L.A. Confidential
A+
10/4/1997 9:15pm Secaucus
A modern masterpiece, this tale of intrique in the 1950's LAPD has quite a
few twists and turns that keep you interested.  The sets and costumes are
wonderfully done, even if a bit overdone at times.  The depth of the
characters was much better than normal fare; this is definitely one of the
best movies of the year.  A smart film, an action-packed crime drama, it
manages to be several things at once without being chaotic.  Highly
recommended.

In & Out
A-
10/10/1997 9:30pm Edgewater
A feel-good date movie for the 90's, this is the comedic story about a
schoolteacher who is "outed" by one of his former students, during the
Oscars.  Unfortunately, he was not aware that he was gay, and was, in
fact, scheduled to be married in three days.  Tom Selleck co-stars as
the gay reporter covering the story.  A cute, fun film that reduces a
complex "adult theme" topic into an everyday one.

U-Turn
D
10/25/1997 4:15pm Secaucus
Sean Penn stars as an extraordinarily unlucky con man suffering a load of
bad karma in this grotesque film about the insane people in Superior, Arizona.
Superior is presented as a very small town in the middle of nowhere, and
I've been there, and it's not as bad as presented in the film.  The movie
is very choppy and chaotic, much like Natural Born Killers, but it's longer,
and being drawn out is a bit torturous for the audience.  By the end of the
second hour you just want to see everyone in the movie get killed off.