- March 2, 1998
- In Brief: "The Zero Effect" and "Sphere"
- February 23, 1998
- Grace Notes
In "Mrs. Dalloway," Vanessa Redgrave plays a woman of means whose internal voices are far more rebellious than a polished exterior suggests.
- February 23, 1998
- In Brief: The Gingerbread Man
Altman "has a real gift for conventional story-telling, and the result of its full exercise is something like unmitigated pleasure."
- January 26, 1998
- Life is a Dreamboat
Women can't resist the hungry young hero of "Live Flesh," Almodóvar's most enjoyable film since "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."
- January 26, 1998
- In Brief: "The Dress"
- January 19, 1998
- In brief: "Arguing the World"
- January 19, 1998
- Apocalypse, Nu?
To divert attention from a presidential scandal, two spinmeisters create a fake war in "Wag the Dog," a crass satire that nevertheless gets the details right.
- January 12, 1998
- The Gospel Truth
When Hollywood showed no interest in a preacher who wasn't a demagogue, Robert Duvall said "Amen" -- and made a great film anyway.
- January 12, 1998
- In Brief: "Tomorrow Never Dies"
- January 12, 1998
- In Brief: "The Boxer"