Mini-Review: The film examines the social changes in 1980's China--moving from Communist to a more open, economic system--by following a traveling performance group that starts off doing Maoist dramas and eventually ends up doing 80's pop.
Mini-Review: Beautifully shot--particularly the interior shots of Cornish sitting near windows. Not a great story or particularly insightful examination of Keats and his poetry and ideas. Still, I found the scenes of love and heartache satisfying.
Mini-Review: Almost a TV movie in terms of production values, but this was a decent sci-fi/mystery; and you love good sci-fi, you know how rare they can be, so when a decent one comes along it can be pretty satisfying.
Mini-Review: I'm pretty tired of "con game" movies, but this one had a decent con and resolution. Ed Burns was a bit disappointing--especially since he has the tools to be a good lead, but he just came across as dull, almost disinterested in the part. Hoffman didn't work for me in this.