90
MINUTES CLOSER TO BEING DEAD
Movie
Reviews from
By John Ruch
All material copyrighted as noted,
1994-2008.
AN
INDEX OF REVIEWS:
What Would “Die Hard” Do?: Movies Vs.
Terrorism (column, 2001)
6
6
6
John Ruch’s Final Say: Nothing’s “Just
Entertainment” (column, 2000)
6
1999’s Flicks: The Good, The Bad and the
Overlooked (column, 1999)
6
Alternaflicks: Juvenile Deliquency (column,
1999)
6
6
The Sticky Fingers of Time (1999)
6
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
6
High-Pressure Zombiefication of Movie Critics
(column, 1997)
6
6
Which Movie Stars Love Their Fans (column,
1997)
6
6
6
6
“Funny! Funny!! Funny!!!”: Best Examples of
Film Critic Hyperbole (column, 1996)
6
6
6
6
6
Of Cartoons, Kraft and “Family-Oriented”
Films (column, 1996)
6
6
6
6
The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996)
6
Sex, Drugs and Democracy (1994)
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