Tag Archives: 1997

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ross Birks

This is so unlike anything else Eastwood has ever directed that it feels borderline experimental for him. In adapting a famously populated true crime novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil works best as a document of an … Continue reading →

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The Game (1997)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Ross Birks

The one Fincher flick everyone agrees is underrated, right? Every time I return to The Game I’m struck by the level of craft Fincher applies to an otherwise dopey idea. It’s not hard to imagine the various, sensational ways this … Continue reading →

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Breakdown (1997)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Ross Birks

An impressive 90s open-road thriller that streamlines its thrills into white knuckle simplicity. Part The Vanishing, part Duel and peppered through with some backwoods grit, Breakdown nevertheless excels on its own B-movie tarmac. There’s a physicality to this kind of … Continue reading →

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Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Ross Birks

Much like Alien3, Alien: Resurrection is a far better movie than its reputation suggests. Joss Whedon’s script is as quippy and swashbuckling as you’d expect whilst doing a solid job of recovering the series from the ultimate downer of Alien3 … Continue reading →

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Infinity and Beyond – Contact (1997)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ross Birks

I literally just finished watching Contact a few hours ago but it has immediately struck a chord with me. Robert Zemeckis’ science-fiction epic also boasts one of the most cinematic opening sequences I’ve ever seen. Beginning in space with an explosion of overlapping … Continue reading →

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Little Bill’s New Year – Boogie Nights (1997)

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ross Birks

I love Boogie Nights with all my heart. Paul Thomas Anderson’s virtuoso expose of the porn scene in the 70s and 80s is full of wonderful cinematic sequences. One of the film’s finest moments sees William H. Macy’s tragic Little … Continue reading →

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