Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
94%
A
“From the moment the logo first appears on the screen, to the last triumphant fanfare as the heroes come forward to receive their rebel medals, the music sweeps us along with a force of its own.” –
Fresno Bee
Apr 22, 2025
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
54%
B-
“...there's a good chance you'll get so caught up in the stunning look and feel of the film...that it won't matter that the story and acting are only so-so.” –
Fresno Bee
Apr 16, 2025
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Supervixens (1975)
49%
4/5
“As the film progresses so does the level of farce and surreality. The mundane is juxtaposed with the ridiculous and there is a deliberate subversion of narrative flow.” –
Eye for Film
Apr 10, 2025
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Scream 3 (2000)
43%
B
“While the film is a tad long for the horror genre, the levity keeps it more than watchable. Especially amusing are cameos by Kevin Smith and Carrie Fisher.” –
Fresno Bee
Feb 19, 2025
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Tarzan (1999)
90%
B+
“The quality of the animation is superb, and the sweet, tender story is handled with economy and style. This is a film that knew exactly what it wanted to be, and it wasn't going to let the stuffed-toy aisle at the Disney Store dictate its storyline.” –
Fresno Bee
Dec 20, 2024
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Mulan (1998)
92%
A
“Mulan is beautiful. It soars, laughs and cries. It's as delicate as a late-blooming cherry blossom and as solid as the Great Wall of China. ” –
Fresno Bee
Dec 20, 2024
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Hercules (1997)
83%
B+
“It's first and foremost a "cartoon." (A very good one.) Not that there's anything wrong with that, but Hercules doesn't match the artistic sweep and grandeur of "Hunchback."” –
Fresno Bee
Dec 18, 2024
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
80%
A
“Richly layered and sweeping in scope, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is at once proud and pensive. ” –
Fresno Bee
Dec 18, 2024
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Scream (1996)
77%
B-
“There's enough red corn syrup to satisfy the bloodhounds, and enough pinkish humor for people who'd rather laugh than scream. ” –
Fresno Bee
Oct 11, 2024
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Alien Resurrection (1997)
55%
B-
“Alien Resurrection doesn't have the spunk of a newborn baby, but the fourth time around, fans don't go for a brand new story: They just want a decent twist to the slime they love. ” –
Fresno Bee
Aug 6, 2024
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Twister (1996)
67%
B
“Twister just might knock the wind out of you.” –
Fresno Bee
Jul 16, 2024
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Almost Famous (2000)
91%
A
“It's heartfelt, funny, sensitive and wise, and Crowe's obvious love for the music runs so deep that the film ends up rattling around in your soul, like a thumping bass on the other side of a thin apartment wall.” –
Fresno Bee
Mar 26, 2024
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Lone Star (1996)
91%
A-
“There's a warmth, a rhythm all its own, to this film.” –
Fresno Bee
Sep 6, 2023
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Magnolia (1999)
82%
A
“Magnolia flowers just like life: in defiant spurts and with placid smoothness, a seamless journey punctuated by an occasional lurching chaos so overwhelming it has you sighing in surrender to that grand scriptwriter in the sky.” –
Fresno Bee
Jun 30, 2023
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Armageddon (1998)
43%
D
“Even though the film marches across the screen at breakneck speed, it bogs down. At a seemingly never-ending 150 minutes, the explosions and periodic disgorgings of testosterone stretch as far as the reaches of space. It's boring. ” –
Fresno Bee
Jun 22, 2023
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The Truman Show (1998)
94%
A
“The Truman Show twists its appealing parts into an even more impressive whole. ” –
Fresno Bee
Feb 15, 2023
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Godzilla (1998)
20%
C+
“There’s little wit or subtlety here, but the film does make a massive, satisfying amount of noise.” –
Fresno Bee
Feb 15, 2023
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
80%
B
“Make no mistake: If Fargo came this close to machining out your weird-o-meter, The Big Lebowski will probably nudge you over the edge, then stand back and laugh as you splatter on the rocks below. ” –
Fresno Bee
Jan 24, 2023
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Eve's Bayou (1997)
84%
“Told from the point of view of a 10- year-old girl, Eve's Bayou is one of those magnificent experiences that remind you that memory is a vague, wonderful thing.” –
Fresno Bee
Jan 9, 2023
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Down in the Delta (1998)
76%
B+
“Like the fragrant air of the Mississippi, Down in the Delta heals and restores. ” –
Fresno Bee
Jan 5, 2023
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Gladiator (2000)
80%
B+
“The film’s most important effect, if you will, is Crowe himself as the unabashed hero General Maximus, followed closely by Joaquin Phoenix as the Emperor Commodus. Gladiator is at heart their simple story. ” –
Fresno Bee
Nov 2, 2022
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Titanic (1997)
88%
A
“It's s movie of big flourishes and tiny moments.” –
Fresno Bee
Mar 17, 2022
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Beloved (1998)
72%
A-
“Demme’s visual sense is striking. He deals with some truly horrific material here, but it’s the little things that are truly provocative.” –
Fresno Bee
Feb 2, 2022
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
99%
A-
“Aloof yet innocent, raunchy but somehow tender, this stylized Los Angeles of the early '50s seems covered with a dewy optimistic sheen. But underneath is mildew.” –
Fresno Bee
Oct 19, 2021
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Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016)
82%
4/5
“Neither Wolf Nor Dog is an impressive piece of independent film making.” –
Eye for Film
Aug 2, 2019
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