A Bug’s Life (1998)
Directed by: John Lasseter
Starring: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Richard Kind, Denis Leary, John Ratzenberger
Rated: G
Running Time: 1 h 35 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Themes, Humor, Originality, Story, World Building, Characters
WEAKNESSES: -
A misfit ant travels to the bug city to find warrior bugs, but mistakenly hires a failing circus crew instead.
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Glengary Glen Ross (1992)
Directed by: James Foley
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Price, Bruce Altman
Rated: R for Language
Running Time: 1 h 40 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: -
A brutal satire on the world of salesmanship.
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito
Rated: R
Running Time: 2h 18m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story
WEAKNESSES: None
In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.
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