Steel
Has the distinction of being one of those movies that’s so bad it actually has some solid entertainment value.
Tagged: 1997
Chasing Amy
Smith’s most mature film. Yes, it’s filled with crude dialogue, blunt descriptions of sex and an overkill of Star Wars references, but it uses these to dig deeper and make its subject matter more accessible.
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The Truman Show
The issues it tackles are just as relevant now (if not more so) than they were when the film was first released theatrically back in 1997.
Event Horizon
Paul W.S. Anderson’s outer space horror Event Horizon is an example of a potentially great and complex idea given a simplistic and ultimately ridiculous execution.
Kundun
There’s no denying the artistry of Kundun. Its heart also appears to be in the right place. But for those like me who don’t have a versed history in the modern history of Tibet or Buddhism, the scope is ultimately too big.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Armitage encourages [Gen-Xers] to keep the skeptical attitude, but to also negotiate some sort of confusing middle ground between maintaining the image without “selling out”.
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Jack Frost (1997)
In making it horribly bad, Jack Frost is at the very least entertaining. And is there anything else you could ask for from a B-movie about a serial-killing snowman?
The Apostle
Nobody’s perfect, but this movie’s pretty darned close in its subtle telling of a Godly man from the south on his quest for conviction.
