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River Phoenix Can’t Save ‘A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon’
A dull premise and a hard-to-root-for protagonist torpedo William Richert’s tampered-with coming-of-age comedy.
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‘Dogfight’: A Tender Precursor to ‘Before Sunrise’
Nancy Savoca’s period romance does a lot with a little.
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‘My Own Private Idaho’ is Lucky to Have River Phoenix
Writer-director Gus Van Sant’s insistent overstylization would sink the film if not for the heartbreaking, vivid work of the late actor.
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Fire and Rain
On ‘Running on Empty.’
Peterson Reviews 