Stephen Schiff

Film critic Stephen Schiff says the former Monty Python animator's latest movie, like his others, suffer from a mid-story slump. Yet it's also Gilliam's best to date, and can inspire awe in viewers of all ages.

True Believer, starring James Woods and Robert Downey, Jr., is a legal drama about the fall of 1960s idealism during the Reagan years. Film critic Stephen Schiff says it's voluptuous and honest.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new, gauzy picture by Joel Schumacher, and starring Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini. He says the movie, a remake of a French film, has all the tired trappings of other romances, but the acting is better than he expected.