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Steven Oxman

Steven Oxman's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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On the Edge (2001) EDIT “The pieces are all exceptionally well-cast -- credit producer Jana Sue Memel and casting directors Mary Margiotta and Karen Margiotta -- and none outstays its welcome, which is the great advantage of short films.” – Variety Sep 28, 2023 Full Review Disappearing Acts (2000) 60% EDIT “But, while Lathan and Snipes have decent chemistry, the film never quite gets us to root for these characters enough to keep the story from edging consistently toward the tiresome.” – Variety Jul 9, 2020 Full Review Othello (2001) EDIT “Anyone who buys into the idea that tragedies are supposed to be ennobling should take a look at this contemporized version of Othello on Masterpiece Theatre, a potently disturbing telepic probably without peer.” – Variety Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Dinner With Friends (2001) 90% EDIT “Jewison, Deakins and editor Ronald Sanders keep everything fluid, providing multiple camera angles on scenes that are physically still.” – Variety Mar 3, 2019 Full Review The Pilot's Wife (2002) EDIT “The Pilot's Wife is a good example of a book that screams to be made into a TV movie, and then, once made, screams in horror, or at least in embarrassment, at the result.” – Variety Mar 3, 2019 Full Review Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) EDIT “For Disney, history, animation and movie buffs, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth lays out a life story that continues to have an impact.” – Variety Mar 2, 2019 Full Review The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002) EDIT “Thinking about it isn't really what a Chuck Norris movie is there for, of course -- it's escapist entertainment that makes no apologizes for its bad acting, reliance on explosions and general cheesy cheeriness.” – Variety Nov 7, 2018 Full Review Guilty Hearts (2002) EDIT “It's a genuinely unsuspenseful work, and all the good acting in the world can't make it any less perfunctory.” – Variety Nov 7, 2018 Full Review Dear Fidel: Marita's Story (2001) 62% EDIT “Throughout this, audience is treated to a pretty comprehensive history lesson.” – Variety Nov 7, 2018 Full Review The Seventh Stream (2001) EDIT “Writer-director John Gray provides some very convincing dialogue, smartly on the concise side, and what carries the pic is the very realistic depiction of a village where life is hard.” – Variety Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Three Days (2001) EDIT “Unfortunately, there's nothing very romantic about any of this, and Robert Tate Miller and Eric Tuchman's teleplay proceeds at a pretty flat pace under Michael Switzer's direction.” – Variety Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Invincible (2001) EDIT “There's about a minute of fun fighting in Invincible, another minute of relatively bland wirework and the rest is tripe.” – Variety Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Fashion Victim: The Killing of Gianni Versace (2001) EDIT “The issue of illusion is visually emphasized throughout.” – Variety Oct 24, 2018 Full Review Shots in the Dark (2001) EDIT “What really sets this documentary apart isn't so much recent crime photography, which has saturated our media anyway, but the more historical examples.” – Variety Oct 24, 2018 Full Review Shot in the Heart (2001) 83% EDIT “The piece is ultimately admirable for its lack of easy answers, for its continued sense of emotional confusion.” – Variety Oct 24, 2018 Full Review A Girl Thing (2001) EDIT “The whole four hours seems like a pretty undisciplined, flabby exercise.” – Variety Oct 22, 2018 Full Review Jewel (2001) EDIT “Shapiro, Fawcett, Bergin and Tyson never allow the pic to go for the gut, instead coating it with a layer of contrived dignity almost as thick as Fawcett's frosted lipstick.” – Variety Oct 20, 2018 Full Review What Makes a Family (2001) EDIT “Lifetime's What Makes a Family certainly doesn't break, or even strain, any molds, and it's not particularly nuanced in presenting legal argument, but it's well-executed all around and makes its emotional point effectively.” – Variety Oct 20, 2018 Full Review Bojangles (2001) EDIT “This particular effort, directed by Joseph Sargent, compensates for its standard storytelling with some visual stylishness and Hines' fast footwork.” – Variety Oct 20, 2018 Full Review The Last Producer (2000) 33% EDIT “This mournful comedy benefits from a certain soulfulness in Reynolds' treatment of a once-successful, at least modestly talented producer who genuinely believes he still has something to offer.” – Variety Oct 20, 2018 Full Review Haven (2001) EDIT “Chutzpah... is standing up to uptight politicians in suits and ties, risking that they might not like you. This latter event happens a lot in "Haven," with Natasha Richardson portraying the admirable Gruber with plenty of pluck.” – Variety Oct 19, 2018 Full Review The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) EDIT “The going gets better later on, but despite the work of the lead ladies, the effort as a whole remains firmly in the realm of the mediocre.” – Variety Oct 19, 2018 Full Review The Lost Empire (2001) EDIT “MacDonald and editor Colin Green do their best to make all this coherent, but it's a struggle.” – Variety Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Lorna Doone (2000) EDIT “This co-production boasts some terrific performances, from the romantic leads in Coyle and Warner to the obsessive nastiness Gillen brings to Carver.” – Variety Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Nora Roberts' Sanctuary (2001) EDIT “Whatever psychological elements have been established collapse during a flurry of inane scenes leading up to the climax, which takes place during a brewing hurricane.” – Variety Oct 19, 2018 Full Review
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