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The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “Father’s Day,” starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, can be described as disappointing, even with the amazing comic talents of these two men. The problems with it were obvious: Many parts of the movie just…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. George Lucas’s third movie in the “Star Wars” saga, which is actually the sixth episode, has brilliantly filled in all of the empty spaces left by “The Empire Strikes Back.” It has some very exciting…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “The Empire Strikes Back” has added a completely new twist to the “Star Wars” trilogy. It gives a whole new meaning to the word action. In most trilogies that l have seen, the second movie…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “Sold out.” Those were the words repeated over and over by the people selling tickets at Rock Theatres in Janesville. ironically, one of the few bad things about the movie is that it’s so good.…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “Michael” is one of the year’s best family films, both for the comedy and for the meaning of the film. John Travolta plays the part of the drinking, smoking, joke-cracking archangel better than anyone could…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. The famed AC-DC and Metallica shirt-wearers have come to the theaters only to prove that they aren’t cut out for the silver screen. Beavis and Butt-Head play the main roles in this movie. While they…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “Myst: the surrealistic adventure that will become your world.” This is the slogan on the CD case. “Myst,” created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller, is probably the most lifelike computer game on the market…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Editor’s note: “Here are the winners in JNL’s annual holiday fiction contest. Each winner received in cash and a JNL T-shirt and hat. Thanks to those who entered, and happy holidays to all.” By Chris…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Sinbad and Arnold Schwarzenegger combine in this hilarious holiday comedy, proving their reputations of being talented and versatile actors. Both are desperately seeking the new action figure, Turbo Man. Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) promises his son…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. The Tailgators’ new album wonderfully manages to combine the sounds of early rock ‘n’ roll, blues and Cajun country music. It starts off with “Hog Groove,” a song that harmonizes a tenor saxophone, electric guitar…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. This movie could be called a “Dumb and Dumber” for kids because it has the same mixed-up kind of plot and the same kind of spaced-out characters. Jessica Lundy and Tom Arnold star as Joan…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Sinbad stars in this fabulous movie about an agent who is assigned to protect the president’s son, Luke Davenport (played by Brook Pierce.) The role of Luke could easily have been better cast; Brock Pierce…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Tom Arnold stars in this hilarious movie as Franklin Lazzle, a man who runs his own circus. He’s broke, so he plans to rob a bank. Before he goes to the bank, he goes to…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. With a cast from Jamie Lee Curtis to Kyle Howard to Ray Walston, this is one of the best children’s films of the summer. Grover Beiner (Howard) is upset about his parents getting separated. His…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. “From the idiots who brought you ‘Dumb and Dumber.’” That’s the ad for this movie, and it certainly fits it like a glove. When I got the chance to go to “Kingpin,” I was thinking…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell do a fabulous job in this movie. Keaton had do do four times as much work, actually playing four roles by way of blue-screen technology. The four roles are Doug,…

The content of this post originally appeared in the “JNL” section of the Janesville Gazette daily newspaper in the mid-1990s. Robin Williams stars in this wonderful movie about a boy who grows four times as fast as normal. So when he is 10 years old in his mind, he has the body of a 40-year-old…