Movie Reviews Alphabetically
2001: A Space Odyssey
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
A little weirder than the book (even less explained), but it still bugs me that Hal has little to do with the overall plot.
50 First Dates
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
A Prairie Home Companion
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
A Scanner Darkly
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
The rotoscoping is cool, but the rest of the movie isn't quite as cool.
About a Boy
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Based on the novel by Nick Hornby (who also wrote the John Cusack flick High Fidelity), About a Boy is the story of a hip and selfish single guy who doesn't work and a 12-year-old boy who desperately needs a place to fit in.
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Akeelan and the Bee
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Akira
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Huh? Why do I keep watching these sci-fi "classics"?
An Inconvenient Truth
Filed under: Documentary | Buy on Amazon
Who knew a glorified slide show could be so entertaining?
Aquamarine
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Blades of Glory
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
So stupid, yet so hilarious.
Brazil
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Saw it referenced enough that I thought I should watch it. Shouldn't have.
Bridge to Terabithia
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Bruce Almighty
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Call it shock and awe, but Jim Carrey stars in a movie that deals reverently with God and still has a sense of humor.
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CSA: The Confederate States of America
Filed under: Documentary | Buy on Amazon
Cars
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
I expect better from Pixar. Something about talking cars just didn't do it for me.
Children of Heaven
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Children of Men
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
An amazing little sci-fi flick based in a future where the human race has become infertile.
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Click
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Why does Adam Sandler alway do these heart-warming family movies that you can't really watch with your kids?
Dear Wendy
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Die Another Day
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
James Bond is back for the 20th time (isn't he retired yet?), with Pierce Brosnan again playing Bond.
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Dodgeball
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
The down and out every man battles the corporate bohemoth in a game of dodgeball.
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Dune
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
What was that all about?
Eragon
Filed under: Fantasy | Buy on Amazon
I just couldn't get past the feeling that this story was made from scraps and shreds of every other epic fantasy story.
Fight Club
Filed under: Thriller | Buy on Amazon
Finding Neverland
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
It's Johnny Depp, what more needs to be said?
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Ghost Rider
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
God Grew Tired of Us
Filed under: Documentary | Buy on Amazon
My favorite part was when they were trying to understand what Santa Claus and decorating pine trees has to do with Christmas.
Gunner Palace
Filed under: Documentary | Buy on Amazon
Gunner Palace was a former party house of Uday Hussein in Baghdad and home base for the 2/3 Field Artillery in late 2003 and 2004.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Hotel Rwanda
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
I cried in the theater.
I Heart Huckabees
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Meh. It's an existential comedy, which is really as weird as it sounds. Basically if you're interested in philosophy and lots of heady discussions, you might find it interesting. Otherwise, it's rather odd and boring.
Ice Age
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Just because it's computer animated doesn't mean it's the next best thing.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Idiocracy
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
It's kind of amazing that this movie got made and not surprising that Fox tried to dump it so completely.
Iron Giant
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
A young boy befriends a giant alien robot and protects it from a government agent out to destroy it.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Yet another Kevin Smith flick starring two pathetic stoners, Jay and Silent Bob.
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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
The folks at Big Idea have done it again.
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King Kong
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Little Miss Sunshine
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
So bizarre. So funny.
Mean Girls
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Wow. Who would have thought yet another teen comedy could be so, well, not bad.
Memento
Filed under: Thriller | Buy on Amazon
Leonard Shelby is hunting down the man who murdered and raped his wife.
Miracle
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
It's the ultimate Hollywood story: an underdog sports team rising against incredible odds to beat the longtime favorite, all while the political climate makes it so much more than a game.
Munich
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Music and Lyrics
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
My Dog Skip
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
What's with Luke Wilson and mediocre comedies?
Nacho Libre
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Nanny McPhee
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Ocean's Twelve
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
With its ensemble cast and intricate heist, 2001's Ocean's Eleven was a hit.
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Osama
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Over the Hedge
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Pan's Labyrinth
Filed under: Fantasy | Buy on Amazon
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Who writes this stuff? If you shut up and eat your popcorn, it is kind of fun. But don't think too hard.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Typical greedy sequel. Lame. Johnny Depp is the only reason it's worth anything.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Who would have thought a movie based on a theme park ride could be so fun?
Radio Days
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Riding in Cars with Boys
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
It's a drama about growing up with your mistakes, laced with enough humor to make it enjoyable.
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Runaway Jury
Filed under: Thriller | Buy on Amazon
Saint Ralph
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Saved!
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Good Christian girl Mary (Jena Malone) finds out her boyfriend thinks he's gay and she thinks Jesus wants her to save her boyfriend by sleeping with him.
School of Rock
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
The infamous Jack Black finally gets a lead role in a movie that's so perfect because of what it's not.
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Secondhand Lions
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
A boy's negligent mother drops him off with two millionaire, crotchety uncles for the summer.
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Serenity
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Shallow Hal
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
I expected a movie that actually embraced and espoused the idea that beauty comes from within.
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Sleepover
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
This is the most junior high movie ever.
Solyent Green
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Spanglish
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
I've never been much of an Adam Sandler fan. I can never stand his juvenile humor. But Spanglish has him doing something different: Acting.
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Spider-Man 3
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Wow. That was awful.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Star Wars Trilogy
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
The original campy sci-fi opera comes to DVD in all its glory.
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Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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Nostalgia can take a movie pretty far, but not far enough. What was George Lucas thinking?
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Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
After the pitiful return of the Star Wars saga with The Phantom Menace, George Lucas gets to try again. Sadly, he doesn't do much better (Warning: Spoilers ahead).
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Stranger Than Fiction
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
Will Ferrell in a very non-Will Ferrell role. I love these quirky movies about writers. Very funky and fun.
Surf's Up
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Swiss Family Robinson
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Tender Mercies
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
This is a slow, life study of a man atoning for his past sins. Probably too slow for today's movie-goers, but I love the slow, methodical character study.
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
Raunchier than it needed to be (though not as raunchy as it could have been), but it had more heart than I expected.
The Constant Gardener
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
The Departed
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The Devil Wears Prada
Filed under: Comedy | Buy on Amazon
The Family Stone
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The Journey of Natty Gann
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The Kingdom of Heaven
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
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The Last Mimzy
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
Very weird, but visually interesting. Plus it's got Rainn Wilson from The Office.
The Majestic
Filed under: Drama | Buy on Amazon
In the early 1950s a rising Hollywood screen writer, played by Jim Carey, is implicated as a Communist.
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The Mighty
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The Second Chance
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Smitty's big acting debut.
The Secret of Roan Inish
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The Sum of All Fears
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
Another Tom Clancy book comes to the big screen, this time with Ben Affleck playing a younger Jack Ryan. Affleck is a bit too cocky for a CIA historian/desk-jockey called upon to advise the president. This time around terrorists bent on restoring facism steal a nuclear bomb and set it off in Baltimore, hoping to launch a nuclear war between Russia and the U.S. that would destroy both nations, allowing facism to rule again. Interesting idea, but the plot isn't as interesting as watching what happens when a nuclear weapon is detonated in a major U.S. city and how the president responds.
The Ultimate Gift
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Schmaltz-o-rama. Not even Abigail Breslin could salvage this one.
Transformers
Filed under: Sci-Fi | Buy on Amazon
I've never had so much fun at the movies.
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Tuck Everlasting
Filed under: Family | Buy on Amazon
Natalie Babbitt's children's novel finally sees the big screen, but if you're really into the story, you better read the book.
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V for Vendetta
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Windtalkers
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
X2: X-Men United
Filed under: Action | Buy on Amazon
In the midst of the summer of 2003's comic book-turned-movie resurgence one sequel came out with all the mind-bending special effects you'd expect, as well as some moments of faith you wouldn't.
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