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A Feast for the Heart
BY John Prizer
March 21-27, 1999 Issue 
To most filmmakers today, a chaste, ascetic lifestyle is bad for your mental and physical health, and puritanism is a form of pious self-denial that guarantees psychological repression. By contrast, the spontaneous enjoyment of earthly pleasures is often held up as the path to emotional and... READ MORE
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BY Loretta G. Seyer
March 14-20, 1999 Issue
Big and Hairy
A large serving of suspension of dis-belief is essential while watching Big and Hairy. Based on a novel by Brian Daly, this family-oriented film is filled with whimsical notions and general silliness, but it also makes a series of solid points that few parents would disagree with. Big... READ MORE
Warm Heart, Lame Wit
BY John Prizer Jack Frost is all too weird
March 14-20, 1999 Issue
Some voices are hard on Hollywood these days. They believe the entertainment industry is pushing society in the wrong direction. Parents, in particular, dislike the permissiveness and moral relativism which many of its stories promote.
The problem is that few in Hollywood want to be cultural... READ MORE
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BY Loretta Seyer
February 28-March 6, 1999 Issue
Dancer, Texas, Pop. 81
In the beautiful but desolate terrain outside of El Paso, the inhabitants of Dancer, Texas, are preparing for an important event. Five seniors are graduating from high school on Saturday. Four of the graduates are boys. The four are delighted that they are finally leaving... READ MORE
Dodging the Damage of Divorce
BY John Prizer
February 28-March 6, 1999 Issue
Since its very beginnings more than 80 years ago, Hollywood has excelled at manufacturing a certain kind of hybrid film. Its first half dramatizes serious contemporary issues with intelligence and depth. The last part smoothes over the rough edges and resolves everything in a sentimental mush,... READ MORE
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BY Loretta Seyer
February 21-27, 1999 Issue
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
This film is based on Into Thin Air, journalist Jon Krakauer's non-fiction best seller that recounted a 1996 disaster on Mount Everest. Krakauer had been assigned by Outside magazine to accompany a party of climbers in an assault on Everest and chronicle his... READ MORE
Dracula with a Twist
BY John Prizer
February 21-27, 1999 Issue
Nowadays when most people think of horror films, gorefests like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer come to mind. It's difficult to remember the genre hasn't always been synonymous with excessive blood and gore.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors, is one of the great classics of the silent... READ MORE
Lies of the Rich and Famous
BY John Prizer Celebrity shows Woody Allen is running out of things to say
February 14-20, 1999 Issue
Everyone knows we live in a celebrity-obsessed culture. The important question is what effect this has on our values and systems of belief.
The changes are far-reaching. Some sociologists indicate that children today, influenced by the media, quickly divide the world into two classes of people:... READ MORE
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BY Loretta Seyer
January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue
Armageddon
Packed with big men, big machinery, big explosions, and big problems, Armageddon follows a crew of oil drillers led by Bruce Willis as they try to save Earth from an asteroid. Willis and company receive their assignment from nerdy government officials and seem to be more interested in... READ MORE
A Strike Against Relativism
BY John Prizer The Decalogue masterfully reminds us that the Ten Commandments are never out of date
January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue
In our increasingly secularized culture, the Ten Commandments have become a hot-button issue. There have been several highly publicized cases in which so-called civil-liberties groups have sued to have displays of God's laws removed from public places, usually schools and courthouses. The reason... READ MORE
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BY Greg Chesmore
January 10-16, 1999 Issue
Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a highly intelligent 20-year-old, can solve the most complex mathematical problems. Despite his intelligence, his troubled background and street-smart ways continually get him into trouble with the law. While on parole he spends his days working as a... READ MORE
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January 3-9, 1999 Issue
Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a highly intelligent 20-year-old, can solve the most complex mathematical problems. Despite his intelligence, his troubled background and street-smart ways continually get him into trouble with the law. While on parole he spends his days working as a... READ MORE
Arab-Americans in the Dock
BY John Prizer The Siege, an ambitious action film for thinking people, misfires
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
Once again American missiles have been raining down on Baghdad and our servicemen and women placed in harm's way. The Israelis and the Palestinians are squabbling, as usual, over land and sovereignty, and both sides are mad at the United States even though we brokered their most recent steps... READ MORE
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December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
Six Days and Seven Nights
Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) is an assistant editor of a magazine in New York. In order to break from work and get away from the cold of the city, boyfriend Frank Martin (David Schwimmer) takes her on vacation to a tropical island. Boarding a tiny plane owned by cargo pilot... READ MORE
Elizabeth’s England Wasn’t Quite That Way
BY John Prizer A critically lauded film tars Catholicism in sweeping strokes
December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
Nowadays most people learn history from popular culture. Movies, in particular, have become important purveyors of what we think about a specific era in the past. Two hours in a darkened theater, surrounded by other rapt spectators, can leave a deeper imprint on our consciousness than hours spent... READ MORE
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December 12-20, 1998 Issue
Almost Heroes: Two groups of explorers set out to discover America's western frontier. The second group is led by snob of snobs Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry). Leslie hires Bartholomew Hunt (Chris Farley), who is familiar with the territory they will be journeying through, and also takes along a... READ MORE
Dream Works Does Moses Right
BY John Prizer The much-anticipated Prince of Egypt delivers on its promise
December 12-20, 1998 Issue
Moses is one of the great characters of history, whose life holds meaning for believers and non-believers alike. As a national leader, he is a liberator of his people and a lawgiver. As a spiritual figure, he has a personal relationship with God, walking and talking with him, while remaining... READ MORE
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December 06-12, 1998 Issue
Les Miserables: The film, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, is set in 19th century France. Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson) is released from prison after serving 19 years for stealing bread. However, Valjean changes his ways after a bishop refuses to turn him over to the police when he steals from the... READ MORE
Love Among Sisters
BY John Prizer Faith plays only a bit part in a moving story of five Irish sisters
December 06-12, 1998 Issue
In hard times family is often the only refuge. But sometimes it comes at a price. Blood relatives may lend each other a helping hand, but they can be quicker than outsiders to pass judgment on each other. Deep familial love can also be accompanied by rivalries and jealousies that refuse to die.
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November 22-28, 1998 Issue
Armageddon: A $140 million video game in which Bruce Willis saves the world from a lethal asteroid. Character takes second place to action and special effects. Straight-arrow NASA honcho (Billy Bob Thornton) is forced to hire a top-flight oil driller (Bruce Willis) and his crew of grungy misfits to... READ MORE
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