana and would never consider it, the makers of “Saving Grace” are here to tell you what it’s all about.
Aug. 4, 2000
“Addicted to Love,” a romantic comedy creepier than cute, should be titled “Addicted to Revenge.”
May 23, 1997
In Luc Besson’s “La Femme Nikita,” the title character (Anne Parillaud) looks like a fashion model who’s stumbled into heroin addiction.
April 12, 1991
March 15, 1991
Free Angelina!
March 19, 2004
As in many martial arts films, the plot is the subplot. It’s really about keeping up with Jet Li’s fast fists.
July 6, 2001