mdimand Reviews

Nevada (1997)

Great and unusual movie

[10/10 · 25 April 2000]

It's mighty hard to find movies that aren't about White males. But it's even harder to find a movie that's about women than one that's about brown folks. This is a quirky, tough, tender movie about women-- their lives and confusions. An earlier commenter felt that Kirstie Alley's performance was inadequate, but my husband and I were surprised how good and understated she was. It's always great to see Kathy Najimy, and Amy Brenneman was excellent.

A beautifully written movie about folks.

The Visitor (1979)

Agreeably stinky

[3/10 · 22 May 1999]

Oh, we enjoyed it. Yes, it was incoherent, but it was heartfelt, even if the heart was peripatetic. We enjoyed finding it fairly incomprehensible. And dig that groovy '70s style!