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| Title: | /10: | In a Nutshell: |
| Almost Famous |
9 |
A great semi-autobiographical road movie. |
| American Beauty | 8 | A tad overrated, but still very good. |
| American Movie | 9 | A very observant & sometimes incredibly funny documentary. |
| American Psycho |
9 |
A great expose of '80s Wall Street arrogance. |
| Before Night Falls | 7.5 | In interesting, if not utterly engrossing, bio flick. |
| Best of Show |
9 |
Funny, quirky, just like Waiting For Guffman. Great improv! |
| Black Cat, White Cat | 9 | Certifiably insane was never so much fun! |
| Blow | 7.5 | The drama was weak, but it was an interesting story. |
| Boiler Room | 8 | Well done & enlightening. |
| Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 |
8 |
Not as primal as the original, but still different and creepy. |
| Cast Away |
9.5 |
Great story, great screenplay. Way to go, T.H.! |
| Chicken Run | 8.5 | Think: Wallace and Gromit with a feature film budget. |
| Crash | 9.5 | It's very weird. Don't say I didn't warn you!! |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 9.5 | The best epic I've seen in recent memory. |
| Cyclo | 10 | A masterpiece from Vietnam. It's not pretty but it's beautiful. |
| Dick | 7 | Reasonably clever & funny. Dan Hedaya is great as Nixon. |
| Enemy at the Gates | 7 | A slightly dramatized sniper duel in a spectacular setting. |
| Exit Wounds | 3 | Sorry, Steve: I liked Above The Law and Under Siege way better. |
| Fight Club | 8 | Rough & wild w/ Edward Norton & Brad Pitt. |
| Final Destination | 5 | Interesting premise turned into a special effects jerk-off. |
| From Hell | 7.5 | Not a classic, but sufficiently intriguing and creepy. |
| Galaxy Quest | 8 | A comedy that really is clever & funny. What a concept! |
| Get Carter |
7 |
Very slick, stylish, & kind of deep... for a Stallone flick. |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | 8 | Moody & fatalistic tale by the makers of "Dead Man" |
| Girl on the Bridge |
9 |
A subtle but fascinating French film. Lots of knife-throwing. |
| Hannibal |
7 |
Good suspense in the first half, plus Gary Oldman! |
| Happiness | 10 | Bleak, dark, dry & brutal. As sharp as it gets. |
| Heaven | 9 | Very original and well-assembled psychological thriller. |
| Heavenly Creatures | 10 | The movie most crime dramas can only dream of being. |
| Heist | 6 | A flawed but decent crime caper. |
| High Fidelity | 9 | One of the best John Cusack vehicles, to date. |
| Into The Arms Of Strangers | 9.5 | A very moving documentary. |
| Magnolia | 8 | Definitely too long but there's a lot of great performances. |
| Man on the Moon | 7.5 | Proof that Jim Carrey has talents beyond talking with his ass. |
| Me, Myself & Irene | 6.5 | 9 out of 10 for laughs, but the plot sure was bothersome. |
| Memento | 9.5 | An incredibly clever and original murder mystery. |
| Mission: Impossible II | 7 | Slick & exciting. That's all they ever promised. |
| Mystery Men | 7 | Super cast with some moderately funny ideas. |
| O Brother Where Art Thou | 8 | Quirky and fun. Meets the Coen Brothers' standard. |
| Office Space | 9 | Some really delicious characters. Couldn't be more on target. |
| Pearl Harbor | 6.5 | The air raid sequence is superb, the rest is... very bad. |
| Pitch Black | 7.5 | Not a classic, but it's fun. Vin Diesel kicks ass. |
| Proof of Life |
7.5 |
Flawed, but intelligent expose of the kidnapping industry. |
| Requiem For A Dream | 9 | A darker, sparser Trainspotting. |
| Run Lola Run | 8.5 | A curious study in timing and fate. |
| Rush Hour II | 7.5 | Laughs and thrills, just like they promised! |
| Screwed | 6 | Great trailer! The movie was just okay... |
| Shaft | 7 | A decent thriller with a good cast. |
| Shallow Grave | 9.5 | Many psychological thrillers promise; this one delivers. |
| Shanghai Noon | 7.5 | "Bottle Rocket" meets "Supercop" meets "The Unforgiven". |
| Shrek | 7 | Reasonably funny and clever. The animation is way cool! |
| Snatch |
8.5 |
A nice, fun slab of Cockney low-life. |
| Space Cowboys | 7.5 | Funny and exciting. One of the better Clint Eastwood offerings. |
| State & Main |
8.5 |
A very sharp, well-assembled comedy. |
| Summer of Sam | 8.5 | Another high quality Spike Lee Joint. Good food for thought. |
| Swimming With Sharks | 9 | My favorite Kevin Spacey vehicle, to date. |
| The Blair Witch Project | 10 | Very original and disturbing. A shoestring trumph. |
| The Cell | 8 | Very stylish, very creepy, very well-paced. |
| The Contender |
8.5 |
An interesting story with a great script and super acting. |
| The Fugitive | 7 | A thriller that actually thrills. What a concept! |
| The Hurricane | 8 | Good performance by Denzel Washington. Very relevant story. |
| The Insider | 8 | Mr. Miami Vice grows up. Super performance by Russel Crowe! |
| The Ninth Gate | 7.5 | Roman Polanski and Johnny Depp. It worked for me! |
| The Perfect Storm | 7.5 | The script sucked but the special effects rule! |
| The Score | 7 | A good, low-key heist caper with a super cast. |
| The Straight Story | 9 | A very sumptuous cinematic journey. |
| The Sweet Hereafter | 10 | Now, THIS is gripping! Canadians kick ass. |
| The World is Not Enough | 7.5 | One of the more exciting, intruiging and kinetic bond pics. |
| Thirteen Days |
8.75 |
A very well-done account of the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| Traffic |
8.5 |
A very comprehensive and compelling look at drug trafficking. |
| Training Day | 7.75 | Sharp and edgey. Denzel W. kicks ASS in his bad guy debut! |
| Twin Falls, Idaho | 9 | Unique and engaging. |
| U-571 | 7 | All the submarine movie cliches, delivered in a concentrated form. |
| Unbreakable |
8.5 |
The Sixth Sense: new and improved! |
| Vertical Limit |
7.5 |
Cheesey? Of course, but it's good cheese. |
| Waiting For Guffman | 9.5 | Gentle and affectionate, but also very sharp & hilarious. |
| What Planet Are You From? | 2 | Tries to be hilarious, tries to be romantic, winds up being neither. |
| eXistenZ | 8 | A more cerebral, low budget sci-fi flick by David Cronenberg. |
