Friday, April 4 2008
The Ice Storm
The general fuzzed-out sense of malaise that Lee is able to tap into while exploring the Nixon-era sexual revolution (and repression and adventure), creates a point of view that both ruthlessly observes and empathizes with these alien suburbanites.
Wednesday, September 8 2004
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
What emerges here is a painfully generic potboiler briefly masquerading as softcore porn.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Because Goren's intellect and intuition never fail, Criminal Intent's narratives never consider the presumption of innocence as a legal (or dramatic) standard.
