Richard Williams
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Scream 2 (1997)
82%
“Switch off your mind, relax, and let Wes Craven twiddle your buttons with the sequel to the self-ironising slasher movie that even the theorists of Cahiers du Cinéma couldn't resist. ” –
Guardian
Feb 5, 2025
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Hercules (1997)
83%
“The songs are wretchedly saccharine, but the combination of Gerald Scarfe's exuberant designs, the labour of a legion of computer-graphics artists, and a slangy script result in an energetic entertainment. ” –
Guardian
Dec 18, 2024
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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
7%
“Every Mexican in the film is portrayed as crooked, stupid or servile. Hilarious! ” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
14%
“The rap-heavy soundtrack is the real point. But at least it has jokes.” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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A Merry War (1997)
69%
“Drains the novel of its class anger and turns it into a celebration of the joys of capitalism. ” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
64%
“A pleasantly straightforward movie about the sort of mind-games played when the members of a dispersed New England family gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. ” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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The Tango Lesson (1997)
50%
“Potter dances very well, but acts her scenes with the vacant half-smile of someone kidnapped by Moonies and force-fed Prozac. ” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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Alien Resurrection (1997)
55%
“[Jean-Pierre Jeunet] mounts a sensational underwater chase through a flooded cargo hold, and reveals a ghastly room full of failed genetic experiments. The finale... is every bit as disgusting as he intended.” –
Guardian
Aug 6, 2024
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Armageddon (1998)
43%
3/5
“The special effects really are awesome. Just leave your brain at home while America saves the world again. ” –
Guardian
Jun 21, 2023
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The Kingdom II (1997)
“"Twin Peaks meets Casualty" is the conventional capsule definition, but it's a whole lot weirder -- and funnier, and scarier -- than that.” –
Guardian
Feb 2, 2023
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Deep Impact (1998)
45%
“The vision of Morgan Freeman as the next President of the United States is virtually the only worthwhile idea to be found in Deep Impact. ” –
Guardian
Feb 2, 2023
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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
37%
“An hour and a half of unsophisticated satire. ” –
Guardian
Feb 2, 2023
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Liar (1997)
42%
“The Pates... can clearly construct a creepy mood, greatly assisted by Bill Butler's low-light but gorgeously textured photography. Less secure is their command of a labyrinthine plot.” –
Guardian
Feb 2, 2023
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Wild Things (1998)
64%
“Blending the superheated emotions of Douglas Sirk with the soft-porn high-jinks of Russ Meyer, the result is steamy, ludicrous and very entertaining. ” –
Guardian
Feb 2, 2023
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U-Turn (1997)
59%
“Those who have learnt to distrust this director will hardly be surprised to learn that here is a film giving murder a bad name. ” –
Guardian
Jan 20, 2023
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Happy Together (1997)
84%
“Some of its images are so polished in their beauty that they could have been taken from the many 온라인카지노추천 ads already influenced by Wong and his team. But Happy Together also turns out to be the most thoughtful and philosophically rewarding of his films.” –
Guardian
Jan 20, 2023
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
80%
“It's a bunch of ideas shoveled into a bag and allowed to spill out at random. The film is infuriating, and will win no prizes. But it does have some terrific jokes. ” –
Guardian
Jan 20, 2023
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Eve's Bayou (1997)
84%
“Eve's Bayou is not just a black film aimed at the mainstream, but a black woman's film aimed at the mainstream which makes it a rare thing indeed. ” –
Guardian
Jan 9, 2023
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Titanic (1997)
88%
“Titanic is, in the end, and despite being prohibited to those under 12 years old, a film for children of all ages, for those ready to gasp at a parade of wonders and eager to be swept away.” –
Guardian
Mar 17, 2022
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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
92%
4/5
“Ingenious and amusing.” –
Guardian
Jan 22, 2022
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
99%
“Against great odds, the director's ambition has been matched by his achievement.” –
Guardian
Oct 19, 2021
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Ronnie's (2020)
100%
4.5/5
“Thanks to judicious use of historical footage and a sensitive score by Alex Heffes, Murray has made a film worthy of its subject.” –
Uncut Magazine [UK]
Oct 13, 2020
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Gummo (1997)
39%
“After his persuasively disturbing screenplay for Larry Clark's Kids, Harmony Korine 's Gummo comes as a disappointment.” –
Guardian
Jan 7, 2019
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The Truman Show (1998)
94%
4/5
“Carrey's performance will impress even those whose teeth he sets on edge. ” –
Guardian
Aug 18, 2014
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