Christopher McDonald

It has been suggested that summer has already begun at the cineplexes, with the huge opening for ``The Scorpion King." Whether The Rock has legs as well as arms will be seen. But well before Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, the long season...

Friday February 23, 1996      "Unforgettable" is an unfortunate title, for this over-the-top techno-thriller is likely to become one of director John Dahl's least memorable movies.      The problem is that Bill Geddie's script has a way-out gimmick:...

Friday February 16, 1996      There's a violent streak in "Happy Gilmore" that spoils the fun in this comedy about a volatile guy (Adam Sandler, in the title role), a no-talent hockey player who inadvertently discovers his true gift lies on a golf course...

Friday November 3, 1995      Imagine Cindy Crawford as a civil attorney who specializes in defending the downtrodden. Imagine William Baldwin as a Miami cop so tough he shrugs off beatings that would disable an ox. Imagine enough mayhem and explosions to...

Friday April 19, 1996      This is a bad time for NBA fans in Boston. Just as their beloved Celtics are about to wrap up a dismal season, with nearly 50 losses and no berth in the playoffs, Hollywood comes out with a comedy about the Celtics that's...

Friday September 13, 1996      "Suckers" is the last word anyone says in "The Rich Man's Wife." It's a fitting epitaph for this muddled film as well as an apt description of anyone misguided enough to spend money to see it.      Written and directed...

Wednesday August 14, 1996      For their parents' 18th anniversary, siblings Grover and Stacy Beindorf have prepared a highlights tape of the couple's life together, beginning with shots from their festive wedding and blue Hawaiian honeymoon, and...