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	Title	Year	Rating	Thumbnail Summary and Review
	10 to Midnight	1983	]]]	Charles Bronson hunts down a serial killer - good stuff
	100 Days Before the Command	1990	]]	Artsy gay film about soldiers in the Russian army - some scenes of life in the army are interesting
	101 Dalmatians	1961	]]]	Entertaining Disney cartoon movie
	101 Reykjavik [101 Rvk]	2000	]]]]	Icelandic - a slacker has a drunken fling with his mother's lesbian lover who becomes pregnant - quirky comedy/drama has great characters
	101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)	2000	]]]	Fairly entertaining little comedy with some good characters
	11:14 [Eleven-Fourteen]	2005	]]]]]	Witty black comedy about a series of different events all coming together at 11:14 pm - tight script and great acting - click to link to full review
	12 [Twelve]	2007	]]]]	Russian - this Russian version of 12 Angry Men revolves around a survivor of the war in Chechnya - engrossing
	12 Rounds	2009	]]]	Predictable but entertaining action thriller about a cop whose wife is kidnapped - fun - a good guilty pleasure
	127 Hours	2010	]]]]	Dramatization of the events in the life of Aron Ralston when he was trapped in a canyon and had to amputate his own arm in order to free himself - well done with super acting
	13 Going on 30	2004	]]]	Fairly entertaining teen becomes adult film with a little more "meat" than the standard fare
	1408 [Fourteen-O-Eight]	2007	]	Total waste of a movie about a writer who spends the night in a haunted hotel room - not scary and overdone with special effects
	15 Amoré	2000	]]]	Strange little tale of an Australian family who hosts two Italian POW's and two German Jewish refugees during WWII - entertaining and interesting characters
	16 Blocks	2006	]]]	A down and out cop is given the job of escorting a prisoner to the grand jury and then finds he is going to testify against dirty cops - pretty standard fare but enjoyable
	16 to Life	2009	]]]]	Well done film centering around a girl who is just turning sixteen, her life, and the lives of those around her - interesting characters - well acted
	17 Again	2009	]]]	Formulistic young again comedy - nothing exciting but likeable characters
	2 Days in Paris	2007	]]]	Two very neurotic people trying to decide if they are in love for the long haul - lots of witty dialog and lots kooky characters encountered as well - fun
	2 X 4	1998	]]]	An Irish immigrant in New York is dysfunctional because of past traumas which are finally revealed - a little overdone but fairly entertaining
	2:13 [Two-Thirteen]	2009	]	Lipid thriller about a cop tracking a serial killer who has personal ties
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	1954	]]]	Watchable classic action flick - great acting
	20,000… Bonus Disc	1954	]]]]	Great special features about the movie
	200 American	2002	]]	An Australian hustles to stay in the US - would have been much better had the actors not have been so wooden
	2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films	2005	]]]]	This is a group of excellent films - all really well produced and professional - great stuff
	2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films	2006	]]]]	Great collection of independent films - only two duds in the bunch - hours of entertainment
	2012 [Twenty-Twelve]	2009	]]	Take every disaster and separated family cliché and stuff it into two and a half hours and you get this film - good special effects though
	24th Day, The	2004	]]	A married man who had a one night stand with a gay man captures him to see if he gave him HIV - way too talky
	27 Dresses	2007	]]]	Pretty typical always a bridesmaid, never a bride romantic comedy - nothing special but pleasing characters
	28 Days Later	2002	]]]]	Surprisingly good horror flick about a "rage" virus that takes over England
	28 Weeks Later	2007	]	A real disappointment considering the prequel to this film was so very good - a weak plot supported by nothing but blood and guts
	29 Palms	2003	]]	Quirky crime drama with some interesting characters
	29th & Gay	2005	]]	Weak tale of a gay man turning twenty-nine who has no boyfriend or direction in life - some good supporting characters, but the lead is way too dull
	3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings	2004	]]]	French - farce about a gay man who doesn't want his straight friend to get married because he's secretly in love with him - fairly entertaining
	3 Needles	2005	]]]]]	Extraordinary film focusing upon the spread of AIDS on three continents - three powerful stories with superior acting and production values - click to read a full review
	3:10 to Yuma	1957	]]]	The original is a good movie - although somewhat dated - happy ending is not as good as the newer, harsher version
	3:10 to Yuma	2007	]]]]	Remake of earlier film about a rancher desperately trying to get some money to save his ranch by taking an outlaw to a prison train - super acting and excellent production - great extras on the DVD
	30 Miles	2004	]	Boring film about a man who offers a ride to the owner of a broken down car and the violence that results from the encounter
	30 Minutes or Less	2011	]]]	An absurd comedy about a pizza delivery guy who is strapped with a bomb and told to rob a bank - unbelievable characters, but the good acting gives it just barely three stars
	300 [Three Hundred]	2007	]]]	Over the top, comic book version of the famous Spartan battle but still fairly entertaining
	3000 Miles to Graceland	2001	]]	Heist with Elvis impersonators - basically boring
	36th Precinct [36 Quai des Orfèvres]	2004	]]]]]	French - a police force in which one man causes that death of others in his quest for power - great plot and acting
	3-Day Weekend	2008	]	Gay version of the friends gather for a weekend in the country story with bad acting and a very weak plot - a waste of time
	3-Iron [Bin-Jip]	2004	]]]]	Korean - strange tale of a young man who breaks into houses whose occupants are away to spend the night and the complications that arise when he meets an abused wife - a masterful filming
	40 Carats	1973	]]]	Silly 70's comedy about the relationship between an older woman and a younger man - watchable
	40 Days and 40 Nights	2002	]]	Stud tries to go without sex - pretty lame
	44 Inch Chest	2009	]]	A British criminal seeks revenge upon his wife's lover with the help of fellow criminals - good acting but way too talky
	4400: Season One, The	2004	]]]	Mildly entertaining sci-fi mini-series - I wonder if there really are as many conspiracies in the United States as depicted in films
	49th Parallel	1941	]]]	Nazis from a submarine trying to get across Canada to escape - interesting view into a propaganda film of the time
	5 X 2 [Cinq fois deux]	2004	]]]	French - the meeting and eventual break up of the marriage of two people told in reverse order - as with many French films, it is hard to understand the actions and motives of the characters
	50 First Dates	2004	]]]	Romance about a woman who has no short term memory - pleasing characters
	50 Ways of Saying Fabulous	2005	]]	New Zealand - story of a thirteen year old boy coming to terms with his effeminate nature - only problem is that the boy is a mean, selfish little prig - little sympathy for this character
	50 Worst Movies Ever Made, The	2004	]]]	Fun documentary about some really bad movies - many with big stars
	50/50 [Fifty-Fifty]	2011	]]]	Well done story of a young man who is diagnosed with a serious form of cancer, his reactions, and the reactions of those around him - good acting except for the usual chewing of the scenery by Seth Rogen - this prevented the fourth star for me
	52 Pick Up	1986	]]	A man turns the tables on his blackmailers - some interesting parts but the whole thing is lacking
	5th Quarter, The	2010	]]]	Based upon fact - the story of the Abbate family after the loss of the youngest son in an automobile accident - his brother, Jon, played on a season winning Wake Forest team - not enough hard hitting to garner four stars
	61*	2001	]]]]	Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle - great sports film
	6th Day, The	2000	]]]	Arnold is cloned - wonderful "trashy" action
	7 Days [Les 7 Jours du Talion]	2010	]]]]	French-Canadian - brutal tale of a man who takes revenge upon the pedophile who raped and murdered his daughter - interesting character study
	7 Mujeres, 1 Homosexual y Carlos	2004	]]]	Mexican - a bit of fluff about the difficulties of young newlyweds - some over the top situations but mildly entertaining
	7 Virgins [7 Vírgenes]	2005	]]	Spanish - depressing tale of aimless youth - some good acting but, overall, unsatisfactory
	8 Women [8 femmes]	2002	]	French - mystery, musical farce is not very entertaining
	8½ Women	1999	]	Supposedly chic, tongue-in-cheek look at sex - just plain boring
	83 Hours 'Til Dawn	1990	]]]	Formula television movie about the daughter of a rich man being kidnapped but good acting makes it watchable - supposedly based upon a real case
	84 Charing Cross Road	1986	]]]]	Interesting character study revolving around the correspondence of a woman in New York with the employees of a rare book shop in London - spans the period right after WWII through the 1960's
	88 Minutes	2008	]]]]	Action thriller in which a professor has eighty-eight minutes to find the person who plans to murder him - very far-fetched but exciting
	9th Company	2005	]]]	Russian - true story of a company that was basically left to die at the end of Russia's involvement in Afghanistan - interesting insight into the soldiers
	A Lot Like Love	2005	]]]	Surprisingly entertaining and pleasant tale of two young people falling in love over a period of seven years
	A.I. Artifical Intelligence	2001	]	An overblown mess about a little robot boy - a waste of money and acting talent
	Abandon	2002	]]	A woman, a sexy dectective, a missing boyfriend - mildly entertaining
	Abandoned	2001	]]]	Hungarian - truly depressing movie based upon fact about a boy abandoned in an orphanage in 1960 - there's no happy ending here
	Abduction	2011	]]]	A teenager at risk from the CIA and foreign bad guys - totally improbable but very entertaining with lots of action and likeable stars
	Abominable Dr. Phibes	1971	]]]	Vincent Price as the mad doctor seeking revenge - campy fun
	About a Boy	2002	]]]	Boy comes into the life of a selfish man - watchable
	About Adam	2000	]]]]	Sex comedy of a rogue who romances three sisters - fun
	About Schmidt	2002	]]]]	Life crisis for a retiree - excellent film with quirky but believable characters
	Above and Beyond	2006	]]]]	Mini-series story of the effort to transport planes via air to England using Newfoundland as a jumping off point during WWII - good story and acting
	Acceptable Risk	2001	]]	Amazing new drug with horrifying "side effects" - just barely watchable
	Accepted	2006	]]]	Better than the average teen flick about a high school senior who can't get into college, so he invents his own - likable, humorous characters
	Accidental Hero, The	2005	]]]]	French - well made story of rebellious teenage boy whose mother is injured in an accident who must take on the responsibility of her recovery
	Accidental Husband, The	2008	]]]	Standard fare about a driven professional woman about to marry the "wrong man" when a "bad boy" comes on the scene - only saved by good acting and interesting supporting characters
	Accidents Happen	2009	]]	Supposedly quirky characters in this dysfunctional family comedy/drama - pretty weak
	According to Greta	2009	]]]]	A self-centered young woman finds out about life when she is sent to stay with her grandparents for a summer - interesting characters and good acting
	Accused	2010	]]]]	One season British television series focusing upon the accused and the circumstances that brought that person to trial - good plots with realistic events and endings - great acting
	Ace of Hearts	2008	]]	Supposedly based upon fact - a story of a K-9 officer - his bad relationship with his teenage daughter and his dog being accused of brutality - too much "sugar" and too many improbable situations
	Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright	2010	]]	Even though it is filled with very good actors, this film about the search for a white collar criminal doesn't really get off the ground
	Across the Universe	2007	]]]]]	Great musical about love and war in the 60's - all the music are Beatles songs - click to read a full review
	Adam	2009	]]]]	Story of a man with Asperger's syndrome who becomes attracted to his neighbor - good story with more than the pat ending
	Adam & Steve	2005	]]]]	Very well done gay romantic comedy - great acting and production values and some really funny lines - good extra features on the DVD
	Adam's Apples [Adams Æbler]	2005	]]]]	Danish - quirky dark comedy about a neo-Nazi who must spend time at a halfway house run by a cockeyed optimist preacher - witty Danish humor at its best - click to read a full review
	Adonis Factor, The	2010	]]	Documentary about a group of gay men and how they perceive their worth in terms of the beauty of their bodies - not very interesting
	Adoration	2007	]]]	Intriguing but somewhat uneven film about a boy who creates a story about his dead father being a terrorist - hard to get through but worth it
	Adored: Diary of a Porn Star [Poco più di un anno fa]	2003	]]]]	Italian - The critics hated it, but I must confess that I enjoyed this tear jerker about a gay porn star with a heart of gold
	Adrift in Manhattan	2007	]]]	Loosely connected stories of the lives of several people in Manhattan - mildly entertaining although somewhat improbable
	Adventureland	2008	]]	A recent college graduate is forced to take a job in an amusement park - silly love story - Jesse Eisenberg and his halting speech is charming at first but gets old pretty fast
	Adventurers, The	1970	]]]	In the 70's this film was banned in many cities because of the overt sex for the time - fine guilty pleasure watching
	Adventures of Felix, The	2000	]]	French - gay guy on road trip - not that entertaining
	Adventures of Pluto Nash, The	2002	]	A truly horrible science fiction/crime movie
	Adventures of Sebastian Cole, The	1999	]]]	A small-town boy whose father announces that he is going to become a woman - interesting
	Advise and Consent	1962	]]]]	Very talking but entertaining tale of Washington politics and blackmail - jam packed with stars
	Advocate, The	1993	]]]]	Interesting tale based loosely upon fact about a Medieval lawyer in France - entertaining
	Affair of the Necklace, The	2001	]]]]]	A story from the French Revolution with a modern flair - beautiful and entertaining
	After Hours	1985	]	Really lame tale of a young man who meets all sorts of strange characters during one night out
	After Innocence	2005	]]]]	Insightful look into a group of men who were falsely imprisoned and finally released due to the efforts of the Innocence Project - click to read a full review
	After the Deluge	2003	]]]]	Australian - story of three brothers and their relationships with loves and a domineering father who has succumbed to Alzheimer's - good acting all around
	After the Wedding	2007	]]]]	Danish - complex tale of a man who helps to run an orphanage in India who is invited to his native Denmark to negotiate a grant - he finds all is not as it seems
	Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore	1992	]]]]	Second in a series of three television movies starring Walter Matthau as a lawyer who takes on hard cases - this time a woman is committed to a mental institution and can't get out
	Against the Current	2009	]]]]	On the fifth anniversary of the death of his wife and child, a man wants to swim the length of the lower Hudson River - an engrossing character study of three friends
	Against the Ropes	2004	]]]	Feel good movie based upon the life of a female boxing manager - watchable
	Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures	2004	]]]]	Account of the author's mysterious disappearance shortly after the death of her mother and her husband asking for a divorce - well acted and interesting
	Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery	1982	]]	BBC Television production - over acted and silly - basically boring
	Agent # 1	1972	]]	Polish - interesting story based upon fact of the works of the Polish underground in Greece during WWII - made less entertaining by poor production values
	Agent Cody Banks	2003	]]	Silly tale of teenaged CIA agent - likable characters - fun
	Agnes and His Brothers [Agnes und seine Brüder]	2004	]]	German - supposedly a black comedy about three brothers from a dysfunctional family who grow up to be very dysfunctional themselves - semi-surrealistic and disjointed - not very entertaining even though the acting is very good
	Agnes Browne	1999	]]]]	Great feel-good story about an Irish widow striving to keep her family afloat - ending is hokey but still good
	Agony	1982	]]	Russian - a look at Rasputin and the fall of the Russian aristocracy - long and tedious
	Agora	2009	]]]	Spanish - story of the life and death of Greek scholar, Hypatia, a woman of great knowledge - she was murdered by the Christians who had gained control of the city of Alexandria - another example of organized religion run amuck
	Air Force One	1997	]]]]]	Great "guilty pleasure" action flick
	Air Panic	2001	]]]	Cookie cutter airplane disaster script but still mildly entertaining
	Airplane II: The Sequel	1982	]]]	Not as good as the original but still far more entertaining than most of the genre
	Airport	1970	]]]]	One of the first modern "plane in trouble" flicks - still solid entertainment
	AKA	2002	]]]]	Film is based upon the director's early life in which he posed as a member of the aristocrats in England - interesting view of class prejudice - DVD contains one-screen version and original three-screen version
	Akeelah and the Bee	2006	]]]]	Great feel good flick about a girl living in a depressed Los Angeles neighborhood who is inspired to enter the national spelling bee
	Alamo, The	2004	]]]]	Very well done film about the famous battle - excellent extra features on the DVD
	Alex and Emma	2003	]]]]	Story within a story love story made pleasant by likable characters and actors
	Alexander	2004	]]]	Over done telling of the famous leader - but still basically entertaining
	Alien Trespass	2009	]]]	Science fiction movie set in the fifties and make in the style of the fifties - not as bad as one might think
	Alive & Kicking	1996	]]]	Gay love of two opposites - watchable
	All About My Mother [Todo Sobre Mi Madre]	1999	]]]	Spanish - a woman seeks out the father of her dead son - interesting characters
	All About Steve	2009	]	A clueless woman chases after a man - total embarrassment for actors and viewers
	All Good Things	2010	]]]]	Film about the murders surrounding Robert Durst - brilliant character insight - super extra features on the DVD - almost five stars in my book
	All I Want	2002	]]]	Coming of age story of a bright, introspective teenager - pretty standard but entertaining
	All My Loved Ones	2000	]]]]]	Czech - story of Englishman who saved Jewish children in WWII and one child that he saved - sad and beautiful
	All or Nothing	2002	]	Life in the London slums - really depressing
	All Over the Guy	2001	]]	Gay man recovers from break-up - unlikable characters make the whole thing basically boring
	All Passion Spent	1986	]]]]	British mini-series about a woman who gave over her whole life to be a good wife whose spirit is finally released when she is a widow of eighty-six - slow moving but superior acting and interesting characters
	All the King's Men	2006	]]]]]	This film version of the novel is superior in all aspects - acting - directing - setting - production - plus great special features on the DVD
	All the Pretty Horses	2000	]]]]	Two young men discovering life in the Old West - great acting and scenery
	All the Queen's Men	2001	]]]	Mildly entertaining comedy/drama about soldiers in WWII trying to steal a enigma machine disguised as women
	All the Rage	1998	]	"Relationship" movie with bad acting and a bad plot
	All the Real Girls	2003	]	Tedious and boring story of love amongst the rednecks
	All the Right Moves	1983	]]]]	Tom Cruise as a boy trying to break out of a mining town existence - solid entertainment
	All Things Fair [Lust Och Fägring Stor]	1995	]]]]	Swedish - during WWII, a fifteen year old student has an affair with his teacher - interesting look at Sweden during the war - the writer/director of the film based it upon his own real life experiences and his son plays the part in the film - not a happy tale but excellent
	Allítsatok Meg Terezanyut! [Stop Mom Theresa!]	2004	]]	Hungarian - pretty much a waste about a young woman looking for love - tedious and too long
	Almost an Angel	1990	]]]	Paul Hogan is charming as a career criminal who thinks he has become an angel and starts doing good deeds - nice innocent fun
	Almost Famous	2000	]]]]]	Story of Cameron Crowe's early writing career - great acting - super special features
	Almost Heaven	2006	]]	The problems of a guy in mid-life crisis - just too cutesy
	Along Came A Spider	2001	]]]	Kidnap thriller staring Morgan Freeman - good
	Alpha Male	2006	]]]	Story of an extremely dysfunctional British upper-class family - great acting but hard to understand the motives of the two major characters - click to read a full review
	Alquimista Impaciente, El [The Impatient Alchemist]	2002	]]]]	Spanish - murder mystery with elements based more upon the characters involved in and investigating the crime than the general action-type police drama - slow moving but very entertaining
	Altitude Falling	2010	]	Bad acting and a juvenile plot made this tale the takes place in the future a total bore
	Amateurs, The	2005	]	Lots of fairly big name stars waste their time and talent in this dog of a film about a down-and-outer who wants to make a porno flick to make money
	Amati Girls, The	2000	]]]]	Very good chick flick about four middle-aged sisters and their coping with life - great acting
	Amazing Grace	1992	]]	Israeli - depressing tale of a young gay man looking for love - basically dull
	Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, The	2006	]]]	Somewhat lackluster one season British television series about an everyday woman who becomes Prime Minister
	Amelia	2009	]]]	Lackluster biopic of the life of Amelia Earhart - slow moving but the flying scenes are great
	Amelie	2001	]]]	Really quirky but entertaining story of an unusual girl
	Amelie Bonus Disk	2001	]]]	Good features support the movie
	Amen.	2002	]]]]	An SS officer and a priest try in vain to get help in stopping the slaughter of the Jews during WWII
	American Adobo	2002	]]]]	Filipino friends and their experiences in the US - good character studies
	American Affair, An	2009	]]]]	Washington, DC, 1963 - a thirteen year old boy becomes infatuated with his new neighbor who just happens to be the ex-wife of a CIA agent and a mistress of JFK - totally improbable but great acting with an intriguing look at the assassination
	American Beauty	1999	]]]]]	A mid-life crisis goes horribly wrong - super movie - great characters - great acting
	American Carol, An	2008	]	Poorly done political version of A Christmas Carol - total waste of time
	American Crime, An	2007	]]]	Interesting but plodding look at an actual crime that took place in 1960's Indiana in which a girl was tortured to death - good acting
	American Desi	2001	]]]	Indian in America accepting his culture - good characters
	American Dreamz	2006	]]]]	Surprisingly witty look at the talent show craze on television with a very thinly disguised parody of George and Laura Bush - fun and entertaining
	American Fusion	2005	]]	Romantic comedy revolving around racial conflicts - good try but undone by inconsistent direction
	American Gangster	2007	]]]]	I didn't think I was going to like this film, but it grabbed me with the great acting, action, and lack of glorifying the main character - a very good movie
	American History X	1998	]]]]]	Disturbing story about a neo-Nazi - hard to watch but superior film
	American Movie	1999	]	Trying to make an independent film - boring
	American Outlaws	2001	]]]	Jesse James hunted down - entertaining
	American Pastime	2007	]]]	Decent story of a young baseball player confined in an internment camp for citizens of Japanese decent during WWII - click to read a full review
	American Pie 2	2001	]	Total disappointment after the quirky first
	American President, The	1995	]]]]	Basically a fluff "feel good" movie but a wonderful guilty pleasure
	American Psycho	2000	]]]	Dark look at the "me" generation - good, solid entertainment
	American Violet	2008	]]]]	Well acted look at prejudice and injustice in modern-day Texas - based upon fact - informative and shocking
	American Virgin	2000	]	Extremely silly and boring sex comedy
	American Wake	2004	]]]	Two parallel stories placed in and around Boston about two men who need to come to terms with their own dreams and the pressures from family - entertaining but would have been nice if the stories would have intersected at some point
	American Wedding	2003	]]]]	Actually a fairly solid and funny conclusion(?) to the series.
	Americanizing Shelly	2007	]]]	An Indian woman comes to the US to seek out her betrothed and gets made over by an advertising man - silly but mildly entertaining
	America's Heart and Soul	2004	]]]]	Inspiring documentary about everyday people across the United States who make successes of their lives
	America's Sweethearts	2001	]]	Married stars who hate each other must pretend - tedious
	Amexicano	2007	]]]	A man of Italian heritage in Brooklyn is out of work - he forms a relationship with an illegal from Mexico - interesting - both comic and tragic
	Amigo	2010	]]]]	Grim look at the US occupation of a Philippine village at the beginning of the Twentieth Century - great acting and characters
	Amnesia	2004	]]]]	British television mini-series about a police detective who suspects a man of multiple murders, but events in his private life cause him to be also suspected of murder - great acting and mystery
	Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma [Amnésie: L'énigme James Brighton]	2006	]]]	French-Canadian - based upon an actual event, this film about a young man who awakes in Montreal with amnesia is fairly well done - interesting tale
	Among Giants	1998	]]]	Love triangle centered around painting huge towers for high-power lines - interesting tale but mumbled British working-class speech made about half the dialogue incomprehensible
	Amor de Hombre	1997	]]	Spanish - gay man finds that bed hopping is not so great - greatest friendship is with straight woman who can't seem to find a man - same old tired tale - pretty boring
	Amour À Taire, Un [A Love to Hide]	2005	]]]]	French - television movie about the treatment of gays by the French and the Germans during World War II - realistic, brutal look at yet another cruel treatment of a minority - great acting and storyline - click to read a full review
	Amreeka	2009	]]]	A woman and her son who just moved from Palestine have a hard time adjusting in the US at the beginning of the Iraq war - some good points but a little overdone
	Analyze That	2002	]]	Really lame sequel to Analyze This
	Anamorph	2007	]]]	A detective finds new crimes similar to a killer who died five years earlier - would have been a pretty good crime thriller had there not been so much focus on the psyche of the main character - lost in muddled psychological claptrap - just barely three stars
	Anatomy	2000	]]	German - medical student tries to solve murders - bloody but watchable
	Anatomy of a Murder	1959	]]]]	Great acting in this classic
	Anatomy of Hell [Anatomie de L'Enfer]	2004	]]]	French - extremely erotic and disturbing film about a woman who hires a man to witness her most intimate moments - very strange - very French!!
	And Justice For All	1979	]]]]	Al Pacino as an idealistic Baltimore lawyer - great characters and acting
	And Never Let Her Go	2001	]]]	TV drama based upon a real case about a Delaware lawyer who murdered his mistress and the long ordeal of bringing him to justice - entertaining but nothing special
	And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen	2002	]	Mixed up mess about love - only watched about 25 minutes before giving it up
	And Soon the Darkness	1970	]]	Murder mystery about two young English women traveling in France - one who shows up missing - artificial suspense scenes make the who thing pretty tedious
	And Then Came Summer	2000	]]	Gay boy meets boy story - family interferes - just so so
	Andrei Rublev	1966	]	Russian "masterpiece" about a painter that I didn't find very good
	Andromeda Strain, The	1971	]]]]	Germ warfare gone awry - great suspense movie
	Angel	1986	]]]	Supposedly the first Greek gay film - can't remember anything about it but must have been o.k. for 3 stars
	Angel	2007	]]]	At the turn of the 20th Century, a girl with writing talent becomes a celebrity - her selfish world of fantasy leads to a bad end
	Angel Eyes	2001	]]]	Jennifer Lopez in peril - good watchable movie
	Angel Named Billy, An	2007	]	Totally boring and badly acted sugar-sweet film about a gay boy who is kicked out by his drunken father and goes to the city where he finds his mother and true love -a waste
	Angel on the Right	2002	]]	Tajikistani - a dark, brutal tale of a village that tricks a neer-do-well back home in order to collect debts - supposed to be a dark comedy but instead an indictment upon conditions in that part of the world
	Angela's Ashes	1999	]]]]]	Excellent movie of the book about Irish poverty - hard to watch but extremely uplifting
	Angels & Demons	2009	]]]]	Exciting mystery and action with great acting and production values
	Angels and Insects	1996	]]]]	Hypnotic tale about a 19th century naturalist who goes to live with an English aristocratic family
	Angels in America	2004	]	Star power and a great director couldn't make this mishmash of fantasy and reality work for me - what a disappointment
	Anger Management	2003	]	A horrible waste of talent in a very bad movie
	Anglo-Saxon Attitudes	1992	]]]]	British mini-series - in the 1950's a man takes a second look at his life and his affairs - both personal and professional - entertaining grand soap opera
	Angry Harvest [Bittere Ernte]	1985	]]]	German - story of a lonely farmer in Poland during WWII who hides a Jewish woman who has escaped from a transport train - somber study of sexual obsession clashing with religious values - depressing
	Animal Factory	2000	]]]	Brutal prison drama - entertaining
	Animal Kingdom	2010	]]]]	Australian - a teenager's mother dies of an overdose causing him to go and live with his grandmother and his criminal uncles - a depressing coming of age film with great acting and interesting characters
	Animal, The	2001	]	Really stupid comedy - no redeeming value
	Anna and the King	1999	]]]]	Great non-musical telling of The King and I story
	Annapolis	2006	]]	Nice basic story, but the film is an insult to the Naval Academy - the setting doesn't ever look a little like the real thing
	Anniversary, The	1968	]	Bette Davis chews the scenery in this terrible story of a domineering mother
	Another Country	1985	]]]	Story of a gay man in a 1930's English school who becomes a spy for the Soviet Union - hard to understand because of all the unexplained peculiarities of the English school system
	Another Day in Paradise	1998	]	James Woods and Melanie Griffith take two budding crooks under their wings - boring
	Another Earth	2011	]	Romantic sci-fi mess with bad production and acting
	Another Gay Movie	2006	]]]	Gay-themed take off on raunchy teen sex flicks - silly but better than expected
	Another Happy Day	2011	]]]	An emotionally unstable woman goes with the children she has made emotionally unstable to a family wedding and all hell breaks loose - very good acting in this dark drama
	Another Life	2001	]]]	Based upon a real British adultery and murder case that took place in 1922, this is an interesting film but nothing special
	Another Year	2010	]]	Story of a couple surrounded - it seems - by nothing but dysfunctional friends - good acting but totally depressing
	Antares	2004	]]]]	Austrian - the lives of three couples living in a huge apartment complex intersect in several interesting ways - well done character study
	Antibodies [Antikörper]	2005	]]]]]	German - thriller in which a serial killer establishes a relationship with a country constable in order to play psychological tricks - extraordinarily tense with superb acting and production values - click to read a full review
	Antonia's Line	1995	]]]]]	Dutch - a woman builds a new life with her daughter in a quiet Dutch village after World War II - super entertainment
	Antowne Fisher	2002	]]]]	True story of a young sailor with many social problems being helped by a doctor - heartfelt entertainment
	Any Given Sunday	1999	]]]	Good football movie spoiled by a "too good to be true" ending
	Any Human Heart	2010	]]]]	British mini-series about the life and loves of an author covering the time before, during, and after WWII - very good
	Anything Else	2003	]]	Woody Allen and screwed up young lovers - humorous at times but basically lags
	Apart from Hugh	1994	]	Really dull and boring story of a gay couple having problems - the little short film that came with it is far more entertaining
	Apocalypse Now Redux	1979	]	Sorry - still don't like it even after thirty years
	Apocalypto	2006	]]]]	Fascinating look at ancient Central American society and one man's quest to protect his family - excellent production with superior acting - click to read a full review
	Apollo 13	1995	]]]]]	Superior film of heroic actions in the space program - excellent special features
	Apostate, The	1998	]]	Priest lusting for sex hunting for serial killer - not that great
	Appaloosa	2008	]]]]]	Superior character driven western about two friends who fight crime and the woman in their lives - a real treat
	Après Lui	2007	]]	French - a mother becomes obsessed with the driver of the car in which her son was killed - one of those strange French films in which the motives of the characters are unclear and there is no conclusion or ending
	Après Vous	2005	]]]	French - romantic farce about a man who prevents a stranger from committing suicide and then complicates his life trying to help him - fun
	Apt Pupil	1998	]]]]	Effective thriller made very entertaining by excellent acting about a teenager who discovers a Nazi war criminal in his town
	Ararat	2002	]]]]	Complex film revolving around the events of the genocide of over a million Armenian citizens by the Turks during WWI - a little confusing and hard to follow but excellent acting and directing make it horrifyingly enjoyable
	Arena en los Bolsillos	2006	]]	Spanish - teenage angst with pretty unlikable subjects - pretty much a waste
	Arisan! [The Gathering]	2003	]]]	Indonesian - fairly standard plot line of gay man trying to deny and then coming to terms with his sexuality but interesting look at another world culture
	Armageddon	1998	]	Saving the world from a raging meteor - big stars but really bad movie
	Armored	2009	]]]	Armored truck drivers decide to plan a big robbery but everything goes wrong - pretty good - more entertaining than expected
	Army of Crime [L'Armée du Crime]	2009	]]]]	French - slow moving but interesting look at a group of resistance fighters in 1943 Paris
	Army Wives: Season 1	2007	]]]]	Grand soap opera taking place on an army base in South Carolina - trials of the families from the base commander to a lowly private - some good moments
	Around the Bend	2004	]]]]]	This film has a pretty standard plot line about four generations of men in a family who resolve long-standing problems, but the acting and subtle humor makes it a "must see" on my list
	Aroused	1966	]	Don't remember this movie even after I read the summary so must not have been very good.
	Arranged	2007	]]]]	A nice little feel-good film with a message about two young women - an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim - who must deal with prejudice and the practice of arranged marriages - click to read a full review
	Art of Travel, The	2008	]]]	Interesting coming of age tale that involves adventurous travel - improbable but still very entertaining
	Artemisia	1998	]]]	French - an artist ahead of her time - interesting characters
	As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me [So Weit Die Füße Tragen]	2001	]]]]	German - inspiring and exciting true story of a German soldier who escapes from a Soviet prision camp in Siberia and makes his way home - click to read a full review
	As It Is in Heaven [Så Som i Himmelen]	2004	]]]]	Swedish - strange tale of an ailing conductor who returns to his childhood village where he was tortured by bullies - he becomes the director of a local choir - interesting characters
	As Luck Would Have It	2002	]]]	French - silly farce about a man trying to hide the fact that he is gay whose life becomes complicated by a foster son and his wife (in name only) - a little weak but charming characters
	Ash Wednesday	2002	]]]	Dark tale of murder and revenge amongst the Irish of New York - watchable
	Ask the Dust	2006	]]]]	Unusual love story set in Depression era Los Angeles - great acting and production values - click to link to full review
	Asoka	2001	]]]	Indian - true story of a great Indian leader - very long but entertaining
	Assassin in Love [aka: The Baker]	2008	]]]	Silly comedy about a hit man who moves to a small village with quirky characters - amusing but nothing special
	Assassination of a High School President	2008	]]	A boy in the out crowd uncovers a conspiracy of crime in his high school - mildly entertaining
	Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The	2007	]]	This could have been a great movie - good acting - great production values - but it was bogged down with incessant talk - it's about an hour too long - too bad
	Assassination of Richard Nixon, The	2004	]]]	Slow moving but well acted story of a man who loses all in life and blames it on the government - he decides to kill Richard Nixon - based upon an actual event
	Assignment, The	1997	]]]	CIA action - watchable
	Astronaut Farmer, The	2006	]]]	Likeable tale of a farmer who builds his own rocket so he can orbit the Earth - nothing special but good acting
	Asylum	2005	]]]]	Stark tale of how a woman's obsession can lead to tragedy and madness - excellent acting and production values
	Atonement	2007	]]]]	Beautifully told tale of a tragic love affair complicated by the lie of a teenaged girl - sweeping and engrossing
	Attention Shoppers	2000	]	Really bad comedy about a hunk finding that all is not perfect in his life
	August Rush	2007	]]]	Entertaining musical fantasy about a young couple and their lost child reunited after eleven years - good music
	Auntie Mame	1958	]]]]]	Superior film about a glorious free spirit
	Aurora Borealis	2005	]]]]]	Wonderfully told family tale of a young man growing into independence along with his caring relationship with his dying grandfather - great acting - excellent extras on the DVD
	Australia	2008	]	This film was a big disappointment - instead of an entertaining epic, it is more like a child's cartoon with absurd acting
	Auto Focus	2002	]]]	Bob Crane biography - interesting look at a man destroying himself
	Available Men	2006	]]]	Not bad collection of gay-themed short films some of which are very entertaining - all but one has very professional production values
	Avatar	2009	]]]]	I liked this film better than I expected - James Cameron has a way of taking cliché characters, plots, and actions and making them very entertaining, and he's done it again here
	Avengers: The Best of the Original Avengers #1	1960's	]]	Steed and Mrs. Peel do their thing - doesn't hold up as well for an old guy
	Avengers: The Best of the Original Avengers #2	1960's	]]	Not as good as when I was young
	Aviator, The	2004	]]]	This film is an interesting view of Howard Hughes but I found it merely "entertaining" and not as powerful as the critics
	Awake	2007	]]	Lame tale about a man who is conscious during heart replacement surgery who discovers his new wife has plotted to kill him on the operating table - just too far-fetched to be enjoyable
	Away From Her	2006	]]]]]	Extraordinary story of a man who must put his wife into a nursing facility because of Alzheimer's disease - mesmerizing performance by Julie Christie as the wife
	Away We Go	2009	]]]]]	A young couple gets pregnant and decides to travel around visiting friends to find the best place to move where they can raise a family - beautiful heartfelt, realistic characters with just the right touch of subtle humor
	Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, The	2007	]]]	Four stand up comics of Middle Eastern decent - entertaining
	Ayran Couple, The	2004	]]]]	A wealthy Jew gives up all of his possessions in order to have his family excape the Nazis but is forced to leave behind two servants who are really Jews posing as Ayrans - o.k. it's melodrama - but well done with excellent acting
	Baarìa	2009	]]	Italian - political upheaval post WWII in a Sicilian town - boring
	Babel	2006	]]]]	A rifle given to a Moroccan guide by a Japanese businessman is the link in this beautifully acted and directed movie about the complexities of four different families on three different continents of the world
	Babette's Feast [Babettes gæstebud]	1987	]	I found this award-winning film to be a deadly dull story
	Babies	2010	]]]	Documentary about the first year of four babies from different parts of the world - interesting and entertaining
	Baby Blues [Le Boiteux: Baby Blues]	1999	]]]]	French television detective story about the events following the discovery of a baby's bones in a cellar is not super good but the acting and situations boosts it to four stars
	Baby Mama	2008	]]	Lame tale about a career woman who hires a surrogate to carry her baby - some good moments but mostly boring
	Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation	2007	]	Juvenile trash with every bad adolescent joke to be imagined - not one good laugh (or even smile) in the whole disgusting thing - a waste of time - even the outtakes on the DVD are bad
	Back Soon	2007	]]]	Gay themed love story with a twist - the two in love are straight men - mystical overtones and fairly sincere acting make it watchable
	Backdraft	1991	]]]]]	Superior film about a family of firefighters
	Back-Up Plan, The	2010	]	Unbearable romantic comedy - total waste of time
	Bad Boys II	2003	]	Really bad
	Bad Company	2002	]]]	Another "opposite cops" story - watchable
	Bad Education [La Mala Educación]	2004	]]]]	Spanish - intriguing film about a boy who was abused by a priest and the results after a period of time - this is a social drama - a sexual orientation story - and a mystery all rolled into one
	Bad News Bears	2005	]]	Remake of earlier movie is narrow in its scope as it only delves into the life of the coach leaving the kids out in the cold - watchable but disappointing considering the acting talent involved
	Bad Seed	2000	]]	Supposedly a thriller but so many absurd, improbable situations make for a wasted mess of a movie
	Bad Seed	2000	]	Muddled mess of man trying to find his wife's killer
	Bad Teacher	2011	]]]	Silly comedy about a selfish woman who gets a job as a middle school teacher - fun but nothing special
	Badge, The	2002	]]]	Billy Bob Thornton as a sheriff on a mission - solid entertainment
	Bait	2000	]]	Con as bait to find millions hidden by dead crook - not so hot
	Ballad of Jack and Rose, The	2005	]]]	Strange tale of a modern-day hippie and his influences upon his free-spirited daughter - great acting
	Ballad of the Sad Café, The	1991	]	This depression era southern tale of revenge is just too depressing and "arty" for me - people just aren't like the characters depicted
	Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach	2008	]]]	Totally absurd and gross movie about a somewhat unstable guy who becomes the coach of a losing high school tennis team - not redeeming social value but fun
	Ballykissangel: Series 1	1996	]]]	The life of a young priest in a small Irish village - good at times but fairly standard - the lead female character is a little too harsh for satisfaction
	Ballykissangel: Series 2	1997	]]]]	Second season of tale of a young priest in a small Irish village has better plots and tighter scripts than the first
	Band of Angels	1957	]]]	Even though this film covered some hot topics for its time, it's way over the top when it comes to melodramatics - still entertaining
	Band of Brothers	2001	]]]]]	The HBO mini-series about the last big push on the European front in WWII - superior
	Band of the Hand	1986	]]	Troubled teens fighting a drug lord under the tutelage of a Vietnam vet - pretty bad
	Bandits	2001	]]]	Two robbers in love with the same woman - fairly good kooky comedy
	Band's Visit, The [Bikur Ha-Tizmoret]	2007	]]]]	Israeli - beautiful, melancholy story about an Egyptian band that gets stranded in a bleak, Israeli town - full of heart, humor, and the realities of life - a quiet joy
	Bang Bang Club, The	2010	]]]]	Factual accounting of four photojournalists covering the violence during the end of apartheid in South Africa - great acting and interesting personalities
	Bang Bang Love, Juvenile A [46-Okunen No Koi]	2006	]]]	Japanese - very strange tale of a murder in prison but really an allegory upon mankind - not for every taste but interesting
	Bang Bang You're Dead	2002	]]]	An examination of the alienation that leads youth to violence - interesting
	Banger Sisters, The	2002	]]]	Two middle-aged sisters - one uptight but with a wild past and the other still wild - entertaining - good actors
	Bangkok Dangerous	2008	]]]	Action flick about a professional assassin who comes under the influence of a beautiful woman and a young admirer - well done
	Bank Job, The	2008	]]]]	Great action thriller with the burglary based upon an actual 1971 crime - click to read a full review
	Barbarian Invasions, The	2003	]]]]]	French-Canadian - strong characters make this film about the end of a man's life an excellent experience
	Barber, The	2002	]	Serial killer in Alaska - bad, bad, bad
	Barbershop	2002	]]]	Entertaining slice of life story
	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	2004	]]	Disappointing sequel to Barbershop - has the soul but not the spirit of the original
	Barney's Version	2010	]]]]	Great acting in this life's story of a man with a gruff exterior and a big heart
	Barrio Cuba	2005	]]	Cuban - stories of lower class Cubans - drawn out and tedious - good acting
	Bartleby	2002	]]]	Updated version of Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener - entertaining
	Basic	2003	]]]	Twisty, turny mystery about a murder in the army made less watchable by sound effects drowing out diologue
	Basket Case	1983	]	A man whose brother lives in a basket and requires that people be fed to him - horrible
	Basquiat	1996	]]]	Story of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his own self-destruction
	Bastoni: Stick Handlers	2002	]	Japanese - supposed to be a comedy about young actors in the Japanese porn industry - not funny - not sexy - just boring
	Bathers, The [Les Baigneuses]	2003	]	French - the trials of women who work in a porno shop peep show - deadly dull
	Batman Begins	2005	]]]]	This turned out to be a much better than expected film mainly because of the excellent acting and accent on characters rather than just mindless action
	Battle of Shaker Heights, The	2003	]]]]	Teen realizes the truth about himself and his life - well made
	Be Cool	2005	]]	This sequel to Get Shorty is too long and too "cool" to be very entertaining - it has some moments but is basically two hours waste of time
	Bear City	2010	]	Lame gay-themed flick about a young man who is attracted to an older, hairy man - terrible acting and lines
	Bear Cub [Cachorro]	2004	]]]]	Spanish - story of a gay man who assumes the care of his nephew after his sister is jailed - realistic and believable characters and story line
	Beast of War, The [aka: The Beast]	1988	]]]]	Story of a Russian tank lost in Afghanistan and the locals who wish to destroy it - thought provoking looks at the mentality of war - click to read a full review
	Beast, The [La Bete]	1975	]	French sexploitation film is pure trash with bad acting and bad production values - a cult film that appeals to a few
	Beat That My Heart Skipped, The [De Battre Mon Couer s'est Arrete]	2005	]]]]	French - intriguing look at a young man trying to escape a brutal profession in order to fulfill his dream to become a concert pianist - great acting in this dark tale
	Beau Brummell: This Charming Man	2008	]]	This historical fiction about the well dressed personality is a bit dull and very talky
	Beau Jest	2008	]]	A woman hires an actor to pretend to be her Jewish boyfriend because she thinks her parents will not approve of her Christian boyfriend - just another one of those Jewish angst romantic comedies - nothing special and sometimes really annoying
	Beau Travail	1999	]	Billy Budd in the French Foreign Legion with a more than gay twist - really bad
	Beaufort	2007	]]]]	Israeli - story of soldiers manning a fort at the end of the first Lebanon war - slow moving but effective
	Beautiful Boxer	2005	]]]]	Thai - interesting film about a real Thai kick boxer who was a transvestite - gives an educating view into the society and the sport
	Beautiful Boy	2010	]]]]	A look at the life of parents of a young man who commits mass murder and suicide on his college campus - great acting - insightful characters
	Beautiful Country, The	2005	]]]]]	Sad but uplifting story of a Vietnamese boy whose father was an American soldier who is rejected all of his life and his quest to go to America to find his father - extraordinary film with beautiful quiet strength
	Beautiful Creatures	2000	]]]	Two bad girls into crime - interesting characters
	Beautiful Girls	1996	]]]]	Very well done "men return to hometown" story
	Beautiful Kate	2009	]]]	Australian - grim tale of a dysfunctional family and the long term effects of sin and tragedy - good acting but hard to watch
	Beautiful Mind Bonus Disk, A	2001	]]]	Some nice features but didn't compare to the movie
	Beautiful Mind, A	2001	]]]]]	Complex but entertaining movie about a real life "mad" genius
	Beautiful Ohio	2006	]]]	Good acting in the tale of two brothers - one very gifted - and their problems with each other and their parents - entertaining
	Beautiful People	1999	]]]]	Quirky but highly entertaining and insightful look at prejudice and the adjustment of refugees from the Balkan wars in Britain
	Beautiful Thing	1996	]]]	Young love between to gay boys in lower class London - watchable
	Beauty in Trouble [Kráska v Nesnázích]	2006	]]]	Czech - a young mother whose husband is arrested is taken in by an older man - strange characters but somewhat interesting
	Beauty Shop	2005	]]]	Pleasant spinoff from the Barber Shop films - nice mindless entertainment
	Because of Winn-Dixie	2005	]]]	Simplistic tale of a lonely little girl whose life is changed by a stray dog - strickly for children
	Becoming Jane	2007	]]]	Fictional account of Jane Austen's late teens in which she supposedly fell in love with a charming man - very good acting and production values - excellent extras on the DVD
	Bed & Breakfast	2010	]]]	Light romance centering around a bed and breakfast in California wine country - mildly entertaining - just barely three stars
	Bed You Sleep In, The	2000	]	A macho logger cannot adjust to social changes - basically worthless
	Bedazzled	2000	]]	Brenden Frasier sells his soul to Elizabeth Hurley - silly
	Bedford Incident, The	1965	]]]	Cold War drama - a little tired but still good drama
	Bedrooms and Hallways	2000	]]	Gay guys in London seeking happiness - just barely watchable
	Bedtime Stories	2008	]]]	Better than expected fantasy about a man who improves his life through bedtime stories that seemingly come true
	Bee Season	2005	]]]	Strange coming of age story all revolving around religious mysticism - super acting
	Before and After	1996	]]]]	Well acted story of a family in crisis when the teenage son kills his girlfriend
	Before I Forget [Avant Que J'oublie]	2007	]]	French - another one of those French films that prods slowly along never really accomplishing much - this time it's about a former gigolo who is HIV positive - really pretty boring
	Before I Hang	1940	]]]	Boris Karloff as a doctor convicted of murder who develops a wonder serum and is pardoned - but all is not well with the blood - great restoration - a treat to see in black and white - click to read a full review of this and three other horror flicks starring Boris Karloff
	Before Night Falls	2000	]]]	True story of a gay Cuban poet and his life in Cuba - interesting characters
	Before Sunset	2004	]]]	Sequel to Before Sunrise is an intelligent conversation between two one-time lovers - very well done
	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	2007	]]]]]	Engrossing tale of two brothers who scheme to rob their parents' jewelry store and everything goes wrong - click to read a full review
	Before the Fall [Napola]	2005	]]]]]	German - story of two young men who are enrolled in one of the elite Nazi military schools during WWII and their realization of the horrors of war and killing - great acting and production values - click to read full review
	Before the Rains	2007	]]]]	Old fashioned melodrama that takes place in late 1930's India - an English plantation owner has sex with a native woman and all hell breaks loose - nice, atmospheric guilty pleasure
	Beginners	2010	]]]]	Well acted character study of a man in his late thirties who has problems with relationships looking back on his own life and the life of his recently deceased father who had hidden the fact that he was gay until the death of his wife
	Behind Enemy Lines	2001	]]]	Saving a flyer downed behind enemy lines - good action flick
	Behind the Mask	1999	]]]]	Television film based upon the real life of a man who runs a workshop for mentally disabled people and his relationship with one exceptional man - sentimental but entertaining
	Behind the Sun	2001	]]]]	From Brazil - a feud between families brings suffering - dark story but fascinating
	Beijing Bicycle	2002	]]]]	Chinese - an extremely depressing tale of a honest, hard-working country boy who finds nothing but harshness and misfortune in the city
	Being Julia	2004	]]]]]	Superb sophisticated and witty comedy of manners - superior acting and production values
	Believer, The	2001	]]]]	Fascinating true story about a Jewish man who becomes a neo-Nazi leader
	Believers, The	1987	]]	Voodoo and murder in the city - pretty bad
	Belles on their Toes	1952	]]]]	Sequel to Cheaper By the Dozen that's even higher on the "hokey" quotient but still lots of fun
	Belonging	2004	]]]]	Beautiful understated story of a woman who has spent her whole adult life caring for her husband and his relatives and the changes that occur when he leaves her
	Beloved Friend	1999	]]	Spanish - muddled story about a dying man and his effects upon those around him - hard to understand the motives of the characters
	Below	2002	]]]	WWII submarine becomes haunted - entertaining
	Ben & Arthur	2003	]	Really, really, really bad movie about a gay guy whose religious zealot brother turns against him - a waste of the plastic it took to make the DVD
	Bend It Like Beckham	2002	]]]]	English - girl who wants to play soccer has conflict with the traditions of her Indian parents - feel good movie
	Beneath Hill 60	2010	]]]]	Australian - true story of Australian miners who served in WWI as tunnelers centering on a particular battle in Belgium - grim but extremely entertaining
	Beneath the 12-Mile Reef	1953	]]]	Story of sponge divers from Tarpon Springs - a little hokey but still entertaining
	Beneath the Blue	2010	]]	A maudlin script and bad acting makes this tale of a young woman trying to save dolphins almost unbearable
	Ben-Hur	1959	]]]]	Watchable tale of Jew betrayed by the Romans
	Bent	1997	]]	Surreal story of gay man sent to Nazi concentration camp - very artsy - perhaps a bit too artsy
	Beowulf	2007	]]	Interesting technology but just too juvenile for my tastes
	Bernard and Doris	2007	]]]]	Interesting cable movie about the relationship between Doris Duke and her butler, Bernard Lafferty - very good acting by Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes
	Bertie & Elizabeth	1997	]]]]	British television drama about the life of King George VI and his wife - really blasts the Duke and Duchess of Winsor
	Best in Show	2000	]]]]	Quirky take-off on dog owners - great weird characters
	Best Man	1999	]]	Another "he's not sure he wants to get married movie" - this time with an African-American cast - not very entertaining
	Best Man in Grass Creek	2001	]]	Strange "wedding" story is pretty boring
	Best Men	1997	]]]	Quirky lets stop on the way to the wedding to rob a bank movie - strange characters - fun
	Best of Boys in Love	2000	]]]]	Anthology of gay-based short films - most entertaining
	Best of Everything, The	1959	]]]	Dated but fun to watch story of "career girls" in New York City - Joan Crawford does a good job of "chewing the scenery" in this one
	Best of Youth, The [La Meglio Gioventú]	2003	]]]]]	Italian - covers 1966-2003 - a bit melodramatic but still solid entertainment about two brothers and their family - six hours long but holds your attention - click to link to full review
	Best Seller	1987	]]	Don't really remember this movie - only gave it two stars so it must not have been very good
	Best Two Years, The	2003	]]]]	Story of three Mormon elders in Holland on their two-year mission - good acting - entertaining and educational with beautiful photography - click to read a full review
	Best Way to Walk, The [La Meilleure Façon de Marcher]	1976	]]	French - very strange film about a gay man being harrassed by a bully - basically impossible to understand the motives and actions of the characters
	Betsy's Wedding	1990	]]]]	Better than average film about the trials of a young couple planning a wedding focusing upon the difficulties the father of the bride has when he is unwittingly dragged into elements of the mob
	Better Life, A	2011	]]]]]	Sad but very well done story of an illegal living in Los Angeles trying to support his son and keep him from straying to the wrong path - excellent acting
	Better Off Ted: Season 1	2009	]]]]	Quirky office sitcom with many likable characters and comic situations - lots of fun
	Better Off Ted: Season 2	2009	]]]]	This quirky office series still entertains with likable characters in absurd situations - lots of fun
	Better Than Sex	2000	]]	Young couple has casual sex and then falls for each other - tedious
	Between Love & Goodbye	2008	]]]	Better than average gay love story with believable characters and a fairly decent plot
	Between Strangers	2002	]]]]	Slow tale of three women who reach a crisis due to traumas earlier in their lives - stars eternally beautiful Sofia Loren - great acting
	Between Your Legs [Entre Las Piernas]	1999	]]]]	Spanish - two people meet at a sex therapy group and a story of mystery, murder, jealously, and sex unfolds - intriguing and very entertaining
	Beverly Hills Cop	1984	]]]	Eddie Murphy is fun as a "fish out of water" - good bits and action
	Beverly Hills Cop II	1987	]]]	Not as good as #1 but watchable
	Beverly Hills Cop III	1994	]]]	Watchable - better than #2 but not nearly as good as #1
	Bewitched	2005	]	This lame movie plays like a very bad sketch on Saturday Night Live and is a waste of some good actors
	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	2009	]]	A reporter fakes his part in a murder in order to expose a crooked DA - overdone and somewhat boring
	Beyond Borders	2003	]]	Story spanning ten years in the lives of relief workers - pretty slow
	Beyond Honor	2004	]]	This film seeks to deliver an important message about cultural oppression and female genital mutilation but its amateurish presentation undermines its good intentions
	Beyond the Gates [aka: Shooting Dogs]	2005	]]]]]	Heartbreaking true story of the genocide in Rwanda based around events in a school where many fled to be protected but were deserted by UN troops - superior acting and production values
	Beyond the Sea	2004	]]]]	More of a biographical musical tribute to Bobby Darin than a straight biography but still highly entertaining
	Big Bad Swim, The	2006	]]]	Interesting little independent film about the instructor and students in an adult swim class - good personality vignettes
	Big Business	1988	]]]	Separated twins comedy - fun
	Big Daddy	1999	]]	Adam Sandler trying to grow up and take care of a kid - ho hum!
	Big Easy, The	1987	]]]]	Sex and murder in The Kingdom of Steam - lots of good action and music
	Big Eden	2000	]]]	Idealistic story about a gay man who returns to his home town to look at life - unrealistic but watchable
	Big Empty, The	2003	]	How many movies are there about a depressed or disillusioned young man who - for some reason - goes to a small town and meets kooky characters - this is another that is not very good
	Big Fan	2009	]]]]	This heartbreaking film is classified as a comedy - guess it shows the callousness of our society that calls a film about a truly sad man a comedy - it's about a NY Giants fan whose hole life is following the team and what happens after he is brutally attacked by his favorite player
	Big Fat Liar	2002	]]]	Teen's movie script stolen by an evil producer - the teen and his girlfriend seek revenge - entertaining
	Big Fish	2003	]]]]	Tale of a son and father coming together made fascinating by excellent acting and Tim Burton's unique cinematic perspective
	Big Night	1996	]]]	Two brothers trying to save their restaurant - great food and characters
	Big Picture, The	1989	]]]	Entertaining send-up of Hollywood with a young Kevin Bacon as the fresh writer/director drawn into the phony world of film making
	Big Tease, The	1999	]]]	English comedy - Scottish hairdresser comes to L.A. for the world hairdressing championship - quirky - funny
	Big White, The	2005	]]]	This is a Fargo-like telling of a man who finds a body and tries to pass it off as his missing brother in order to cash in an insurance policy - quirky characters - lots of ice and snow - but not up to Fargo standards
	Bigger Stronger Faster*	2008	]]]]	One of three sons - all body builders - shows the effects and non-effects of steroids upon society as a whole - entertaining and very educational - click to read a full review
	Bigger Than the Sky	2005	]]]	Tale of different personalities involved in a community theater - good parts with a pat but pleasing conclusion
	Billy Elliot	2000	]]]]	Little English film about a boy from the labor class becoming a dancer - super
	Billy the Kid	2007	]]]]]	This intriguing documentary shows the life of a teenager who is stricken with mental and social problems - insightful and challenging
	Biloxi Blues	1988	]]]]	Neil Simon's memories of his army life makes for an entertaining character driven drama with touches of humor
	Birdcage, The	1996	]]]]	Wonderful American remake of La Cage aux Folles - really fun and entertaining
	Birds of America	2008	]]]]	An older brother who had to raise his two siblings after their parents died is having problems because his two now-adult siblings are so beyond the fringe - interesting characters
	Birth	2004	]]]	A strange very dark film about a ten year old boy who believes he is the reincarnation of a woman's husband - very quirky but holds your attention until a less that satisfying ending
	Birth of a Nation, The	1915	]]]]	The classic silent film that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan - fascinating trip into the past
	Birthday Girl	2000	]]]	Russian mail-order bride comes with complications - good acting makes it watchable
	Bishop's Wife, The	1947	]]]]]	Memorable movie with great stars about an angel who is sent to help an overworked bishop
	Biutiful	2010	]]]	Spanish - this movie surely has great acting, but the plot is such a mishmash that it detracts from the supposedly message of the story
	Black and White	2002	]]]]	Australian - engrossing look at racial prejudice in 1950's Australia centering around a murder trial
	Black Balloon, The	2008	]]]	Australian - heart warming story of a teen who has to adjust to a new school while dealing with the burden of a older brother with autism and ADD - good acting
	Black Book [Zwartboek]	2006	]]]]	Dutch - exciting and heart-wrenching story - based upon fact - about the plight of a Jewish woman hiding from the Germans in The Hague near the end of WWII - top flight production and acting
	Black Cat, The	1934	]]]]]	This Karloff / Lugosi film has it all - great acting, great plot, great music, and superior sets - lots of "fun"
	Black Cat, The	1941	]]]	Totally silly mystery comedy about a woman who leaves her estate to cats - interesting to see a number of Hollywood stars in their prime
	Black Dahlia, The	2006	]]]]	Somewhat muddled fiction revolving around the real 1940's murder but a stylish film noir look and slick production makes it enjoyable
	Black Death	2010	]]]	Medieval blood fest in which soldiers sent by the Bishop are sent to a village that is not suffering from the plague - watchable but nothing special
	Black Dynamite	2008	]	Poorly done parody of a 70's Blaxploitation film - lame
	Black Friday	1940	]]]	Boris Karloff as a kindly doctor who makes a tragic error in trying to save the life of his best friend and gain funds for his research - watchable but not great
	Black Irish	2007	]]]]	Absorbing look at a family in crisis on the south side of Boston - realistic - great acting all around and excellent extra features on the DVD - click to read a full review
	Black Lightning [Chernaya Molniya]	2009	]]]	Russian - a young man whose father gives him an old car finds it is able to fly - science fiction / coming of age action flick is pretty lame but entertaining enough for three stars
	Black Room, The	1935	]]]]	Boris Karloff as twins - one good and one evil - great horror flick with everything - the black room (walls lined with onyx) - rampaging townspeople - damsel in distress - hero wrongly convicted of murder - click to read a full review of this and three other horror flicks starring Boris Karloff
	Black Sheep Boy	1995	]]]	A trio of gay-themed short films going back to the 70's - a bit arty but entertaining - very graphic - not for the weak of heart
	Black Snake Moan	2007	]]	Man tries to cure young woman of sex addiction while attacking demons of his own - way too over the top
	Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre [Hei tai yang Nan Jing da tu sha]	1995	]]]]]	Chinese - docudrama about the 1937 massacre of the people in the capital of China by the invading Japanese - brutal and difficult to watch but another one of those "must-see" lessons of history - DVD has excellent special features including a WWII propaganda film made for American soldiers
	Black Sunday	1977	]]]]	Thriller about terrorists trying to attack the Super Bowl - long but entertaining
	Black Swan	2010	]]]	Story of a ballerina who slowly dissolves into insanity - hard to believe this film got such good reviews because of so many melodramatic, overdone scenes - good music and dancing though
	Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe	2007	]]]]	Interesting documentary about the art collections of Sam Wagstaff who was also Robert Mapplethorpe's lover and mentor
	Blackmail	2005	]]	Indian - pretty standard cops and robbers flick from Bollywood - not that great
	Blazing Saddles	1974	]]]	Mel Brooks classic about a western town being saved by a black man and a washed up gunfighter is still fun after all of these years
	Blessed Assurance	1997	]]]	Entertaining made for television movie about a Korean War vet who returns home with big ideas but must face some of the harsh realities of life
	Blind Chance [Przypadek]	1987	]	Polish - perhaps I'm not enough aware of the Polish mindset or of Poland's political but this award-winning film did nothing for me - I watch about thirty minutes and never really understood what was going on
	Blind Dating	2006	]]]	Pleasing tale about a twenty-two year old blind virgin who wants to find love - standard plot but the relationship between the man and his brother is worthy of watching
	Blind Eye	2006	]	A disgraced cop returns to his hometown to find his missing daughter - bad acting - absurd dialog - really stinky
	Blind Side, The	2009	]]]]	Based upon fact - story of a Tennessee family who takes in a kid from the streets who becomes part of the family and a professional football player
	Blindness	2008	]	This might have been a good film - considering the acting talent - had it not been based upon such an absurd concept that people infected with a mysterious illness in a modern nation are simply put in a concentration camp with no assistance whatsoever - the underlying concepts could have still been shown in a more realistic environment
	Blitz	2010	]]]]	British action cop drama about a tough cop tracking down a villain killing other cops - standard stuff but lots of fun due to Jason Statham's performance
	Blob, The	1988	]]	This remake reduces the original classic version to a case of government conspiracy - too bad because it started with some good potential
	Blobermouth	1990	]	The Blob with different dialogue - really bad
	Blood Crime	2002	]	Small town sheriff seeks revenge for the death of his son - great actors but bad, boring movie
	Blood Diamond	2006	]]]	Action film revolving around the illegal diamond trade in Africa - entertaining but nothing special
	Blood Done Sign My Name	2010	]]]]	Based upon actual events revolving around the murder of a black veteran in 1070's North Carolina - good script and good acting - very good extra feature on the DVD
	Blood Moon (Wolf Girl)	2001	]]]	Strange tale about a girl covered with hair working for a traveling freak show - not a horror - more psycho-drama
	Blood Simple.	1984	]]]	The Coen brothers first big movie success - good but it has some big holes in the plotline that lost it the fourth star
	Blood Work	2002	]]]]	Clint Eastwood in a pretty good thriller
	Bloody Sunday	2002	]]]]]	Highly effective recounting of an incident in Ireland in which British soldiers killed unarmed civilians at a 1972 civil rights march - grabs your attention and won't let go
	Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, The [Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros]	2006	]]]	Filipino - unusual film in which an extremely effeminate twelve year old boy takes care of his two older brothers and his father - all of whom are criminals - along the way the boy falls in love with a new policeman in the community - interesting insights into the family's and community's forgiving attitude toward this boy
	Blow Dry	2001	]]]	English comedy about a hairdressing contest - kinky characters - entertaining
	Blue and the Gray, The	1982	]]]]	Television mini-series about the Civil War is solidly entertaining
	Blue Collar Comedy Tour	2003	]]]]	Redneck fun
	Blue Hour, The [Die Blaue Stunde]	1991	]	German - unlikable characters in a story about a gay prostitute and his bitchy neighbor
	Blue Lines: a film by Trent Jaklitsch	1998	]]]]	Short film about the effects upon a child when her parents are separated - intriguing images
	Blue Murder: Set 1	2003	]]]]	British crime series located in Manchester - lead is sort of the British version of Mary Beth Lacey - good crimes and good insight into the personal life of the lead character
	Blue Murder: Set 2	2006	]]]]	Only four episodes in this season - not as strong as the first but still interesting mysteries along with developing personal relationships
	Blue Murder: Set 3	2007	]]]]	Only three episodes in this season, but the plots are better and the whole production tighter
	Blue Murder: Set 4	2008	]]]]	Six episodes - all interesting with good characters and acting
	Blue Ridge Fall	1999	]]]	High school athletes take the wrong path - better than expected
	Blue Streak	1999	]]]	An ex-con pretends to be a cop in order to retrieve a priceless diamond - fairly good slapstick humor
	Blue Valentine	2010	]]	There is on doubt that this movie about the break-up of a marriage has great acting and good direction - I, however, was off-put by its jumping around in time and its cinema verite style
	Bluebeard [Barbe Bleue]	2009	]]	French - this is a very strange tale about two sisters seen in modern and ancient times all wound up in the Bluebeard legend - really unpleasant
	Bob & Rose	2001	]]]]	I gave this British television mini-series four stars because of the excellent acting and interesting character studies but feel the whole thing is a cheat because a gay man suddenly finds he has domestic and sexual happiness with a woman - domestic, maybe, but the whole idea supports that religious right blather that a man can train himself not to be gay
	Bobby	2006	]]]]]	Entertaining character study vignettes leading up to the assignation of Robert Kennedy - superior acting and great late 60's atmosphere - good special features on the DVD
	Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius	2004	]]]]	Well done biography of famous golfer of the 20's and 30's
	Body & Soul	1993	]]]	British mini-series about a nun from a cloistered order who leaves to save the family business after the death of her brother - too long and drawn out to get four stars
	Body Chemistry	1990	]]]	Man cheats and then his lover makes him sorry - great sex scenes - beautiful bodies - made for video
	Body Heat	1981	]]]]	Superior and extremely sexy murder thriller - still steams up the windows
	Body of Lies	2008	]]]]	Entertaining film about the machinations of the CIA in the Middle East - good acting and characters with just the right amount of action
	Body of War	2007	]]]]	Documentary about a wounded Iraq veteran who has become an activist against the war - not very admirable main character but still insightful look at the problems of a young soldier
	Body Without Soul	1996	]	Documentary about East European boy trade - depressing
	Bollyhood / Hollyhood	2002	]]]	Entertaining take off on a Bollywood film - since this one is not made in India, there is actually kissing
	Bombay Talkie	1970	]]	Englishwoman causes trouble between two Indian men who have affairs with her
	Bomber	2009	]]	A dysfunctional family takes a road trip from Great Britain to Germany in order that the father offer an apology for bombing a small German town - interesting premise but just doesn't hold up
	Bon Cop Bad Cop	2006	]]]]	Canadian - standard tale of two cops who are opposites put together to solve a crime - this one is better than average because of the twist of relations between French and English Canadians and the very likable leads and supporting characters - some good laughs along the way
	Bon Voyage	2003	]]]]	French - a self-centered actress - her government official lover - a young man who adores the actress with an unrequited love who is charged with a murder she committed - a scientist trying to escape the country with the world's only supply of heavy water - his young female assistant - a German spy - and a petty thief with whom the young man escapes from prision - - all of these are thrown together right before Germany takes over France in WWII - great entertainment
	Bone Collector, The	1999	]]	Denzel Washington looking for a serial killer - just barely watchable
	Bonneville	2006	]]]	Road trip movie about three woman traveling across country to deliver the ashes of one woman's husband - a little maudlin but good acting and beautiful scenery
	Bonnie and Clyde	1967	]]]	Highly romanticized telling of the story of the famous band robbers and their gang - entertaining but nothing special
	Boogie Man Will Get You, The	1942	]]]	Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre are great in this wacky comedy about a mad professor and his experiments in a New England inn - lots of silly fun - click to read a full review of this and three other horror flicks starring Boris Karloff
	Boogie Woogie	2009	]	Machinations of the rich and arty in London - supposed to be a humorous character study but not my cup of tea
	Book of Daniel, The	2006	]]]]	Short-lived television series about an Episcopalian priest and his family - undone by the Conservatives because of subject matter but still very good even though it has a lot of silliness
	Book of Eli, The	2010	]	Another one of those post-apocalyptic doom and gloom blood fest flicks - I hated it
	Book of Love	2004	]]]	Interesting look at how the lives of a young couple are changed when the wife has a sexual fling with a teenage boy
	Boondock Saints, The	1999	]]]]	Two brothers work outside the law to rid Boston of crime - quirky characters and entertaining tale
	Bootmen	2000	]]]]	Austrailan - simplistic but very entertaining semi-autobiographical story of the creation of the dance troup Tap Dogs - great performance in the climax
	Borat	2006	]]	I suppose how some can find this movie funny or a biting satire attacking horrible prejudices, but it simply was not my cup of tea
	Border Café	2005	]]]]	Iranian and French - a widow is expected to follow the ancient custom of the area and move in with her husband's older brother - she defies tradition and re-opens a roadside café - engrossing look at a totally different culture - click to read a full review
	Bordertown	2006	]]]	This film delivers an important message about the murders of Mexican women factory workers who labor for low, low pay in the border factories - the "psychological trial" of the main character gets in the way and causes the film to not be of high a quality as it might be - excellent and educational extra features on the DVD - even if you don't watch the movie, you should watch these
	Borgia	2011	]]]]	French - an English language look at two years in the lives of the famous family - graphic with lots of sex - entertaining
	Born on the Fourth of July	1989	]]]]]	Tom Cruise as a real-life vet disenchanted by his experiences in Vietnam
	Borstal Boy	2002	]]]]	WWII - Irish lad ends up in prison because of freedom fighting and learns about himself and life
	Boss of It All, The [Direktøren for Det Hele]	2006	]]]]	Danish - great satire on business life and acting - an out-of-work actor is hired to pretend that he is the director of a company in order to complete a sale - lots of fun
	Bossa Nova	2000	]]]	Romance set in Rio - entertaining
	Bottom of the Sea, The [El Fondo del Mar]	2003	]]]	Spanish - strange tale of an obsessive lover and the actions he goes through to find out about his girlfriend's lover - weird and a bit quirky but suprisingly entertaining
	Bounce	2000	]]]]	A hard driving ad executive gives his airline seat to a man who is killed when the plane crashes - he then contacts the widow - sentimental but good acting and nothing over the top
	Bounty Hunter, The	2010	]]]	Standard divorced couple forced together comedy - some good action scenes - just barely three stars
	Bourne Identity, The	2002	]]]]]	Great action flick
	Bourne Supremacy, The	2004	]]]	Well done spy thriller - entertaining with lots of good action
	Bourne Ultimatum, The	2007	]]]	Lots of good action in this film but that's about it - exciting to watch but no lasting reward
	Bowfinger	1999	]]	Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy fall pretty flat in this comedy about a down-and-out movie director
	Box 507 [La Caja 507]	2002	]]]	Spanish - starts out as a bank robbery in which the manager's wife is held for hostage but develops into a political crime mystery when the manager finds some incriminating papers in one of the ransacked safe deposit boxes - complicated and bloody
	Boxed	2002	]	Very talky religious-political piece about the condemnation of an IRA informer - pretty dull unless you're really into Irish politics
	Boxer, The	1997	]]]]	A man who served time in prison as a member of the IRA returns home and tries to live a peaceful life - great acting
	Boy A	2007	]]]]	A man who committed a horrible crime as a boy has been rehabilitated and is released - hard tale of how one cannot bury one's past - gritty and insightful
	Boy Crush	2007	]]]	Gay-themed short films mostly having to do with a boys first crush - fairly entertaining
	Boy Culture	2006	]]]]	Predictable story of a male hustler with a heart of gold who finds true love - it gets four stars because of the excellent acting and witty script
	Boy in Blue, The	1986	]]]	Biography of Ned Hanlan who was a champion rower in the latter 1900's - not great but watchable
	Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The	2008	]]]]	Improbable but still extremely effective tale of the young son of the leader of a Nazi extermination camp who makes friends with a boy in the camp - excellent production and acting
	BoyFriends	2000	]]]	Six gay friends vacation at an English country house - fairly entertaining
	Boynton Beach Bereavement Club, The (aka: Boynton Beach Club)	2005	]]]]]	This is a super little film portraying life amongst a group of elderly men and women living in Florida - probably wouldn't be enjoyed by anyone under the age of sixty - click to read a full review
	Boys Are Back, The	2009	]]]]	Australian - based upon real characters, this is a very good story of a widower and the relationship with his two sons - realistic and not sugar sweet
	Boys Briefs	2000	]]]]	Anthology of gay-themed stories that is really not too bad
	Boys Briefs 2	2000	]]]]	Six gay-themed short films most of which are high quality as to production, acting, and script
	Boys Briefs 3	2006	]]]	Eight short films - all with gay themes - all enjoyable - the directors' interviews on the DVD are actually more interesting
	Boys Briefs 4	2006	]]	Six short movies about male hustlers - only two are worth watching - disappointing
	Boys Life 3	2000	]]]	Anthologies based upon gay themes - some good - some bad
	Boys Life 4: Four Play	2003	]]]]	Latest group of gay anthologies - best so far
	Boys Life 5	2005	]]]]	Four short films - each with a gay theme - all are well done and entertaining and range from normal to bizarre
	Boys Love	2006	]]]	Japanese - fairy well done story of a tragic love affair between two young men - a little melodramatic but entertaining
	Boys of Cellblock Q	1992	]	Really gay boys in prison with really gay guards - just plain horrible
	Boys on the Side	1995	]]]]]	Superior chick flick with great plot and wonderful acting
	Boy's Shorts	1991	]]	A collection of short films - all about gay men facing either exposure or suffering from friends dying of AIDS - a couple were good but most were mediocre
	Brain Drain	1998	]	Spanish film about two boys coming to the US - are they gay? - are they straight? - a muddled mess
	Brand New Day	2009	]]	Australian - musical about a native boy searching for himself - mildly entertaining
	Brass	1985	]]]	Pilot for a never realized television series about a chief of detectives and his relationships - cliché characters - just barely three stars
	Brassed Off	1996	]]]]]	Great "small" English film about a band saving a small, dying mining town
	Brave One, The	2007	]]]	Jodie Foster is really good (as usual) in this tale of a woman seeking revenge for her beating and the death of her lover - fairly improbable script
	Braveheart	1995	]]]]]	Superior film about a 13th Century Scottish commoner who leads a fight for rights - a hugely entertaining film
	Bravo Two Zero	1999	]]]	SAS team during the Gulf War - good entertainment
	Breach	2007	]]]]]	Superior character study of two men involved in the greatest breach of national security in history - click to read a full review
	Bread and Tulips [Pane E Tulipani]	2000	]]]]	Italian - charming and witty romantic comedy in which an unappreciated housewife gets separated from her family during a vacation and takes off to Venice where she starts a new life - great character studies
	Breaker Morant	1980	]]]]	Excellent courtroom drama based upon a real courts martial during the Boer War
	Breakfast with Scot	2007	]]]	A gay sports broadcaster and his lawyer partner have to assume the care of the lawyer's nephew - fairly standard but entertaining
	Breaking and Entering	2007	]]]]	Well acted and produced adult drama about a man and his complex relationships with two women - click to read a full review
	Breaking Away	1979	]]]]]	Wonderful little "feel good" movie revolving around childhood friends and a bicycle race
	Breaking the Waves	1996	]]]]	A very strange but fascinating film about a mentally unstable wife who thinks she can cure her husband's paralysis by having sex with many men - grabs you and won't let you go
	Brick Lane	2007	]]]]	Story of a girl from Bangladesh who was sent to marry a man in England as a young girl and her life twenty years later - both depressing and uplifting - great acting.
	Bride and Prejudice	2004	]]]]	Bollywood comes to Hollywood - fun
	Bride Flight	2008	]]]]	Dutch - story of four young people who emigrate to New Zealand in the early fifties and their romantic complications - well done - almost five stars except for a somewhat weak conclusion
	Bride Of Frankenstein	1935	]]]	This horror classic is great because of the atmospheric sets and classic acting
	Bride Wars	2009	]]]	Silliness about two friends who start fighting after their weddings are booked on the same day - some entertaining moments but just barely three stars
	Brideshead Revisited	2008	]]]]	Lavish production of the novel with great acting and atmosphere - a treat
	Bridges of Madison County, The	1995	]]]]]	Excellent film of the book - a total natural for Clint Eastwood
	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	2004	]]]	This sequel is actually a little better than the first film - witty and entertaining
	Bridget Jones's Diary	2001	]]]	Life and loves of a young English woman - not as good as I expected - good extra features
	Brigham City	2001	]]]	Murder in a Mormon community - entertaining
	Bright Star	2009	]]]	Story of the romance of Fanny Brawne and John Keats - extremely atmospheric and slow moving but a beautiful production
	Bring It On	2000	]]]	Entertaining tale of cheerleader competition
	Bringing Down the House	2003	]]	Silly East meets West story of uptight lawyer loosened up by a hip Black woman - just barely watchable
	Broadway Damage	1997	]]	Young actors trying and failing in NTC - only mildly entertaining
	Brokeback Mountain	2005	]]]]]	A beautiful, heartbreaking love story about two gay cowboys who cannot acknowledge their love to the world - deserves all the praises it has gotten - click to read a comparison of this film with Making Love
	Broken Arrow	1996	]]]	John Travolta chews the scenery in this action thriller playing a military man who has gone mad and stolen a nuclear weapon - just barely three stars
	Broken Fences	2008	]]	This story about a father reconnecting with a troubled son starts off fairly well except for some very stiff acting, but it develops into a totally illogical mess
	Broken Flowers	2005	]	Another one of those dul,l modern "comedies" that seem to appeal so much now-a-days - lots of time sitting a looking at Bill Murray in a semi-comatose state which seems to be his greatest "talent"
	Broken Hearts Club, The	2000	]]	Gay friends in West Hollywood - silly
	Broken Hill	2009	]]]	Australian - a teenager hope to become a composer much to the chagrin of his father who runs a sheep station - fairly standard fare with likeable characters
	Broken Trail	2006	]]]]]	Great western tale in which two men save the lives of Chinese girls who have been sold into slavery made especially entertaining by the performances of Robert Duvall and Thomas Hayden Church - a must-see - click to read the full review
	Broken Wings [Knafayim Shvurot]	2004	]]]	Israeli - a family in crisis after the death of the father - interesting characters
	Bronx is Burning, The	2007	]]]	Strange combination of the New York Yankees run for the World Series in 1977 coupled with the search for the Son of Sam killer - this ESPN mini-series is a bit overlong but well acted - great special features
	Brooklyn Heist, The	2009	]]]	Total silliness when three inept groups all plan to burgle the same pawn shop at the same time - interesting camera techniques add to the fun
	Brooklyn Lobster	2005	]]]]]	Great acting and directing in this family story based upon an actual family - the director and writer's own - and their lobster business - realistic, charming characters - click to read the full review
	Brooklyn South	1997	]]]]]	This superior Steven Bochco cop series ran for only one season - whereas NYPD Blue dealt mainly with the detectives upstairs, this series dealt with the beat cops downstairs - excellent acting and scripts makes one wish it had been a success and run for many seasons
	Brooklyn's Finest	2009	]]]]	A week in the lives of three NYC cops - one burned out and ready to retire - one in desperate need of money - one deep undercover wanting to get out - grim, realistic, great acting
	Brother Sun, Sister Moon [Fratello sole, sorella luna]	1972	]]]]	Franco Zeffirelli's look at the life of St. Francis of Assisi with music by Donovan no less - anachronistic but very entertaining
	Brother to Brother	2004	]]]]]	Well acted and extremely interesting drama containing some historical characters about a young gay black man who meets an author involved in the Harlem Renaissance
	Brotherhood of the Wolf	2001	]]	French - not very well done werewolf story
	Brothers	2009	]]]]]	Remake of the 2005 Danish film about a man who goes to war and returns home a shell of his former self - great acting
	Brothers [Brødre]	2005	]]]]	Danish - a look at the tragic effects upon a family man when he is taken prisoner in Afghanistan - dark but insightful
	Brothers at War	2009	]]]]	Documentary by one brother whose two other brothers are serving in Iraq - interesting look into a large family and their views toward the world - also insights into some others serving in Iraq
	Brothers McMullen, The	1995	]]]	Slow moving but interesting tale of three Irish Catholic brothers dealing with life and loves
	Brothers of the Head	2006	]]	Fake documentary about the exploitation of conjoined twins who become rock stars in the 70's - well made but not my cup of tea
	Brothers Solomon, The	2007	]]	Really dumb movie about to socially inept brothers trying to have a baby for their dying father - waste of time
	Brothers Three: An American Gothic	2007	]	Three brothers meet in a family cabin to work out old problems - just not very entertaining
	Brother's War	2008	]]	Based upon fact - British and German soldiers work together at the end of WWII to stop a plot by the Russians - shot on video - stilted acting
	Brown Sugar	2002	]	Story of hip hop music industry - not my cup of tea
	Bruce & Lloyd Out of Control	2008	]]	Spin-off from the latest Get Smart about two lab techs who lose a valuable piece of equipment - mildly entertaining
	Bruce Almighty	2003	]]]	Twist on It's A Wonderful Life which holds up pretty well
	Brüno	2009	]	In this one, Borat is a gay Austrian - same cheap and disgusting format - really bad
	Brylcreem Boys, The	1998	]]]	Based upon fact - the story of British and German soldiers being held in neutral Ireland during WWII - a bit melodramatic but entertaining
	Bubba Ho-Tep	2003	]]]	Weird movie about Elvis in a rest home fighting a soul stealing mummy - better than would be expected
	Bubble Boy	2001	]]]	Silly comedy of boy in a bubble made entertaining and watchable by good acting a likeable characters
	Bubble, The	2006	]]]]	Israeli - story of a section of Tel Aviv that houses a host of creative and liberal residents - the main plot concerns the love of two men - one Israeli and one Palestinian and the complications that arise - extra feature on the DVD is a must-see
	Buck	2011	]]]]	Documentary about the life of the man upon whom The Horse Whisperer is based - intriguing look at an interesting man
	Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star	2011	]	Distasteful comedy about an idiot who goes to Hollywood to be a porn star - it is a mystery that anyone would waste a single dime on a film such as this
	Buddy	2003	]]]]	Norwegian - likeable characters in this story of a young man who finds his true love - drama with lots of amusing scenes
	Buffalo Soldiers	2001	]]]	Mildly entertaining military "caper" movie that takes place in Cold War Berlin - dark but humorous in parts
	Buffalo Soldiers	2001	]]]	Mildly entertaining military "caper" movie that takes place in Cold War Berlin - dark but humorous in parts
	Bulgarian Lovers [Los Novios Bulgaros]	2003	]]]	Spanish - silly, but ultimately sad tale of a gay guy who disrupts his life after falling for a straight Bulgarian hustler
	Bulletproof Monk	2003	]	Action flick with flying kung fo fighting - too boring to watch
	Bully	2001	]]]	Based upon a true story of teens who murder a bully
	Bunny Lake is Missing	1965	]]	Hailed as a great thriller - in my opinion overrated with at totally improbable climax and ending
	Buried	2010	]]]]	Claustrophobic drama of a civilian worker in Iraq buried in a box with a cell phone and his attempts to get help - gripping
	Burke and Hare	2010	]]	Supposedly a comedy based upon the lives of two 19th Century grave robbers in Scotland - just boring and bad
	Burlesque	2010	]]]	An old fashioned country girl gets big break musical - a bit tedious at times - just barely three stars
	Burn After Reading	2008	]]]]]	Superior dark comedy by the Coen brothers with wacky characters beautifully acted - click to read a full review
	Burn the Floor	1999	]]]]	Film of a dance performance of energentic artists - all based upon classic tunes and traditional ballroom and Latin dances - great entertainment
	Burnt Money	2000	]]	Argentina - true story of robbery with a gay undertone - dark and mildly entertaining
	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee	2007	]]]]	Excellent production showing the treatment of Native Americans in the late 1800's and the last gasp of the Sioux Tribe - heartbreaking
	Business of Fancydancing, The	2002	]]	A gay Native American poet who leaves the reservation to find success in the white world - guilt-ridden angst
	Butch Camp	1997	]	Lame story of sissy gay boy who finds courage and true love
	Butch Factor, The	2009	]]]	Mildly interesting documentary looking at the masculinity of gay men
	Butterfield 8	1960	]]]	Not one of Taylor's best but watchable
	Butterflies Are Free	1972	]]]]	Goldie Hawn as the ultimate flower child - very romantic and fun
	Butterfly Effect, The	2004	]]]]	Surprisingly well done thriller about a man who discovers he can change the past, but those changes have sometimes devastating effects upon the present
	Buying the Cow	2002	]	Young man getting cold feet before his wedding - really horrible
	C.R.A.Z.Y.	2005	]]]	French Canadian - Catholic family with five sons and all of their problems of growing up in the 60's focusing upon fourth son who has problems with being gay - good acting and interesting story
	Cabaret	1972	]]]]]	Excellent film version of the musical
	Cabin Fever	2003	]	Flesh eating virus eating young people with no redeeming social value
	Caché [Hidden]	2005	]]	French - a wealthy couple starts receiving strange video tapes - we come to find that they are related to an event in the husband's past - good acting and production values but ultimately unsatisfying in the end
	Cactus Flower	1969	]]]	Sex farce with Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, and introducing Goldie Hawn - dated fun
	Cadillac Records	2008	]]]	Somewhat muddled and choppy look at the record industry in 1950's Chicago - lots of mumbling
	Caffeine	2007	]]]]	A series of humorous vignettes that take place during a day at a coffee shop - a treat of witty and unusual characters
	Cagney & Lacey: The Return	1994	]]]]	First of four spin-off movies from the series - the two are together again with interesting personal problems and a good crime to solve
	Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling	1995	]]]]	The third spin-off from the series - Lacey's father is back in the scene and Cagney is playing dirty tricks trying to climb the ladder of success - quite a dysfunctional pair
	Cagney & Lacey: Together Again	1995	]]]	The second movie spin-off from the series - this one centers on Cagney and her marital problems
	Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions	1996	]]]	The fourth and final spin-off - Lacey still overreacts to everything and Cagney embarks on a very dangerous romance
	Caine Mutiny	1954	]]]]]	Classic mutiny film is superior
	Cairo Time	2009	]]]]	Beautifully done understated story of a woman who goes to Cairo to meet her husband - when he is delayed, she forms a relationship with her husband's now retired assistant - great acting, atmosphere, and scenery
	Calendar Girls	2003	]]]	Story of older women in England who posed nude for a calendar and became a sensation - interesting characters - great special features on the DVD
	Californication: Season 3	2009	]]	This series has gotten old - the first few episodes had some funny parts but then it just went into scenes of unpleasant people doing unpleasant things - a waste of time
	Californication: Series 1	2007	]]]]	Great little dark comedy about a writer's angst and his inability to grow up - well done kooky California story
	Californication: Series 2	2008	]]]]	The main character develops a little maturity in the second of the series - filled with unbelievable characters - but maybe not in California
	Caligula	1980	]	Sex in ancient Rome - horrible
	Camilla	1994	]]]	Jessica Tandy makes this light fare about the relationship between two women - one old and one young - worthwhile - she is always a treat to watch - this was one of her last films and it is dedicated to her
	Camille	2007	]]]]	Dark comedy/romance about a young man forced to marry a girl with whom he falls in love after she is dead - but she doesn't know it - good acting - fun
	Camomile Lawn, The	1992	]]]]	British mini-series about a group of cousins during WWII - lots of sex - interesting
	Camp	2003	]	Teens at performance camp - pretty lame
	Cannibal!: The Musical	1996	]]]	The South Park guys student film - weird and entertaining
	Cannonball Run	1981	]	Cross country road race - stupid and silly
	Canterbury's Law	2008	]]]]	Short-lived television series starring Julianna Margulies as a dynamic lawyer - good cases highlighted by scenes between Canterbury and her husband played by Aidan Quinn
	Canvas	2007	]]]]]	Superior independent film based upon fact about a young boy and his father dealing with the schizophrenia of his mother/wife - special features on the DVD are a must-see
	Cape of Good Hope	2005	]]]]	South African - a look at the lives of people of the different classes in South Africa - good story even though it has more than its share of soap opera aspects
	Cape, The	2011	]]]	One season television series about a cop who is framed and accused of crimes who poses as The Cape - a righter of crimes - fun
	Capote	2005	]]]]]	Excellent look at the famous author during the writing of In Cold Blood - perfectly captures his self-centered personality
	Captain Abu Raed	2007	]]]	Jordanian - an airport janitor becomes involved in the lives of several neglected children in his neighborhood - slow moving but good tale with great acting
	Captain America: The First Avenger	2011	]]]	A soldier hero fights German evil during WWII - fun but nothing special
	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	2001	]]]	Disappointing WWII romance but watchable
	Captain Newman, M.D.	1963	]]]]	Too much slapstick comedy in the film about a military psychiatrist treating soldiers at the end of WWII, but some really good performances - worth watching
	Capturing the Friedmans	2003	]]]]]	Excellent documentary about 1987 sexual molestation charges on Long Island and their aftermath - super bonus features
	Car Man, The	2001	]]]	Carmen staged in a modern-day garage - not bad
	Carandiru	2004	]]]]	Brazilian - story of a real prison as told through the eyes of the prison doctor - a bit old fashioned and simplistic but an interesting tale
	Card Player, The [Il Cartaio]	2004	]]]	Italian - run-of-the-mill but entertaining police thriller about the hunt for a serial killer - good music and special features on the DVD
	Cardinal, The	1963	]]]]]	One of those star-studded 60's big movies that is still a great guilty pleasure
	Caribbean Mystery, A	1983	]]]	This Chrisitie mystery gets its three stars from the performance of Helen Hayes as Miss Marple - the rest is pretty poor
	Carlos	2010	]]]]	French - mini-series about a famous terrorist of the 1970's and 80's - interesting look at the minds of such people - a bit overlong but still entertaining every minute
	Carolina	2004	]]]]]	Beautifully acted bittersweet tale of a loving but dysfunctional family and the kooky grandmother who is the family head
	Carolina Skeletons	1993	]]]]	Story of injustice in the rural South - well done - click to link to full review
	Carpool Guy	2005	]]	Lame comedy in which a workaholic hires a homeless man to ride in his car so he can use the carpool lane - pretty much of a waste
	Casa de los Babys	2003	]]]	Slow moving but interesting tale of women from the United States who are in Mexico waiting to adopt babies
	Casablanca	1942	]]]]	Noted as the best movie ever made - entertaining, but I don't see the utter greatness
	Casanova	2005	]]]]	Entertaining romp about the "real" Casanova - lots of fun and wonderful locations - excellent extras on the DVD
	Casino Jack	2010	]]]]	Story of the Jack Abramoff scandal - good acting saves this story of an ultimate sleaze
	Casino Royale	2006	]]]	The latest James Bond film is a step up from most of the previous versions - Daniel Craig may be the best Bond ever
	Cassandra's Dream	2007	]]]	Two brothers commit murder for an uncle in order to get money - great acting but disappointing ending - click to read a full review
	Cast Away	2000	]]]]	Tom Hanks tour-de-force - entertaining - excellent extra features
	Castaway on the Moon [Kimssi Pyoryugi]	2009	]]]	Korean - Strange tale about a man who becomes stranded on an island in the middle of the river surrounded by a large city - interesting, totally far out, characters
	Castle, The	1999	]]]]]	Australian - a man stands firm against the airport taking his house - delightfully quirky
	Catch a Fire	2006	]]]]	True story of a South African freedom fighter who was just an everyday, apolitical working man until he and his wife were unjustly taken and tortured by the government's anti-terrorist police - engrossing look at injustice with a quick look at the real person at the end of the film
	Catch and Release	2006	]]	This comic romance about a woman who loses her financé and is then forced to examine her life is nothing but a collection of tired, over-used clichés with none - maybe one - of the characters being the least bit interesting
	Catch Me If You Can	2002	]]]	True story of a master impersonator and the FBI agent out to get him - entertaining but not great
	Catch Me If You Can: Bonus Disc	2002	]]]	Has some good features about the real life story
	Caterpillar [Kyatapirâ]	2010	]]]	Japanese - in 1940 a Japanese soldier is returned home deaf, unable to speak, and with no arms or legs - his wife's motives as to her overly negative reactions becomes clear throughout the drama - strange, dark tale
	Catfish in Black Bean Sauce	2000	]]]	African-American couple adopts two Viet Nam kids - they grow up and want to find relatives - good characters
	Catherine Cookson: A Dinner of Herbs	2000	]]]]	Three generations - wicked murders - love child - ironic events - great characters in this story centering around three friends and their fates
	Catherine Cookson: Colour Blind	1998	]]]	An Irish woman marries a black sailor just before WWI and complications ensue for herself and her daughter - entertaining but nothing special
	Catherine Cookson: The Cinder Path	1995	]]]	A young man must take over his family farm - marries an unfaithful woman - is wounded in WWI - entertaining but nothing special
	Catherine Cookson: The Dwelling Place	1994	]]]]	In the early 1800's a young woman loses both of her parents and is determined to care for her younger siblings - she is helped by the local carpenter but later raped by the nobleman's son - very entertaining entry in the series
	Catherine Cookson: The Fifteen Streets	1989	]]]]]	The lives and loves of lower-class dock workers in Northern England at the turn of the Twentieth Century - somewhat romanticized but still solid entertainment
	Catherine Cookson: The Gambling Man	1995	]]]]	A man from the lower classes rises to the heights through drive and a marriage to a rich woman - very entertaining
	Catherine Cookson: The Girl	1996	]]]]	A girl born out of wedlock is taken to the home of her father by her dying mother - her father's wife treats her cruelly - standard Cookson fare but still entertaining
	Catherine Cookson: The Glass Virgin	1995	]]]]	A rich young woman finds that she is the product of a prostitute, is rejected by all and goes on the road with the handsome groom from her estate - good trashy romance
	Catherine Cookson: The Man Who Cried	1993	]]]]	Depression era England - a man goes on the road with his son after leaving his shrewish wife - this one has a little more bite than the others in the series
	Catherine Cookson: The Moth	1997	]]]]	A charming woodworker falls in love with a woman of the gentry in pre-WWI England - great melodrama and romance - beautifully produced
	Catherine Cookson: The Rag Nymph	1997	]]]]	A young girl whose mother commits suicide is taken in by a rag dealer - great characters in this one - especially the three adult leads and the actress who plays the heroine as a young girl
	Catherine Cookson: The Secret	2000	]]]	A boy saves a baby and later - as a man - falls in love with her - mildly entertaining - certainly not the best of the series
	Catherine Cookson: The Tide of Life	1996	]]]	This version of Cookson's stories is very slow moving and somewhat dull - a girl works for several different men - finally finding love
	Catherine Cookson: The Wingless Bird	1998	]]]]	This time it is an independent shop girl who steals the hearts of two brothers of the nobility - good romantic tale
	Catherine Cookson: Tilly Trotter	1999	]]]	Poor Tilly is a good girl accused of being a witch and attached by the village no-gooder numerous times - entertaining
	Catherine the Great	1995	]]]	Beautiful production but a glossed over telling of the life of the Russian Czarina
	Cats & Dogs	2001	]]	Animated tale - for the kiddies
	Cat's Meow, The	2002	]]]]	Supposition about the death of a man on Randolph Heart's yacht in 1924 - based upon an actual event
	Caught	1996	]]]	Young man goes to work for older man and sexy wife - guess what happens - great sex scenes
	Cavedweller	2004	]]]]	Fairly standard plot in this cable movie about a woman who deserted her children to get away from an abusive husband returns home - excellent acting bumps it up to four stars
	Caveman's Valentine, The	2001	]]	Weird tale about a homeless man who witnesses a crime - characters a little too strange to believe
	Cayo	2005	]]]	Puerto Rican - romanticized tale of a man who returns to his native village to die - pretty pat plot but entertaining
	Cazalets, The	2001	]]]]	British television mini-series about a wealthy family in the years preceding and during WWII - great variety of interesting characters
	Cecil B. Demented	2000	]	John Waters at his worse - trashy waste of talent
	Celebration, The [Festen]	1998	]]]	Danish - the family gathers to celebrate the father's sixtieth birthday but shocking facts are exposed - very strange and out of context behavior of the characters makes this film somewhat difficult to understand
	Celestial Clockwork	1994	]]	French - silly tale of a young woman trying to become a singer and the kookie characters she meets - tiring
	Cellular	2004	]]]]	Very well done thriller about a woman who is kidnapped and makes contact with a young man via cell phone - great special features on the DVD
	Celluloid Closet, The	1995	]]]]	Very interesting documentary exploring how homosexuals have been depicted in cinema through the years
	Cement Garden, The	1993	]]]]	A strange tale about incest in which an older brother and sister must care for their siblings after the death of their parents - not everyone's cup of tea but fascinating
	Cemetery Club, The	1993	]]]	The trials of three Jewish widows - not great but entertaining
	Cemetery Junction	2010	]]]]]	Delightful British drama with great touches of comedy about three young men who have been friends all their lives making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives - thoroughly entertaining
	Cenizas del Paraiso [Ashes from Paradise]	1997	]]]]	Argentina - interesting thriller revolving around murder, politics, and love affairs
	Centennial	1978	]]	What started out as a middling historical drama mini-series develops into a preachy environmental speech with about one third of the last half rerun scenes from the first half
	Center of the World, The	2001	]	Rich dot.com nerd takes hooker to Las Vegas - worthless
	Center Stage	1999	]]]	Dancers and their dreams - good entertainment
	Central Station	1998	]]]	Brazil - journey of a woman and her son - insight to different society and characters
	Centurion	2010	]	Blood, guts, and no plot to speak of - designed for the adolescent male - a really bad flick
	Certain Jusitce, A	1998	]]]]	British mini-series about the murder of a woman defense attorney who has alienated friends, family, and firm members - great characters and acting
	Chain of Command	2000	]]]	Secret Service protecting the President - good mindless entertainment
	Chain of Fools	2000	]]]	Screwball comedy about a barber who finds himself in possession of valuable coins stolen by one of his customers - totally silly but lots of fun
	Chain Reaction	1996	]]]	It seems the CIA fronts a private corporation that is out to steal a source of cheap energy - lame conspiracy plot but some good action gives it just barely three stars
	Chameleon, The	2010	]]	French - Based upon the exploits of French teenager, Frédéric Bourdin who has spent his life impersonating other people - dull characters and dull script
	Champ, The	1979	]]]]	Wonderful remake of classic boxing movie - great acting
	Chance Pe Dance	2009	]]	Indian - Bollywood silliness about a guy wanting to become a star
	Chancer: Series 1	1990	]]]]	Clive Owen in one of his earliest roles as a likeable wheeler dealer is very good in this British series - lots of good plot twists and excellent acting
	Chancer: Series 2	1991	]]	The second and the last of the Chancer series is a real disappointment compared to the first - dull plotting and contrived circumstances
	Change of Life, A	1998	]]	Television flick about a family man who discloses that he is gay and the effects upon his family and friends - a little too "sweet" to be believable
	Changeling	2008	]]]]]	Superior film about police corruption, murder, and a miscarriage of justice in 1920's Los Angeles - based upon actual events - only two extra features on the DVD but both are very good
	Changi	2001	]]	Australian - stories of men who were imprisoned in a Japanese prison camp during WWII - hard to believe that such an interesting subject could be rendered so dry and dull
	Changing Lanes	2002	]]]	A "better be considerate to your neighbor" story in NYC - entertaining
	Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The	1978	]]]	Australian - very slow moving story based upon fact about a half-aborigine, half-white man at the turn of the 20th century who goes on a killing spree because of his treatment at the hands of the whites
	Chaos	2006	]]]]	Great action mystery about a bank robbery - one of those old veteran and young cop movies that is very entertaining
	Chaos Theory	2007	]]	A man who thinks his life is perfect has a rude awakening - over the top situations make this comedy way too silly
	Chaperone, The	2011	]]]	Another wrestling star movie in which a gentle giant tries to reconnect with his teenage daughter after having been in prison - mindless entertainment
	Chapham Junction	2007	]]]]	Interesting character study revolving around a gay bashing in an upscale London neighborhood - less than satisfying conclusion but still entertaining
	Chapter 27	2007	]]]]	Engrossing look inside the personality of the man who murdered John Lennon - great acting and production
	Character	1997	]]]]]	Dutch - strange, moody film about a bastard youth finding success over great odds - hypnotic
	Charade	1963	]]]	Fun classic but doesn't hold up as well as would be expected - a little too fluffy
	Charlie Bartlett	2007	]]]	Another Ferris Bueller type teen comedy about an outsider who becomes the darling of his high school by dispensing advice and pills - likeable characters - better than I expected
	Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo	1937	]]]	Last time Warner Oland played Charlie - a bit overdone but lots of glamour
	Charlie Chan at the Circus	1936	]]]]	Lots of fun with the entire Chan clan in the film - J. Carrol Naish plays a supporting character
	Charlie Chan at the Olympics	1937	]]]	Early scenes in the film feature second son with some good comic action - Olympic action and plot of spies stealing military device is foreshadowing of future propaganda themes in series
	Charlie Chan at the Opera	1936	]]]]	One of the best of the series due mainly to performances of co-stars Boris Karloff and William Demarest as the overwhelmed police detective helping Charlie - also good action with Keye Luke
	Charlie Chan at the Racetrack	1936	]]]	This one has the murder and much of the action taking place aboard a ship - good action between Charlie and "Number One Son" - disturbing 30's depection of Black stable boy
	Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum	1940	]]]	Good plotline in this one but #2 son's character way too over-the-top
	Charlie Chan at Treasure Island	1939	]]]	Reputed to be one of the best of the Chan mysteries - features Cesar Romero as supporting actor
	Charlie Chan in City in Darkness	1939	]]]	In pre-WWII Paris - this time French detective plays over-the-top assistant
	Charlie Chan in Egypt	1935	]]]	Murder and mummies - early performance by Rita Hayworth as an Egyptian girl - Stepin Fetchit gives the usual stereotypical performance as a slow-witted Black man - embarrassing
	Charlie Chan in Honolulu	1938	]]]	Sidney Toler takes over the role of Charlie with Victor Sen Yung as #2 son - lots of good Chan family action with good mystery along with George Zucco and Philip Ahn as supporting characters
	Charlie Chan in London	1934	]]]	Charlie solves a murder at an English estate - this one has Ray Milland and Alan Mowbray as supporting actors
	Charlie Chan in Panama	1940	]]]	Good entry in the series - this time war ship at risk in the canal
	Charlie Chan in Paris	1935	]]]	This time Charlie is after forged bank securities - Keye Luke as son - good plot and mystery
	Charlie Chan in Reno	1939	]]]	Fairly good entry in the series - this time Slim Summerville acts as comic relief
	Charlie Chan in Rio	1941	]]]]	Very good entry in the series with the added flair of a good musical number - Victor Jory plays a supporting role
	Charlie Chan in Shanghai	1935	]]]	After opium traders - pretty standard - has Jon Hall as supporting character as well as Keye Luke
	Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat	1944	]]	Potboiler mystery not as good as the earlier versions - Benson Fong changes from #5 son in the previous edition Charlie Chan in the Secret Service to #3 son - Mantan Moreland's comic relief is a little strained in today's times - disturbing trend in that Charlie is almost hateful to son
	Charlie Chan in the Secret Service	1944	]]	This time Charlie is in Washington, DC solving the murder of a scientist - introduction of #2 daughter and #5 son - entertaining but not up to par with most of the entries in the series
	Charlie Chan on Broadway	1937	]]]	This time it's Charlie and #1 son, Lee, at the Hottentot Club in New York - Leon Ames plays a supporting role
	Charlie Chan: Behind That Curtain	1929	]]]	Even though this film is based upon a Charlie Chan mystery, there is no mystery and Chan appears only briefly at the end of the film - it is an interesting look at a melodrama of the era
	Charlie Chan: Castle in the Desert	1942	]]]]	Above average entry in the series with great location and a variety of interesting characters
	Charlie Chan: Dark Alibi	1946	]]]	Another potboiler of the series made more watchable by Mantan Moreland and his comedy partner Ben Carter
	Charlie Chan: Dead Men Tell	1941	]]]	Decent entry in the series about a group bound for a treasure hunt that never gets off the ground - George (Superman) Reeves plays a supporting character plus Milton Parsons - noted character actor
	Charlie Chan: Meeting at Midnight [Charlie Chan in Black Magic]	1944	]]	Another in the series made at this time that is not as good as earlier entries mainly taking place on sound stage with cheap cardboard-looking sets
	Charlie Chan: Murder Over New York	1940	]]]	Interesting entry in the series with some good action - fully into WWII propaganda mode
	Charlie Chan: The Black Camel	1931	]]]	Charlie solves the murders of two movie stars and an artist - set in Hawaii - supporting actors - Bela Lugosi and Robert Young
	Charlie Chan: The Scarlet Clue	1945	]]	Another potboiler - this time about stealing secrets of radar - it's almost if they are not trying - the best part is the comedy routine by Mantan Moreland and his partner
	Charlie Chan: The Shanghai Cobra	1945	]]	Barely gets two stars - really dull film in the series about plans for a bank robbery
	Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise	1940	]]]	Murders aboard a ship - Leo G. Carroll plays a supporting character
	Charlie Chan's Secret	1936	]]]	A family fortune at stake - a murdered heir - a medium - all good elements for a nice, tight mystery - Herbert Mundin offers comic relief as the butler
	Charlie St. Cloud	2010	]]]	Mildly entertaining story of a young man who is suffering over the loss of his younger brother - a treat for teenaged girls
	Charlie Wilson's War	2007	]]]]]	Highly entertaining film based upon factual events in which a Texas congressman worked to help the Afghans drive the Russian invaders from their country - special features on the DVD are a must see
	Charlotte Gray	2001	]]]]	Woman searches for missing husband in occupied France - great acting and story
	Charlotte Sometimes	2003	]]	Muddled mess about dark love and desire
	Chase, The	1966	]]]	Star-studded "guilty pleasure" movie - not as good as it was when I was a young man
	Chasing Freedom	2004	]]]]	Heart wrenching story of a lawyer trying to get asylum for an Afghan woman - good acting
	Chasing Liberty	2004	]]	Silly one of those president's daughter runs away from the Secret Service movies but with some likable characters
	Chateau Meroux, The	2011	]	Insipid fish-out-of-water romance
	Chateau, The	2002	]	Supposed to be a comedy but not funny - bad acting, bad plot - looks like a bad home movie
	Cheaper by the Dozen	1950	]]]]]	Great feel good movie based upon the lives of the Gilbreth family - lots of fun
	Cheaper by the Dozen	2003	]]]]	Not a remake of the original but an entertaining fun movie due to good acting and believable situations
	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	2005	]]]	This sequel is a little over the top but still fairly entertaining with good acting all around - good special features on the DVD
	Checking Out	2005	]]]]	Silly but endearing comedy about a Jewish actor who brings his estranged children together when he decides to have one last big party and then commit suicide - lots of fun
	Chef's Special [Fuera de Carta]	2008	]]]	Spanish - a gay chef who hasn't seen his children in years has to take care of them after their mother's death - everything is over the top in this film but it's still enjoyable
	Cher: The Farewell Tour	2003	]]]	Fairly entertaining filming of Cher's stage performance but nothing special
	Chéri	2009	]]]]	Overblown but very entertaining romantic drama about a young man who falls in love with an older woman in pre-WWI France
	Cherish	2002	]]]	A girl is accused of a crime she did not commit
	Cherry Blossoms [Kirschblüten - Hanami]	2008	]]]]	German - story of a couple leading good, but colorless, lives and how things are changed by illness and death - slow moving - sad - rewarding
	Cheyenne: The Storm Riders	1956	]]]]	From the television series - Cheyenne is nursed back to health by a young wife of an older man - amazing amount of over-the-top sexual implications for a 50's television show
	Cheyenne: The Trap	1956	]]]]	From the television series - Cheyenne is made prisoner in a silver mine - good guilty pleasure
	Cheyenne: The Young Fugitives	1961	]]]]	From the television series - Cheyenne is saviour of a young man who is unjustly accused - not quite as good as the earlier programs but still fun to watch
	Chicago	2002	]]]]	Film version of the musical - super movie - great production
	Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck	2007	]]	Artsy telling of the story of the famous serial killer - not bad but not my cup of tea
	Chicken Run	2000	]]	Not very entertaining barnyard cartoon
	Chicken Tikki Masala	2005	]]	Fairly boring tale of Indian man living in England trying to hid the fact that he is gay from his parents
	Child I Never Was, The [Ein Leben Lang Kurze Hosen Tragen]	2002	]]]	German - haunting account of a real-life child murderer and necrophilic
	Childhood's End	1997	]]	Young love and sexual exploration - way too talky - makes it basically boring
	Children of Hannibal	1998	]]	Italian - supposed to be a "wacky" comedy but suffers from weak story and undeveloped characters
	Children of Huang Shi, The	2008	]]]]]	True story of an Englishman who saved a group of children during the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930's - beautifully produced - great acting - inspiring
	Children of Men	2006	]]]]	Grim view of the future in the year 2027 when no one in the population can get pregnant - didn't think I was going to like it, but it turned out to be very entertaining
	Children of the Century [Les Enfants du Siècle]	1999	]]]	French - story of the relationship between George Sand and Alfred de Musset - an entertaining look into the times and lives in this period of French history
	Chill Factor	1999	]]]	Fairly entertaining "two guys on the run" movie - keeping a chilled explosive from warming up
	Chill Out	1999	]]	German - Not very entertaining tale of three young people whose lives intertwine
	Chinaman [Kinamand]	2005	]]]]]	Danish - poignant tale of a middle-aged man who is deserted by his wife but then finds a new life at a local Chinese restaurant - beautiful low-keyed story
	Chloe	2009	]]]]	Erotic tale in which a wife hires a prostitute to have sex with her husband with complicating results - great acting in this somewhat film that has elements of a mystery and thriller
	Chocolat	1988	]]	French - this is a good looking film with interesting characters but the actions are a little too enigmatic for my tastes
	Chocolat	2003	]]]]]	A sweet treat! - great acting - great story
	Choke	2008	]]	Fairly lame comedy about a man reared by a dysfunctional mother who has problems coping with adult life - some good parts but, overall, not very rewarding
	Chopin: Desire for Love	2002	]]	Polish - story of the relationship between Chopin and Geroge Sand - a little tedious
	Chori Chori Chupke Chupke	2001	]]]	From Bollywood - crazy film about a couple that rents a woman to have a baby for them - weird and entertaining
	Chorus Line, A	1985	]]]	Young dancers try out for the big part - entertaining but nothing special
	Chorus, The [Les Choristes / Chorists]	2004	]]]]]	French - a great feel-good tale of a man who goes to a school for delinquent boys and changes everything by starting a chorus
	Chris & Don: A Love Story	2007	]]]]	Insightful documentary into the lives of Christopher Isherwood and his longtime lover, Don Bachardy - click to read a full review
	Christmas Carol, A (Scrooge)	1951	]]]]]	Without a doubt, the greatest version of the story - click to read a full review
	Christmas Cottage, The	2008	]]	The memories of the artist Thomas Kinkade made into a maudlin movie - a good moving version of his art
	Christmas with the Kranks	2005	]	Absurd look at Christmas in the suburbs - horrible - a total waste of time and money
	Christopher and His Kind	2011	]]]	Story of Isherwood's stay in Germany pre WWII - entertaining but nothing special
	Chronicle of an Escape	2006	]]]	Argentinean - based upon fact this story of political imprisonment and torture in late 1970's Argentina is slow moving but very well done
	Chuck & Buck	2000	]	Really boring film about two acquaintances - one who thinks they like each other equally
	Chuecatown	2007	]]]	Spanish - farce about a real estate agent killing off the old residents of a community in order that hip, young gays move in - some good moments but barely three stars
	Chumscrubber, The	2005	]]]]	Somewhat surreal tale of a disaffected young man living in supposedly a suburban paradise - very interesting characters and great acting
	Chunkyang	2000	]]]]	Korean - a fable of the love of a nobleman's son for a common girl - interesting look at Korean storytelling
	Ciao	2008	]]]	Very slow moving but entertaining tale of a man whose best friend has died who invites a man his friend met online to come for a visit
	Cinderella Man	2005	]]]]]	Inspiring true story of a famous boxer but most impressive is the look at family devotion during the time of the depression
	Circles - aka Crossing Paths	1998	]]	Just barely watchable film about two young men who must make some adult decisions about their lives
	Circuit	2001	]]	A gay man from a small town moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in drugs and circuit parties - standard fare but fairly good acting for this type of film
	Circus	2000	]]]	Strange crime and revenge story with very quirky characters
	Citizen X	1998	]]]]]	Cable movie about the hunt for a Russian serial killer - exciting entertainment
	City by the Sea	2002	]]]]	A police detective finds that his son is implicated in a murder - great characters and acting
	City Island	2009	]]]	Story of a New York family whose father brings home his adult son from an earlier encounter - interesting characters but the actors go a bit over the top in their depictions
	City Of Angels	1998	]	Angels in Los Angeles - really dull and boring
	City of God	2002	]]]]	Brazilian - a grim story based upon real life about the crime in the slums of Rio - hard to watch but fascinating
	City of Joy	1992	]]]	A disenchanted doctor travels to India and finds a new life helping the poor - not great but watchable
	City of No Limits, The [En la ciudad sin limites]	2003	]]]]	Spanish - the youngest son returns home because his father is dying and finds a mystery to be solved - intriguing story and characters
	City of Your Final Destination, The	2009	]]]]	Strange tale of a college instructor who goes to Uruguay in order to convince the family of a famous author to let him write the author's biography - great characters - super acting
	City Slickers	1991	]]]]	"fish out of water" story made very good due mainly to the talents of Billy Crystal
	City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold	1994	]]	A disappointing sequel to the original
	Clara et Moi	2004	]]]]	French - a look at an actor who falls in love with a woman but cannot support her when complications arise - a realistic and interesting look at relationships
	Class Action	1991	]]]	Two lawyers - the father is a well-known fighter for the underdog - the daughter works for a slick law firm - they clash on a case about a defective automobile - watchable
	Class, The [Entre les Murs]	2008	]]	French - slow moving look at a class of lower class teenagers over the period of one school year - some interesting parts but basically dull
	Clean Slate [Coup de Torchon]	1982	]]	French - a man seeks revenge upon those who have wronged him - one of those bizarre films that is supposed to overwhelm you with its artistry but, for me, it's basically a bore
	Cleaner	2007	]]]	Crime thriller revolving around an ex-cop who cleans up crime scenes - good acting strengthens a somewhat weak plot
	Clearing, The	2004	]]]]]	On the surface a kidnapping story but really a compelling character study with excellent acting
	Cleopatra	1963	]]]]	Probably the most famous of the versions because of the money and the scandal - long but watchable
	Cleopatra's Second Husband	1998	]]]	Weird story of two couples and their strange relationship
	Click	2006	]]]	Silly remake of It's a Wonderful Life - only saved by likable characters and great special effects scenes of the future
	Client, The	1994	]]	A rewatching of this film caused me to lower its rating - way over the top to the point of exasperation
	Close My Eyes	1991	]]	This story of an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister has good acting, but the script and the actions of the characters are somewhat unbelievable making the whole thing not very entertaining
	Close to Leo [Toute Contre Léo]	2002	]]]]	French - Beautifully done film about a twelve year old boy learning to deal with the illness of his brother
	Close Your Eyes	2002	]]]	Fairly standard search for a serial killer fare - entertaining - gets a little carried away with the "viewing the imagination" old hat trick
	Closer	2004	]]]]	This is a story of four self-centered people who lie, cheat, and use sex as a weapon against those whom they profess to "love" - wouldn't be worth watching except for the superior acting, script, and direction
	Closer You Get, The [aka: American Women]	2000	]]]	Irish - mildly entertaining tale of love tanglements in a small Irish village
	Closure	2007	]]]	Thriller about a woman and man who seek revenge upon the men who brutally attacked him and raped her - a little disjointed but interesting
	Club Dread	2004	]]]	Actually not a bad slasher flick - doesn't drag and has some good gags
	Coach	2010	]]]]	I like this film about a man who hasn't really grown up much better than expected - charming and fairly realistic characters and a low-keyed pace makes for a very entertaining little movie
	Coach Carter	2005	]]]]	Well done film based upon actual events - good acting and game scenes - extras on the DVD are also better than average
	Coal Miner's Daughter	1980	]]]]	Sissy Spacek gives a tour de force performance in this biography of Loretta Lynn
	Coast Guard, The [Haeanseon]	2002	]]	Korean - bizarre tale of a young soldier who kills a civilian who has trespassed onto restricted territory - not very good
	Coastlines	2006	]]]]	At first I thought that this wasn't going to be a very good movie but this tale of a former convict returning home has fairly realistic characters and good acting
	Cock & Bull Story	2003	]	Why is it that young, independent filmmakers consider lower class denizens who think that "fucking" is an adjective used to describe something distasteful rather than a verb to describe a most pleasurable act and end each statement with "man" are somehow glamorous? - well here's another dreary film about an aspiring boxer who has a fucking, low-life friend, Man
	Coco Before Chanel [Coco Avant Chanel]	2009	]]]]	Moody and slow-moving - but very effective - portrayal of Chanel's early years - beautiful production values
	Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky	2009	]]]]	Story of the supposed romance between the famous designer and the equally famous composer - slow moving but very stylish - beautiful clothes and scenery
	Cocoon	1985	]]]]	Great story about oldsters who discover new life through aliens visitors - good special features on the DVD
	Code 46	2004	]	A muddled sci-fi mess about future controls of human behavior revolving around a rather dull love story
	Code Breakers	2006	]]]	Made for ESPN movie about a cheating scandal at West Point in the 50's - good story and acting
	Code, The	2009	]]]	Fairly entertaining heist movie with Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas making it more watchable
	Cold Blooded	2000	]	Reporter tracking down a serial killer - dull and boring
	Cold Comfort Farm	1995	]]]	Strange little English comedy about a girl who goes to stay with weird relatives and changes their lives
	Cold Creek Manor	2003	]]]	Entertaining thriller with a good, old human villain - good guilty pleasure flick
	Cold Mountain	2003	]]]]]	Beautifully done filming of the very complex novel - super acting and photography - great special features on the DVD
	Cold Showers [Douches Froides]	2005	]]	French - story of a boy who stumbles into an affair with his girlfriend and his teammate but can't take it - just o.k.
	Cold Squad	1998	]]]	Canadian television series that ran for seven seasons about a police squad that solves cold crimes - basically entertaining but many incidents of over-the-top scripts and acting
	Colditz	2005	]]]]	British mini-series about WWII soldiers and their attempts to escape from a German prison - plus melodrama on the home front - a little over the top but still very enjoyable
	Collateral	2004	]]]]	Highly improbable action thriller about an innocent cab driver who is taken "hostage" by a professional killer - lots of great action and good acting
	Collateral Damage	2002	]]]	Arnold looks for his family's murderer - good "trashy" action and adventure
	Collision	2009	]]]]]	Five part British mini-series about a chain reaction highway accident, its causes, and the lives of the people involved - top notch plot and acting
	Colma: The Musical	2006	]	Teenage angst with music - not very entertaining
	Colonel Redl [Oberst Redl]	1985	]]]	Hungarian - slow moving but fascinating film about a peasant boy who rises to high rank in the Austrian army in the period before WWI but is then undone by political intrigue
	Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day	1996	]]]]	True story of the man who tried to save the Yosemite Valley Railroad at the end of WWII - slow moving but fascinating with beautiful black and white photography
	Color of Freedom, The (aka: Goodbye Bafana)	2007	]]]]	Story of the relationship between Nelson Mandela and one of his long-time guards, James Gregory - basic upon Gregory's book for which facts have been disputed - still a good story with very good acting
	Coma	1978	]]	Supposedly a thriller but filled with improbable holes and red herrings - probably the most interesting thing is a bit part by Tom Selleck as a victim and unwilling organ donor
	Combination Platter	1993	]]]	A look at a Chinese immigrant working in the US illegally - slow moving but an interesting look at a different culture
	Come Early Morning	2006	]]]	Ashley Judd is too old for her part as a woman dealing with family demons by getting drunk and screwing any man in sight - just a fair story - good country music
	Come See the Paradise	1990	]]]]]	Story of the treatment of the Japanese in the United States during WWII - sad but inspiring
	Come Undone	2000	]]	French film - gay boy finds first love - ho hum
	Come Undone	2010	]]]]	Italian - interesting character study of two married people who have an affair and the effects upon each other and those around them - very good
	Comeback Season	2006	]]]	Mildly entertaining comedy/drama about a man who cheats on his wife, it thrown out, and moves in with the local football hero who has been sidelined by an injury - good acting and a somewhat believable script
	Comes a Horseman	1978	]	Jane Fonda protecting her land with the help of James Caan - star power but boring
	Coming Home	1987	]]]]	A definitive Vietnam protest film - superior plot and acting
	Coming Home	1998	]]]]	Another grand soap opera mini series that is so well done by the British - this one is about two teenage girls - one from a rich family - spanning 1936 - 1945 - extremely entertaining
	Coming Out	1989	]]]	East German film about the trials of gay men - interesting but a little uneven
	Coming Out Party	2003	]]	Gay comedians - mildly entertaining
	Commander, The	2003	]]]]	One season British television series about a female police commander who has to deal with her own bad judgement and the resentments of fellow officers - interesting characters
	Commandments	1997	]]]	Silly tale of a depressed man who decides to break all the Commandments - pretty much saved by excellent acting
	Commish: Season 1, The	1991	]]]	Quirky police commissioner - some good cases - pleasing characters but every episode has a silly, juvenile part
	Commish: Season 2, The	1992	]]]	Second season is still on the silly side, but the crimes and actions of the characters are a little more mature
	Common Wealth [La Comunidad]	2004	]]]]	Spanish - strange dark comedy in which a woman finds a stash of money in an apartment and all the residents of the building try to steal it from her
	Company K	2004	]]]]	Based upon a novel written by a WWI Marine - sobering tale of what war is really like for the grunt soldiers - editing could be better but still worth watching - click to read a full review
	Company Man	2000	]	Ordinary man becomes a spy - tedious and boring
	Company Men, The	2010	]]]]	Story of several men losing their high paying jobs during the latest financial crisis - good stories and acting - it's interesting that the ending not shown in theaters is actually better
	Company, The	2003	]]]]]	Another Robert Altman masterpiece about the members of the Joffrey Ballet - a wonderful movie with tremendous dancing
	Complete History of My Sexual Failures, A	2008	]]]	Documentary - humorous yet heartfelt look at a slacker and his failed relationships - gets off the point in some aspects but still mildly entertaining
	Con Air	1997	]]]	Silly action flick about an aircraft taken over by prisoners - great tongue-in-cheek performance by Nicolas Cage - John Cusack as an action hero - give me a break
	Conduct Unbecoming	1975	]]]	Dated but fairly interesting tale of a British officer in 1800's India falsely accused of an attack upon a woman - good acting and a mystery make it enjoyable
	Confession	2005	]]]	A watchable independent film about a murderer who confesses to a priest and then the priest is accused of the murder - it's been done before - again and again - but this one is pretty good
	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	2002	]	Boring movie based upon Chuck Barris's book about how he was a hired killer for the CIA - give me a break
	Confessions of a Shopaholic	2009	]]	Cookie cutter script about a woman who learns that there are more important things than shopping - fairly lame
	Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen	2004	]	Lame movie about a teenager who lives in and out of a world of fantasy
	Confetti	2006	]]]	Mockumentary about three couples competing in a most original wedding contest - sometimes a little tedious but basically entertaining
	Confidence	2003	]]]]	Cross and double-cross crime caper - entertaining
	Confusion of Genders	2000	]]]	French - strange film in which a man can't decide who he loves or if he is straight or gay
	Congorama	2006	]]]]	French-Canadian - drama with comedic aspects about a Belgian man who goes to Canada to find his birth parents and stumbles upon events that change his fate - unusual characters
	Connie and Carla	2004	]]]]	Two women who witnessed a murder are hiding from the killers posing as drag queens - way over the top but fun and entertaining
	Conrad Boys, The	2006	]]	Fairly lame tale of a young man striving to take care of his little brother after the death of their mother
	Consequence, The [Die Konsequenz]	1977	]]]	German - interesting tale of gay lovers - one older and one much younger - completely unsatisfying and cropped off ending
	Conspiracy	2001	]]]]]	Chilling account of a meeting in Nazi Germany in which the "final solution" of the Jews was planned - superior acting
	Conspiracy of Silence	2004	]]]]	Well done investigation into dirty dealings in hierarchy of the Catholic church in modern-day Ireland
	Conspirator, The	2010	]]]]	Story of the trial of Mary Surratt who was hung as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln - great acting and insight into government dirty dealings
	Constant Gardener, The	2005	]]]]]	This is an excellent political thriller, an absorbing social comment on the poor in Africa, but most of all an intriguing love story - excellent acting and production values
	Constantine	2005	]	I'm sure this movie about a gloomy young man looking for devils is entertaining, but since I am neither a pre-adolescent male or a disenchanted youth on drugs, it left me cold
	Contagion	2011	]]]]	Story of a new virus and how it spreads across the world - fascinating with lots of excellent performances by know and unknown actors
	Contender, The	2000	]]]]	Woman nominated for first female vice-president must fight a scandal - solid entertainment
	Contract, The	2007	]]]	A man and his son go on a camping trip and get tangled up with assassins - numerous clichés but fairly entertaining
	Contractor, The	2007	]]]	Fairly standard innocent man being framed by CIA operatives tale but entertaining - good music
	Control [Kontroll]	2004	]]]	Hungarian - dark comedy of workers in the Budapest subway - a surreal look at some bizarre characters
	Conviction	2006	]]]	One season television series about DA's in New York - interesting stories - many that reveal the abuse of power by the DA's office
	Conviction	2009	]]]]	Based upon fact - the story of the obsessive drive of a sister to prove her brother innocent of murder - great acting
	Coogan's Bluff	1968	]]	Even Clint Eastwood can't save this old chestnut from horrible old age and overdone "hippy" activity
	Cooking with Stella	2009	]]	Canadian - a supposed comedy about a Canadian minister in India who is cheated by her housekeeper - the minister also has a milquetoast idiot of a husband who learns how to cook Indian food from the housekeeper - a muddled mess of sketchy characters
	Cool Hand Luke	1967	]]]]	Paul Newman as a likable prisoner - great story and acting
	Cool, Dry Place, A	1998	]]]]	A retelling of Kramer vs Kramer made likeable by good characters and great acting
	Cop Av Vin	1985	]]]	French - slow moving but ultimately entertaining murder mystery with its fair share of quirky characters
	Cop Land	1997	]]]	Story of a disaffected sheriff in a New Jersey town run by crooked NYPD cops - too far-fetched to be believable but still watchable because of all the good actors
	Cop Land	1997	]]]	Sluggish town sheriff takes on corrupt NYC cops - lots of good actors
	Cop Out	2010	]	Supposedly a comedy about two unusual cops but really just a waste of time
	Copying Beethoven	2006	]]]]	Historical fiction about Beethoven's life during and after the time he wrote his 9th Symphony - great acting and atmosphere even though the story is a bit farfetched
	Corky Romano	2001	]	Really horrible, silly comedy - worthless
	Coronation [Coronación]	2000	]]	Chilean - depressing tale of an older man obsessed with the young girl who comes to take care of his dying grandmother - good acting but a real "downer"
	Corpse Bride	2005	]]]]	Fun Tim Burton piece about a man who mistakenly weds a corpse - gets four stars because of the great features on the DVD
	Côte d'Azur aka: Crustaces & Coquillages [Seafood & Seashells}	2005	]]]]	French sex farce done really well - as only the French can do - sexual idenity mixups and misunderstandings at a seaside resort - lots of fun
	Cougar Club	2007	]]]	Silly sex comedy in which two guys form a club that pairs younger men with older women - over-the-top characters but fairly entertaining - just barely three stars
	Count of Monte Cristo, The	1975	]]]]]	The best filmed version of the book - a made for television Richard Chamberlain vehicle
	Count of Monte Cristo, The	2002	]]]]	This version is very good
	Counterfeiters, The [Die Fälscher]	2007	]]]]]	Based upon actual events, the story of Jewish prisoners forced to make counterfeit documents - including pounds and dollars - in a Nazi concentration camp - click to read a full review
	Counterstrike	2003	]]]	Fairly standard terrorists take over ship story with some good acting and interesting characters
	Country Concert [Concerto Campestre]	2005	]]]]	Brazilian - romantic tale of a young woman in 1820's Brazil who falls in love with a conductor hired by her overbearing father to create an orchestra - a little over the top but still entertaining
	Country Life	1994	]]]]	Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," set in rural Australia in the 1920's - great acting and atmosphere
	Country Remedy	2008	]]	Saccharine tale of a young widower doctor who takes his son from Chicago to serve in a small North Carolina mountain clinic - just too sweet to get more than two stars
	Country Strong	2010	]]]	Story of a strung out country music star and those around her - somewhat hackneyed plot but great music
	Country Teacher, The [Venkovský Ucitel]	2008	]]]	Czech - story of a gay teacher who moves from Prague to the country and his relationships with the local folk - strange and depressing film
	Couples Retreat	2009	]	Silly comedy about couples - complete waste of time
	Courage Under Fire	1996	]]]]	An investigation into the life of a deceased female pilot to determine if she should be awarded a medal - great acting
	Courageous	2011	]]]	Mildly entertaining Christian-based film about several men who learn to become better fathers - very hokey
	Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, The	2009	]]]]	Inspiring Hallmark Hall of Fame movie about a Polish woman who helped to save over 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis - good acting
	Cowboys & Aliens	2011	]]]	Old West tale with the cowboys and Indians against aliens - fun but nothing special
	Cowboys & Angels	2003	]]]]	Irish - great feel-good story about a young man coming into his own
	Cowboys, The	1972	]]]]]	Great John Wayne movie about a cattleman driving his cattle to market with just the help of a group of boys - super acting all around
	Cracker: A New Terror	2006	]]]]	After living in Australia for seven years, Fitz returns to Manchester for the wedding of his daughter and becomes involved in a hunt for a serial killer - interesting - especially in the fact that Fitz doesn't seem to be able to learn from his mistakes
	Cracker: Series 1	1993	]]]]	Entertaining British television series revolving around a flawed, egotistical psychologist who consults for the police force - good characters and good mysteries
	Cracker: Series 2	1994	]]]	The series continues to be entertaining, but the second season has just too many improbable characters and situations to be higher than average in value
	Cracker: Series 3	1995	]]]	Entertaining but nothing special - situations just way over the top - last episode the best
	Crank	2006	]]]	Story of a professional killer who is poisoned and only has a short time to revenge his killing - silly - more of a black comedy, but great mindless entertainment
	Crank: High Voltage	2009	]	This sequel is nothing more than a twisted teenage boy's wet dream - a total waste
	Crash	2005	]]]]]	Superior look at modern prejudices interwoven into a complex group of stories
	Crazy / Beautiful	2001	]]]	Latino boy dates troubled rich girl - entertaining
	Crazy [Crazy: The Hank Garland Story]	2007	]]]	Hank Garland was a talented 1950's guitarist who backed-up many famous stars, but his life was filled with disappointment and trauma - this is a good film, but lacking in dramatic effect
	Crazy Heart	2009	]]]	Story of a country singer on the skids who redeems himself - great music and acting
	Crazy in Alabama	1999	]]]]	Boy influenced by his crazy aunt - very entertaining
	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	2011	]	This movie was a total disappointment - I was willing to put up with the usual Steve Carell absurd over-acting, but was done in by Ryan Gosling playing a jerk - and not even an interesting jerk
	Creation	2009	]]]]	Biopic showing a short period in the life of Charles Darwin during the time he was writing his famous book - atmospheric - good acting
	Crime of Padre Amaro, The [El Crimen del Padre Amaro]	2002	]]]]	Spanish - great story about a young priest falling in love with a girl
	Crime Spree	2003	]]]]	Good natured crooks who run afoul of the big time mafia - fun and entertaining with a good touch of heart
	Criminal Law	1989	]	Really horrible movie about a lawyer who finds that his client is a sadistic murderer - can't even be saved by the two good actors in the roles - Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon
	Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse [Les Rivières Pourpres II - Les Anges de L'Apocalypse	2004	]]]	French - formulistic but entertaining tale of two police detective battling super-human monks
	Crimson Rivers, The [Les Rivières Pourpres]	2000	]]]	French - detective thriller with lots of action - good stars, but the whole crime is a bit murky - weak ending but still entertaining
	Crimson Tide	1995	]]]]	Clash of wills in a submarine - great acting and action
	Critic's Choice	1963	]]	Bob Hope as a theater critic and Lucille Ball as his wife who writes a play - just too campy and over-the-top to be that enjoyable
	Critters	1986	]]	Not so good aliens come to invade a farm family film
	Crocodile Tears	1998	]	Dull and moody film about a gay guy in crisis
	Cromwell	1970	]]	Story of Oliver Cromwell - good acting but very slow
	Crooks	2002	]]	Comedy about a group of "losers" who decide to rob the post office of some valuable stamps - funny at times but too talky and tiring
	Crossfire	1947	]]]	One of the first Hollywood films to openly decry anti-Semitism - nominated for lots of Oscars - big stars in a B-picture - in today's times it is a bit overblown and talky - the original story was about soldiers murdering a fellow gay soldier but that wouldn't fly in 1947 so the murdered man was changed to a heterosexual Jew
	Crossing Over	2009	]]]]	Interesting tales revolving around a number of illegal aliens in the Los Angeles area - good stories - great acting
	Crossroads	2006	]]	Maudlin, simpering tale of a young man who can't decide if he was to be a priest or a lover
	Crown Prince, The [Kronprinz Rudolf]	2006	]]]]	Austrian - lust telling of the life of Crown Prince Rudolf - good movie making
	Cruising	1980	]]]]	Breakthrough film about an undercover cop looking for a killer within a gay subculture - not bad
	Crush	2002	]]]	English - three mature women, secrets, sex with a younger man - old angers - good stuff
	Crush	2010	]	Collection of gay-themed short films - all but the first are lame
	Crutch	2004	]]]	Based upon fact, this film tells the story of a sixteen year old boy whose life is complicated by his own sexual identity and addiction to drugs of his mother and himself
	Crying Game, The	1992	]]]]	Interesting tale with the "famous secret" about an IRA soldier trying to change his life
	Cuckoo, The	2002	]]]]	Russian - intreging tale of a two soldiers (Finnish and Russian) who are saved in the wilderness by a Lap girl
	Cure	1997	]]]]	Japanese - strange crime movie made intreging by cosmic aspect of the characters
	Cure, The	1995	]]]]]	A lonely, neglected pre-teen boy befriends a neighbor boy with AIDS - great acting with a believable story
	Curiosity of Chance, The	2006	]]]	Gay youth coming of age story is pretty standard but a little better than average
	Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The	2008	]]]]	Fantasy about a man who gets younger as he grows older - very long but entertaining every minute
	Curse of the Queerwolf	1988	]	Really bad and boring spoof
	Curve, The	1998	]	Supposed to be a funny movie about two college guys who murder their roommate - just really bad
	Cut Sleeve Boys	2007	]	Gay stereotypes in London - superficial and boring
	Cyrus	2010	]	Depressing, absurd characters in a depressing, absurd movie about a man whose girlfriend's son won't accept him
	D.O.A.	1950	]]	This film noir has all the clichés stretched to the limit - a man finds that he has been given a slow acting poison and must find his killer before he dies - Edmond O'Brien as a ladies' man - give me a break
	Da Vinci Code, The	2006	]]]]	Don't know what all the big stink was about - this movie is an exciting mystery adventure work of fiction and fantasy - well directed and acted
	Dad	1989	]]]	Sentimental tale of a man reconnecting with his ill father - good acting and  better than average storyline
	Daddy and Them	2001	]	Supposed to be a funny film about a quirky southern family but falls flat
	Daddy Day Care	2003	]]	Some entertaining segments but still pretty weak
	Daddy's Little Girls	2007	]]]	This is a totally hokey feel-good movie about a man in dire conditions trying to keep custody of his daughters - contains just about every cliché in the book, but is watchable
	Dakota	1998	]]]	Man with a dark past helps a disabled boy on a ranch - watchable
	Dakota Skye	2008	]]]	A teenager is cynical because she has the ability to know when someone is lying to her - she is bowled over by a boy who always tells the truth - problem is that he is the best friend of her boyfriend - charming little flick with likeable characters
	Dalziel and Pascoe	1996	]]]]	Twelve season British crime series - a gruff senior officer and an astute junior officer - pretty standard set-up but good characters - some episodes are very good while just about as many are just standard fare
	Damaged Goods	1999	]	Supposed to be a comedy about a woman who takes her rapist hostage - really bad
	Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch - Disc 1	1998	]]	Scenes from the television show - not so good
	Damned United, The	2008	]]]	Interesting real life story of famous English football manager Brian Clough, and his short time (44 days) at Leeds United
	Damned, The	1969	]]	Classic film about Nazi Germany - too moody and artsy for my tastes.
	Dan in Real Life	2007	]]	A real disappointment - the lead character is without any spark of life - the lines are truly unbelievable - the whole thing is a total mess
	Dance Flick	2009	]]	Another Wayans satire - this time making fun of the teenage dance, love story films - mildly entertaining - no laugh out loud moments
	Dance to the Music of Time, A	1996	]]]	British television series spanning the 1920's to the 1960's telling the tales of a group of men who attended college together - first three parts are very good, but the dull fourth part tends to spoil the whole thing
	Dancer in the Dark	2000	]	Really horrible movie of a woman who escapes into her own dream world
	Dancer Upstairs, The	2002	]]]	Political drama and crime mystery in a South American country - very slow but good acting
	Dancer, Texas	1998	]]]	Graduation time for four boys - lifelong friends - in a small Texas town - interesting characters
	Dances With Wolves	1990	]]]]]	Epic masterpiece about the treatment of Native Americans by the military
	Dancing at Lughnasa	1998	]]]	Interesting character study revolving around five sisters in rural Ireland of 1939
	Danger: UXB	1979	]]]]	Thirteen episode British television series about a bomb removal squad stationed in London during WWII - solid performances and an insightful look at another aspect of the war
	Daniel Deronda	2002	]]]]]	Masterpiece Theater presentation of George Eliot novel - really good
	Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious	2007	]]]]	Video of the stand-up comic's act - he is very good with modern, edgy fare
	Danny Deckchair	2003	]]]	Australian - entertaining feel-good film about a quiet man unappreciated by his fiancé who finds happiness in the Outback
	Danny in the Sky	2001	]	Really bad movie about a male model whose ambition leads to ruin
	Dark Blue	2003	]]]]	Gritty tale of corrupt L.A. cops right at the time of the Rodney King riots - good performances and DVD extras
	Dark Blue Almost Black [Azuloscurocasinegro]	2006	]]]]	Spanish - beautifully acted and well-told tale of a young man forced by his father's illness to stay at home and be a janitor when he would rather be a businessman - click to read a full review
	Dark Blue World	2001	]]]]	Two Czech pilots escape the Nazis and join the British Air Force - both fall in love with the same woman - super
	Dark Knight, The	2008	]]]	This Batman is entertaining but a little too over the top - great acting however
	Dark Matter	2007	]]]]	Fascinating but tragic story of a young man from China who comes to the US to study - click to read a full review
	Dark Victory	1939	]]]	Famous Bette Davis tearjerker is still very watchable
	Dark Water	2005	]]]	Remake of Japanese horror flick saved by good acting - lots of menacing water - seems to be somewhat of a theme in Japanese remakes lately
	Darkness	2002	]	Standard house haunted by spirits of tortured children affair - not very good
	Darwin Awards, The	2005	]]]	Star-studded comedy about an investigator of stupid accidents - fairly entertaining but barely three stars
	Das Boot	1981	]]]]]	Realistic tale of life aboard a German sub in WWII - excellent mood and acting
	Date Movie	2006	]]	Lame parody of some popular romantic comedies - tries way too hard
	Date Night	2010	]]]]	Story of a suburban couple who go into NYC for a date night and get into lots of trouble - far better than I expected - lots of fun
	Daughters of the Dust	2000	]]]]	1902 - the outer islands of South Carolina and Georgia and the African-American culture and life there - very interesting
	Dave	1993	]]]]]	Great "feel good" story about an ordinary man who is a double for the President
	David's Birthday [Il Compleanno]	2009	]]]]	Italian - this film about a married man who becomes attracted to the beautiful son of his longtime friend has lots of silly hysterical moments that almost lost it a star but is still an interesting film about obsession
	Day After Tomorrow, The	2004	]]]	Fairly average but watchable disaster flick about the overnight coming of a new ice age
	Day in October, A [En Dag i Oktober]	1992	]]]	Danish in English - story of the Danish resistance during WWII and the attempts to help Jews escape the Nazis - slow moving what stilted direction
	Day of the Jackal, The	1973	]]]]]	Excellent "edge of your seat" movie about a plot to assassinate Charles de Gaulle
	Day the Earth Stood Still, The	1951	]]]]]	Some (including myself) consider this the best sci fi movie ever made - a friendly alien comes to help Earth save itself
	Day the Earth Stood Still, The	2008	]]	Poor remake of the sci-fi classic - sacrifices plot and character development to special effects
	Day Without a Mexican, A	2004	]	Really lame comedy with a moral message about the value of Mexican-Americans in California
	Day Zero	2007	]]]	The draft has been reinstated - three friends are drafted at the same time to go off to the Middle East to fight "terrorism" - interesting characters - mildly entertaining
	Days	2001	]]]]	Italian - a man with AIDS reexamines his life after a tragic love affair - strange story but interesting
	Days of Glory [Indigènes]	2006	]]]]	French - story of North Africans and how they contributed to the liberation of France in WWII then were forgotten and pushed aside in history - excellent production - click to read a full review
	Days of Heaven	1978	]]]]	Two men in love with the same woman - dark, moody, and very entertaining
	Dead Man Walking	1995	]]]]	Intense film with superior acting based upon a true story of a no-nonsense nun who forms a relationship with a murderer on death row
	Dead Man's Folly	1986	]]]]	Peter Ustinov does a bang up job as Hercule Poirot in this Christie mystery about murders on an estate - lots of fun
	Dead Ringer	1964	]]]]	Bette Davis as good and evil twins - this is a superior "guilty pleasure" flick
	Deadly Impact	2007	]]]	Fairly entertaining action flick about a FBI agent who retires and is drawn back into service to track down the man who killed his wife
	Deadly Skies	2005	]	Totally lame disaster flick about a giant asteroid about to strike Earth - cheesy plot and bad acting
	Deal, The	2003	]]]]	The story of how Tony Blair came to be the leader of the British Labour Party - very entertaining and great acting but a knowledge of the British political system is of great help
	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	1987	]]]]	This documentary based upon the book of the same name is a realistic look at the lives of United States troops in Vietnam
	Dear Frankie	2005	]]]]]	Story of a woman who leaves an abusive husband but writes letters to her son as though they come from his ship at sea - then the ship is scheduled to dock in their town - pretty standard plotline but superior acting and production values make this one a keeper
	Dear John	2010	]]]]	This one about a soldier and his love has some interesting twists and turns - very likable characters gives it its fourth star
	Dear Mr. Gacy	2010	]]]	Based upon the book written by a young student who formed a relationship with John Gacy shortly before he was executed - mildly entertaining but veers far from the book
	Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father	2008	]]]]	Heartwrenching documentary about a murdered man and the effects upon his friends and family - a unique look at the human spirit
	Death at a Funeral	2007	]]]]]	This film is a subtle laugh riot about happenings at a funeral - a great deal of fun
	Death at a Funeral	2010	]]]]	I expected the worse from this remake of the British comedy but was pleasantly surprised with another fun comedy
	Death Defying Acts	2007	]]]]	Fictional account of an encounter of Harry Houdini with a con woman and her daughter shortly before his death - atmospheric with great acting
	Death in Holy Orders	2003	]]]]	British mini-series of mysterious deaths at a secluded monastery - good acting even though plot a little convoluted
	Death in Love	2008	]]	Psychological study of a Jewish woman who had sex with a German doctor in order to be able to survive and her effects upon her two grown sons - good acting but not my cup of tea
	Death of a President	2006	]]]]	Intriguing mockumentary about the death of President Bush and the ensuing results - extremely well done with great DVD extras
	Death on the Nile	1978	]]]]]	Wonderful, hypnotic rendition of the Agatha Christie mystery - click to read a joint review of this film and Murder on the Orient Express
	Death Sentence	2007	]]]]	This tale of an everyday man seeking revenge for the murder of his family is fairly standard but good action sequences and excellent acting by Kevin Bacon as the man and Garrett Hedlund as the villain give it its four stars
	Death to Smoochy	2002	]	Really horrible dark clown story
	Deathtrap	1982	]]]]	Great "cat and mouse" movie based upon the Broadway play - fun
	Deathwatch	2002	]	English soldiers in WWI trapped in a German trench being murdered by a mysterious force - really bad
	Debt, The	2010	]]]]	Three Mossad agents keep a thirty year secret - good acting, but the producers made little effort in finding the two generations of characters look like each other - people don't change that much in three decades
	Debut, The	2000	]]]	Story of Filipino families in the US and aspects of culture conflict - a little amateur but good
	Deceiver	1997	]]	Tim Roth in another quirky role as a murderer who gets the better of two detectives - dark - just watchable
	December Boys	2007	]]]]	Australian - yes this movie about four orphans (one post and three pre adolescents) enjoying a memorable summer on the coast is overly sentimental but it still entertains with good acting and pleasing atmosphere - click to read a full review
	December Bride	1991	]]]	Slow-paced but intriguing tale of an Irish woman in the early 20th Century who comes to live with two brothers, has sex with both, but refuses to marry either - good acting and very atmospheric
	Deception	1993	]]	This movie about a woman who finds that her supposedly dead husband is hiding money in banks all over the world is a muddled mess and a waste of good acting talent
	Deception	2008	]]]]	Good old fashioned thriller in which an innocent man is taken advantage of by grifters - great acting - very sexy
	Deck the Halls	2006	]	A new guy in town tries to put so many holiday lights on his house that it can be seen from space = total waste of time, talent, and money
	Decline of the American Empire [Le Déclin de l'Empire Américain]	1986	]]]]	French Canadian - very talky but superior look at the intellectuals in Canada in 1986 - lots of sex and cheating
	Deep End, The	2001	]]]]	A woman tries to protect her teenage son from a male lover and ends up killing him - superior drama / thriller
	Deep Impact	1998	]	A comet about to destroy Earth - dull and boring
	Deep in the Woods	2000	]	French - young actors go to an estate and encounter a serial killer - dull and boring
	Deer Hunter, The	1978	]]]]]	Painful to watch, but probably the very best movie about the Vietnam War and its effects upon the soldiers
	Defiance	2008	]]]]]	True story of Jewish brothers in Belarus who hid Jews in the woods from the Germans during WWII with over 1,200 surviving - great movie with equally great special features on the DVD
	Definitely, Maybe	2008	]]]]]	Very well done romance of a ten years in the life of a idealistic young man - beautifully acted and told - click to read a full review
	Defying Gravity	1997	]]	A young man comes out of the closet - not that entertaining
	Déjà Vu	2006	]	A total disappointment - silly combination of police thriller and science fiction - Denzel Washington should give us much more - a waste of two hours
	Deliverance	1972	]]]]]	Excellent movie about men against nature, themselves, and society
	De-Lovely	2004	]]]]	Entertaining bio-pic of Cole Porter with good acting, production values, and - of course - great music
	Delta, The	1996	]	Poorly produced, home movie-like story of teen coming to terms with his sexuality - boring
	Demonlover	2002	]	French - horrible muddled mess about a corporate spy who becomes a victim to a group that tortures people for money
	Denied	2004	]	A dreary gay-themed unrequited love film
	Departed, The	2006	]]	A disappointment even though it is fill with great acting - weak crime story with nothing original and Jack Nicholson has become a caricature rather than an actor
	Departures	2008	]]]]]	Japanese - beautiful film about a cellist who takes a job as a coffiner - a man who helps the family prepare the dead for burial
	Depth Charge	2008	]]	Highly improbable story of a mad officer who takes over a submarine and the efforts of two crew members trying to stop him - cookie cutter script and action
	Derailed	2005	]]]	Fairly good telling of classic Hitchcock theme of an innocent man embroiled in a web of deceit and crime - entertaining watching
	Descent	2007	]]	A woman is raped, turns to drugs, and then seeks revenge - way too talky
	Despicable Me	2010	]]	A fun, silly little movie for children but not much to appeal to the adult viewer
	Destricted	2006	]	Eight erotic stories - all bizarre - all pretty bad
	Detective Story	1951	]]]]	High 50's melodrama tells the story of a NYC detective who can't compromise - great period piece
	Detective, The	1968	]]]]	Well done tale of an honest detective trying to make a differenence in the NYC police department - a little glum but entertaining
	Deterrence	1999	]]	The President has to stave off atomic war from a diner in Colorado - talky and slow
	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	2005	]]	Filled with gross-out humor - just what one would expect but mildly funny
	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	1999	]]]	This silly movie actually turned out to be more entertaining than expected
	Devil	2010	]]]]	Neat little flick about five people stuck in an elevator, one of whom is the Devil in disguise - I'm sure most critics would not like it, but I found it very entertaining in a mindless sort of way
	Devil in a Blue Dress	1995	]]]	Watchable story about a man in 1948 L.A. hired to find a woman who becomes involved in murder - sort of a Black film noir is just a little too stylized
	Devil Wears Prada, The	2006	]]]	Watchable tale of a young woman drawn in by the high fashion publishing industry - great acting
	Devil's Backbone, The [El Espinazo del Diablo]	2001	]]]	Spanish - a political ghost story in an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War - strange, fascinating, haunting
	Devil's Double, The	2011	]]]]	Highly fictionalized story of Uday Hussein's body double - still very entertaining with good extra features on the DVD
	Devil's Own, The	1997	]]]]	Great acting makes this thriller about an IRA terrorist hiding in the United States an entertaining treat
	Devil's Playground, The	1976	]]]]	Australian - stress in a strict Catholic seminary in the 1950's - sober insights into the lives of the brothers and their students - well done
	Devil's Rain	1975	]]	Horror flick about a coven of witches - barely watchable
	Dexter: Season 1	2006	]]]]]	This Showtime mini-series is a witty and well acted dark comedy / mystery about a serial killer who works for the police department and only kills those who deserve it
	Dexter: Season 2	2007	]]]]	Not quite as good as Season1 but still very entertaining - lots of Dexter questioning himself and his father - great female villain in this series - the season comes to a very entertaining conclusion
	Dexter: Season 3	2008	]]]]]	The third season involves a lot of change in Dexter's private life and the life of his sister - all the episodes are rock solid - saving one
	Dexter: Season 4	2009	]]]	This series continues to be enjoyable, but this season didn't contain too many unique circumstances along with a very weak ending
	Dexter: Season 5	2010	]]]]	Season 5 has more humor and tighter plotting - some that pushes the edge of believability - overall satisfying
	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	2007	]]	Indian - typical soccer story in which a failing team must save themselves and their field - pretty hokey
	Diamond Men, The	2001	]]]]	Interesting tale of an old diamond salesman showing a young guy the ropes
	Diary of a Mad Black Woman	2005	]]	This story of a loyal wife who is betrayed by her egotistic husband has some good actors but is buried by ridiculous over-the-top plot lines
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	2010	]]]	Fairly entertaining kids' movie - not sure if the title "wimpy" fits the main character - nothing special
	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	2009	]]]	A New York couple is relocated to Wyoming for witness protection - better than average fish out of water comedy
	Die Hard	1988	]]]]]	This great action movie gets all the stars from me because it is solid "guilty pleasure" entertainment - great DVD bonus features
	Die Hard 2: Die Harder	1990	]]]	This is the least entertaining of the Die Hard trio but still worth watching - good DVD bonus features
	Die Hard with a Vengeance	1995	]]]]	This last of the Die Hard trio is probably more far-fetched than the first two but great villains make it a four-starrer - good DVD bonus features
	Die Mommie Die	2003	]]	A parody of the 60's films about a washed up Hollywood star involved in murder - the catch is that the lead is played by a female impersonator - mildly entertaining
	Die! Die! My Darling!	1965	]]	Tullulah Bankhead's last film - plays crazy woman - what a waste of talent
	Different for Girls	1996	]]]]	Fairly interesting characters in this story about boyhood friends who meet by chance sixteen years later - only one has become a woman
	Different from the Others [Anders als die Andern]	1919	]]]]	German - one of several films made during a relaxation of censorship in Germany to educate about the real nature of homosexuality - much of original film is missing - interesting insight to film technique and scientific research of homosexuality
	Different Story, A	1978	]]	Dated comedy in which a gay woman and man fall in love and become "straight" - really bad reproduction on the DVD making it look like a bad home movie
	Diggers	2006	]]]	Story of a group of young clam diggers who face failure after a big corporation takes over most of the business - great story and relationships
	Digging to China	1998	]]]	Story of a ten year old girl, who begins a friendship with a young man of limited abilities who is staying at her family's motel - good try but a bit strained in believability
	Dim Sum Funeral	2009	]]]]	Interesting tale of a family of Chinese heritage who comes together for the mother's funeral - some situations a bit strained but still fairly entertaining
	Dinner at Eight	1933	]]]]]	Society types have dinner with various motives - great fun - click to read a full review
	Dinner for Schmucks	2010	]	Absurd movie about inviting losers to dinner - really bad - waste of money and talent
	Dirth Filthy Love	2004	]]]	Improbable tale of a man coming to terms with obsessive compulsive disorder - likable characters but very weak in the reality aspect
	Dirty Dancing	1987	]]]]	Great music, super dancing, and sexy stars make this a most watchable movie
	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	2004	]]]	Not a bad reworking of the Dirty Dancing story - this time in 1958 Cuba
	Dirty Dozen, The	1967	]]]]]	A WWII action flick with wry humor and unforgettable characters
	Dirty Girl	2010	]]]	Another film about teenagers finding themselves - this one is fairly entertaining focusing upon the school's bad girl and her overweight gay companion - would have been four stars except for the over-the-top, hokey ending
	Dirty Harry	1972	]]]]	What can I say - it made my day!
	Dirty Harry: Magnum Force	1973	]]]]	The second in the series - this one about criminals being murdered by rogue cops - just barely four stars but still good fun
	Dirty Harry: The Dead Pool	1988	]]]	The last of the Dirty Harry flicks - this one has all the usual clichés plus a great car chase with a remote control model car - lots of fun
	Dirty Laundry	2006	]	Gay man from New York visits his family in the South - stinky - done in by a weak script
	Dirty Pictures	2000	]]]]]	Great cable movie about the curator who brought the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit to Ohio
	Dirty Pretty Things	2002	]]]]	Intriguing film about a Nigerian doctor illegally in England who finds an ongoing crime being committed at one of his many jobs
	Dirty Shame, A	2004	]	John Waters' latest effort at "humor" - even Tracy Ullman couldn't save this turkey
	Dirty Tricks	2000	]]]]	Two-part British dark comedy miniseries about a charmer who manages to get a large sum of money through infidelity and marriage - fun but it is a mystery to me that anyone would find the main character attractive because of the actor playing the part
	Disappearance of Alice Creed, The	2009	]]]]	Interesting crime caper with lots of twists and turns - good but just barely four stars
	Dish, The	2000	]]]]]	Great Australian film about the dish that tracked the first moon landing - filled with interesting characters.
	Distant [Uzak]	2002	]]]	Turkish - melancholy story of a man who has isolated himself from society - very slow moving but interesting
	Disturbia	2007	]]]	Teenage version of Rear Window is fairly entertaining - a little drawn out in the ending but good acting a production values
	Diva	1981	]]]	French "cult" film - some good moments
	Divided We Fall	2000	]]]	Czech film - sheltering a Jew during Nazi occupation - good characters and story
	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	2002	]]]]	Dysfunctional families in the South - what could be better?
	Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The [Le Scaphandre et le papillon]	2007	]]]]	French / American - in 1995, author and Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that put him in a coma - this excellent film depicts his struggle to write about his experience by just blinking one eye - superior acting and production - click to read a full review
	DNA [Donovan]	2004	]]]	Four episodes (one two parts) about a British forensic scientist with emotional and personal problems that affect both his work and his family - fairly interesting cases but unrealistic characters
	Do You Like Hitchcock? [Ti Piace Hitchcock?]	2005	]]	Italian - very hokey mystery with many scenes taken from Hitchcock classics - weak
	Doc Martin: Series 1	2004	]]]	Tale of a successful surgeon who goes to be a general practitioner in a small village - quirky characters - some really annoying
	Doctor, The	1991	]]]]	Well done movie about a cocky surgeon who becomes a patient and discovers some realities about patient relationships
	Doe Boy, The	2001	]]]	Boy torn between his Native American and his Caucasian halves - good story partially based upon fact
	Dog Day Afternoon	1975	]]]]]	A botched bank robbery based upon true characters - superior acting and characterizations
	Dog Days of Summer	2007	]]]	A grown man remembers events from his childhood and a mysterious man who comes to town - convoluted - just barely three stars - best part is location of Edenton, North Carolina
	Dog Gone Love	2003	]]	Lame love story about a guy who pretends to be gay to do research for a book - pretty bad
	Dog Problem, The	2006	]]]	Neurotic writer adopts a dog and has many problems - mildly interesting series of character studies
	Dog Soldiers	2002	]	Soldiers attacked by a bunch of werewolves - really bad
	Dog Tags	2008	]]	Depressing tale of a soldier at loose ends who comes under the influence of an aggressive gay man - not very good
	Dog Year, A	2009	]]	An unsatisfactory filming of the book by Jon Katz
	Dog's Breakfast, A	2007	]]	Silly black comedy about a weird brother who murders his sister's fiancé - not very entertaining
	Dogville	2003	]]	It is very difficult to make a movie of a play using sets, etc that would normally appear in a live production - this movie attempts but does not succeed
	Doing Time on Maple Drive	1992	]]]	A dysfunctional family with two domineering parents and three adult siblings - well done television movie
	Domestic Disturbance	2001	]]]]	John Travolta protecting his son from his new stepfather - great action and drama
	Don Juan DeMarco	1995	]]]]]	Fascinating characters and superior performances by great actors make this tale of a young man who lives in a world of fantasy a super movie
	Don McKay	2009	]]]	Very strange tale about a man who returns to his home town after twenty-five years to meet up with his ex-girlfriend - strange characters
	Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands [Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos]	1976	]]	Brazilian - comedy / drama about the widow of a cad who remarries a very dull man and is haunted by her former husband - a breakthrough film in Brazil but somewhat lacking
	Dona Herlinda and Her Son	1985	]]	Spanish - woman invites her son's gay lover to live with them - not very entertaining
	Donnie Darko	2001	]]]]	Jake Gyllenhall plays a delusional high school student - dark and fasinating
	Don't Look Back [Ne Te Retourne Pas]	2009	]]	French - a woman finds that things around her are changing for no reason - long winded psychological drama
	Don't Say A Word	2001	]]]]	Shrink tries to get information from psycho girl - great acting and suspense
	Don't Tell [La Bestia nel cuore]	2005	]]	Italian - ultimately unsatisfying story of a young woman who finds she was abused by her father as a child - too many disjointed characters and events
	Don't Tell Anyone	1998	]]]	Peru - a man must face up to being gay in a repressive society - interesting look at another society
	Doom Generation, The	1995	]]]	The title says it all but more watchable than expected
	Door in the Floor, The	2004	]]]]]	Story of an emotionally bankrupt couple and a young man who enters their lives - superior story telling and acting
	Door to Door	2002	]]]]	Inspired telling of the life of a real man who overcame cerebral palsy to become successful and loved
	Dorian Blues	2004	]]]]	Suprisingly well done film about a teenager coming to terms with being gay - good combination of humor and drama
	Dorian Gray	2009	]]]]	This film version of the famous story is very well produced and acted with lots more of Dorian's evils depicted - very entertaining
	Dot the I	2005	]]]]	On the surface, this is a tale of a young woman about to marry who falls for another man but beneath it is an original, twisting tale of deceit - lots of fun
	Double Happiness	1995	]]]	A look at generational differences in a Chinese family living in the United States - good acting
	Double Jeopardy	1999	]]]	Wife framed for husband's murder only he isn't dead - entertaining
	Double Parked	2000	]]]	Single meter maid with son hoping to better herself - nice "little" movie
	Doubt	2008	]]]]]	Excellent acting in this look into the inner workings of a Catholic school in the 1960's where the principal questions the actions of a priest - intriguing from beginning to end
	Down in the Valley	2005	]]]]	Great acting in this tale of a lonely man who longs to be a cowboy and follow the values of the Old West - a little weak at the end but still highly entertaining - click to link to full review
	Down to Earth	2001	]	Chris Rock in the body of a rich, white old man - worthless
	Down With Love	2003	]]]]	Fun tribute to 60's Doris Day / Rock Hudson comedies - super job at recreating the feel of those old movies
	Downfall [Der Untergang / The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich]	2004	]]]]	German - based upon an eyewitness account, this is an intriguing even-handed picture of the last days of Hitler and his supporters
	Downton Abbey: Season 1	2010	]]]]]	Grandly done British miniseries about a wealthy family - both upstairs and downstairs - in the years just before WWI - this sophisticated soap is a wonderful guilty pleasure
	Downtown	1990	]]]	Beverly Hills Cop in reverse is a watchable film with standard but reasonable characters combined with the right amount of humor and action
	Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes [aka: Murder Rooms]	2000	]]]]	Partially based upon the student life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this well acted and produced film is a good mystery and an educating mini-bio
	Dr. No	1962	]]	The very first Bond film is now supposed to be a classic but I found it amateurish and lacking - except for the screen entrance of Sean Connery as, "Bond, James Bond"
	Dr. Strangelove	1964	]]]]]	Peter Sellers leads the cast of this unforgettable doomsday movie - great special features
	Dracula 2000	2000	]]	Looking for blood in New Orleans - barely watchable
	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	1995	]]]	A Mel Brooks view of the story - lots of fun
	Draughtsman's Contract	1982	]]	Mildly entertaining costume drama with a murder
	Dream Boy	2008	]]	A shy gay boy and high school jocks - tragic combination - does have some realistic characters
	Dream with the Fishes	1997	]]	Weird tale of a relationship between a dying man and his very strange neighbor
	Dreamcatcher	2003	]]	Alien invasion - crazed military - childhood friends - could have been good without special effects - bang, bang
	Dreamer	2005	]]]	Well-told family story revolving around an injured race horse - good extra features on the DVD
	Dreamers	2000	]]	Small town kids in the big city - not very entertaining
	Dreamers, The	2004	]]]]	Erotic tale of young people caught up in sexual exploration and social events in late 1960's Paris - intriguing
	Dresden	2006	]]]]	German - television film of the love story of a downed English bomber pilot and a German nurse climaxing with the bombing of Dresden - good, solid entertainment - click to read a full review
	Dress Code, The	2000	]]]	Silly story about a boy who is picked on by his classmates because his mother is fat and he is smart who decides to wear a dress to compete in a national spelling bee - good acting but pretty weak script
	Drift	2001	]]]	Gay love triangle - entertaining
	Drive	2011	]]]]	Moody piece about a stunt car driver who moonlights as a diver for robberies and his relationship with a woman and her child who live in the same apartment house - slow moving but entertaining
	Driving Lessons	2006	]]]]	Great acting and music in this coming of age story involving a young man and a kooky British actress - click to read a full review
	Driving Miss Daisy	1989	]]]]]	The atmosphere of Atlanta in the 50's and 60's, loving characters, social comment, and superior acting make this tale of a woman and her driver a wonderful film - and the cars aren't bad either!
	Drowning Mona	2000	]]]]	Great comedy revolving around a hated woman in a small town who is murdered - lots of super characters
	Drumline	2002	]]	Marching bands compete - not very good
	Dry Cleaning	1997	]]]	Another French couple takes in a young man who disrupts their lives - entertaining
	Dry Land, The	2010	]]]	Story of an Iraq vet with problems returning home - good effort but doesn't hold together in parts
	Du Barry Was a Lady	1943	]]	Musical comedy with Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, and Gene Kelly - some good moments but kind of old and tired after sixty-four years
	Duchess, The	2008	]]]]]	Lavish production telling of the life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - great acting and a true story that is almost unbelievable
	Dude, Where's My Car?	2000	]]]	Title says it all - entertaining though
	Due Date	2010	]	Supposedly a road comedy in which two different personalities travel from Atlanta to Los Angeles - extremely unlikable characters make the whole thing a waste of time
	Duets	2000	]]]	A story about karaoke hustlers of all things - actually more entertaining than expected
	Dulhan Made in USA	2005	]]	Really lame tale of Indian man who travels to the United States to find a wife - likeable actors but that's about all
	Duma	2004	]]]	Story of a boy who seeks to return a cheetah to the wild - not a really solid plot but beautiful photography and scenes with the animals -click to link to full review
	Dummy	2002	]]]	A shy man from a dysfunctional family finds himself through becoming a ventriloquist - good acting
	Dunsmore	2003	]]]]	This little movie about the citizens in a small town all turninging against a bully turned out to be better than expected mainly due to excellent understated acting - supposedly based upon an actual event
	Duplex	2003	]]]	Surprisingly entertaining black comedy about a young couple trying to get rid of an old lady tenant
	Duplicity	2009	]]]]	A caper film with lots of twists and turns - interesting characters - fun
	Dust	2001	]]]	Over-long story about two feuding brothers at the turn of the century
	Dutch Girls	1985	]]	Teenage angst amongst an English boys' field hockey team - pretty boring with only redeeming factor is a look at so present-day stars as young men
	Dying Gaul, The	2005	]]]]	In this film, beautiful people use sex and love as weapons rather than to enhance their lives - good tale of psychological revenge - click to link to full review
	Dying Young	1991	]]]	Julie Roberts reprises her Pretty Woman persona as a lower-class girl with class caring for a rich young man dying of leukemia - nothing special but likeable characters
	E.T.	1982	]]]	A good, solid movie
	E.T. Bonus Disk	2002	]]]	Some interesting insights into the making and remaking of the movie
	Eagle Has Landed, The	1976	]]]	Mildly entertaining romp about a group of German soldiers who infiltrate a small English village in order to kidnap Winston Churchill
	Earthly Possessions	1999	]]]]	Older woman, younger man love story - great story and characters
	East Is East	1999	]]]]	Strange combination of brutal and comedic actions in a story of a Pakistani married to a British woman
	East Side Story	2006	]]]	Entertaining story of a gay Latino living in East Los Angeles, the influx of white gays into the community, and the problems that ensue - witty and heartfelt
	Eastern Promises	2007	]]]]	The Russian mafia in Britain searching for an incriminating diary and the innocent woman in the middle - great characters and acting even though there are some very gory parts
	Easy	2003	]]]	The trials of a woman who makes the wrong choices about men and relationships - started out pretty well but gets bogged down as it go on
	Easy A	2010	]]]	Silly teen flick about a girl who gets a bad reputation and uses it to her own advantage - she thinks - mildly entertaining - just barely three stars
	Easy Virtue	2008	]]]]]	Delightful retelling of the Noel Coward play - great acting and production values
	Eat Drink Man Woman	1994	]]]]	Chinese - great film about a traditional father and his modern daughters - all revolving around the gourmet food prepared by the father
	Eat Pray Love	2010	]]]	The chick flick of all chick flicks - a wallow in female angst - good acting but just barely three stars
	Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds	2006	]]	Silly gay themed film about a silly guy looking for love - some funny lines but basically tedious
	Eating Raoul	1982	]	This is supposed to be a cult classic about a couple that stumbles upon killing men and selling their bodies in order to raise money to open a restaurant - a little too "culty" for me
	Echelon Conspiracy	2009	]]]	Another one of those innocent guy caught up in government conspiracy and murder flicks - not great but fairly enjoyable
	Ed Gein	2000	]]]	True story of a man who dug up bodies of women, skinned them and then wore the skin - horrifying
	Eddie	1996	]]]	Pretty standard Whoopi Goldberg fare in which an avil fan is given the job as head coach of a basketball team - mildly entertaining
	Eden's Curve	2003	]]	The 1970's - a young man goes off to college and becomes involved in an affair with his roommate and his roommate's girlfriend - then he falls in love with one of his professors - all leading to a tragic end - this movie would have been much better if the director had concentrated more on getting good performances out of the actors rather than "artsy" camera moves
	Edge of Darkness	2009	]]]]	A Boston cop's daughter is gunned down on his doorstep - at first, he thinks that she was mistakenly shot, and that he was the target - he soon finds that his daughter was the actual target - this movie didn't get good reviews, but I really enjoyed it - good, solid performance by Mel Gibson
	Edge of Heaven, The [Auf der anderen Seite]	2007	]]]	German - interesting tale of lives crossing - good acting but highly improbable situations
	Edge of Love, The	2008	]]]]	A brief period in the life of Dylan Thomas in which he and his wife interacted with Dylan's childhood friend and her soldier husband - moody, unpleasant but fascinating
	Edge Of Seventeen	2000	]]]	A watchable "coming out" movie
	Edison Force	2005	]]	Even though it touts big stars, this film about corruption in a special police unit is basically cookie-cutter boring
	Educating Rita	1983	]]]]	Great tale of an outgoing working class woman in England who takes advantage of the open university system in order to change her life - good solid performances
	Education of Charlie Banks, The	2007	]]]	Coming of age drama about a strange relationship between a college freshman and a ruffian from his neighborhood - fairly interesting but nothing special
	Education, An	2009	]]]	Sixteen year old girl has affair with older man - noting good can come of this - good acting and look at London in the early 60's
	Edward II	1992	]]	Artsy gay-themed film of the Marlowe play - not that great even though the acting is very good
	Eight Below	2006	]]]]]	Amazing and uplifting story based upon fact about dogs abandoned in Antarctica who survive for months on their own - beautiful scenery and extraordinary acting by the dogs - click to link to full review
	Eighteen	2004	]]]]	Beautifully produced and acted story of a young man who leaves home because of a horrific event perpetrated by his father and how he is redeemed through a story from his grandfather and friends he meets on the streets
	Einstein of Sex, The	2000	]]	German - true story of gay doctor activist in 1897 Germany - pretty dull but interesting look at history
	El Mar	2000	]]]]	Spanish - an extremely dark tale about the effects of war and killing upon three children who witnessed horrors during the Spanish Civil War - a hard movie to watch but worth it
	El Misterio de Los Almendros [The Almond Tree Mystery]	2004	]	Mexican - really bad movie about two detectives hired to find a painting at the home of a mysterious woman
	Elder Son, The	2002	]]	Total absurdity about a man on the run from the law who convinces a man he is his long lost son
	Election	1999	]]]]	Reese Witherspoon as a crafty high school girl - great black comedy
	Elective Affinities, The [Le Affinita Elettive]	1996	]]]	Italian - strange tale of star crossed lovers in Nineteenth Century Italy
	Elephant	2003	]]]	Strange film about two boys who decide to kill their high school classmates - intriguing and hypnotic
	Elephant King, The	2006	]]	A college student decides to drink, drug, and whore his way through Thailand - his younger brother goes to get him and is drawn in - boring
	Elephant Walk	1954	]]]]	Great old guily pleasure flick with a beautiful young Elizabeth Taylor, a super house, and exotic locations
	Eleven Men Out [Strákarnir Okkar]	2005	]]	Icelandic - a gay soccer player comes out of the closet - good heart, but a poorly acted and produced mess of a movie
	Elf	2004	]]]	Silly holiday movie about a human raised by elves - has some good moments but really just for the kids
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	2007	]]]]	This film covers the time of Elizabeth I met Sir Walter Raleigh, approved the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots, and defeated the Spanish armada - beautifully photographed - extremely atmospheric
	Elizabethtown	2005	]	Another one of those disaffected young man "comedies" that contains situations so improbable that the whole thing becomes ridiculous
	Elling	2001	]]]]	From Norway - two nuts who go out to live in the real world - tender - heartfelt - comedy
	Elvis & Anabelle	2007	]]]]	Strange tale about the romance of two teens - one an undertaker's son who has assumed responsibility for the family business after his father is injured and the other a lonely girl who has been forced into the beauty pageant circuit by her parents - improbable but entertaining
	Embalmer, The [The Taxidermist]	2002	]]]	Italian - strange, somewhat uneven, film about a fifty year old taxidermist who becomes obsessed with a beautiful young man - problem is, the young man is straight - all this muddle leads to tragedy
	Emotional Arithmetic [DVD Title: Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning]	2007	]]]]	Great acting in a story of three survivors of Nazi oppression and the effects of the experiences upon themselves and others - click to read a full review
	Emperor's Club, The	2002	]]]]]	Kevin Kline in a great teacher / student story
	Empire Falls	2005	]]]]]	Life in a small New England town - rich story and characters - great made for cable film
	Empire of the Wolves [L'Empire des Loups]	2005	]]	French - basically boring conspiracy tale with some interesting characters
	Employee of the Month	2006	]]	Lame format comedy about a loser who decides to change his life to get a girl - some entertaining moments but basically weak
	En Tu Ausencia [In Your Absence]	2007	]]	Spanish - disjointed tale of a thirteen year old boy and the influence upon him by a stranger who arrives in his small village - beautiful photography and scenery but the script and acting are lacking
	Enchanted	2007	]]]]	Lots of fun in this fairy tale come to life where the prince is searching for his princess in NYC - great Disney production
	Enchanted April	1992	]]]	Slow moving tale of four repressed English women who rent a house in Italy for a month - time period is right after WWI - good acting and interesting characters
	End of the Spear	2006	]]]	Based upon fact, this is the story of a boy whose missionary father was killed by a South American native who later became his friend - a bit too long but interesting with extraordinary scenery and music
	Enduring Love	2004	]]]	This is a very strange movie about different views of love - slow moving but fascinating
	Enemy at the Gates	2001	]]]]]	Two snipers batter each other in occupied WWII Stalingrad - superb acting
	Enemy Below, The	1957	]]]]	Highly romanticized look at two captains of ships in a deadly cat and mouse game - good, solid, mindless entertainment
	Englishman in New York, An	2008	]]]]	John Hurt revives his role of Quentin Crisp - this time playing Crisp in his latter years when he lived in New York - an excellent portrayal of a very interesting man
	Enigma	2001	]]]]	Story about breaking the code of the German code machine during WWII - great characterization
	Enough	2002	]]]]	Wife has enough of her rich, abusive husband and flees - solid entertainment
	Entre Nos [Between Us]	2009	]]]]	Spanish language film made in the U.S. - based upon a true story of a woman from Columbia whose husband deserted her and her two children and her efforts for family survival - written by the woman's daughter - depressing and uplifting at the same time
	Envy	2004	]	A Jack Black/Ben Stiller mess - guess I've just gotten too old to enjoy the "humor" of these two - too bad
	Equilibrium	2002	]	Future world angst where emotions are controlled - boring
	Erin Brockovich	2000	]]]]]	True story of an "ordinary" woman who accomplishes extraordinary tasks - great
	Escapist, The	2008	]]	British prison escape flick delves too much upon the psychological aspects of the men
	Eternal	2005	]]	Claims to be based upon fact!! - basic T&A flick about a beautiful vampire drinking the blood of equally beautiful women and the detective after her - lame
	Eternal Summer	2006	]]]	Chinese - coming of age romantic triangle involving two best friends - one who is sexually attracted to the other and the girl who loves them both - entertaining and well-made
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	2004	]	When I see a film such as this that is lauded by the critics and loved by people whose opinions I respect, I wonder what is wrong with me that I hated it so much - for me to enjoy a film it must have likable or interesting characters or an intriguing plot or quality production values or SOMETHING - in my mind this mishmash mess had nothing worthwhile
	Ethan Mao	2005	]]	Really lame flick about a gay boy thrown out by his father and the consequences
	Eulogy	2004	]]]	Quirky dysfunctional family comedy about siblings who come together for their father's funeral - fairly standard but some good moments
	Europa Europa	1990	]]]]	True story of a Jewish boy who joins the Nazi youth in order to survive - very well done
	Eurotrip	2004	]	A total waste of time and money - not funny - no absurd redeeming qualities of the usual teenage t&a movie
	Evan Almighty	2007	]]]]	This is a very funny and well-done movie about a modern-day may who is directed by God to build an ark - lots of great extras on the DVD
	Evelyn	2002	]]]]]	English - based upon life about a man fighting the system to gain custody of his children - excellent
	Even the Rain [También la Lluvia]	2010	]]]]	Spanish - a film company is in Bolivia to make a film about how Columbus and his men exploited the natives while a parallel modern-day exploitation is taking place - great characters
	Evenhand	2002	]]]	Interesting look at two cops on the beat - one who follows the rules and one who doesn't
	Evening	2007	]]]]	Great acting in this film about an old woman dying and remembering events of her past - click to read a full review
	Event, The	2003	]]	The events before and after the suicide of a man with AIDS - good acting but pretty slow
	Ever After	1998	]]]	Drew Barrymore is great in this re-told story of Cinderella - good entertainment
	Everlasting Secret Family, The	1989	]]	A surreal and very weird look at an Australian senator and his secret sex life
	Every Day	2010	]]]]]	Extremely well done family drama in which the ill father moves into the family home - the wife and daughter is stressed and the husband is having problems at work - add a gay teenage son and his younger brother - excellent acting with engrossing and realistic characters
	Everybody's Famous	2000	]]]	Dutch - father goes to the extreme to give his little-talent daughter a chance - strange but watchable film
	Everybody's Fine	2009	]]]]	A widower goes to visit his four grown children who have been hiding secrets from him - pretty standard plot but good characters and acting
	Everyone	2004	]]]	Fairly entertaining flick about the family dynamics at a union ceremony for a gay couple
	Everyone Else [Alle Anderen]	2009	]]	German - a couple has some problems while on vacation - only gets two stars because of the unexplainable actions of the characters - good acting though
	Everything Is Illuminated	2005	]]]]	Quirky tale of a young Jewish man who goes to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather during WWII - strange but very well done - click to read full review
	Everything Must Go	2010	]	A drunk is thrown out by his wife and must sell his possessions that are spread out on his front lawn - nothing much to like about this downer
	Evidence of Blood	1998	]]]]	Good acting and a fairly watchable modern southern gothic mystery about a man who goes back to his home town and solves a forty year old murder gives this television film its fourth star
	Evil [Ondskan]	2003	]]]]	Swedish - sobering tale of the physical abuse in an exclusive boys' school in the late 1950's - based upon the author's memory of events that happened to him - excellent acting and production values with informative extra feature on the DVD
	Evil Under the Sun	1982	]]	This Agatha Christie mystery suffers from over-acting - could have been much better had the director kept his actors in tow
	Evolution	2001	]]]	Science fiction comedy - watchable
	Excalibur	1981	]]]]	Even though the story drags a bit, this darkly atmospheric version of the King Arthur fable is solid entertainment
	Executive Decision	1996	]]]]]	Another "guilty pleasure" action movie about a hijacked plane wouldn't probably get as many as three stars from the critics but I like what I like
	Exit to Eden	1994	]	Lame comedy about two detectives under cover at an S&M resort
	Exorcist, The	1973	]]]	Pretty good but not as scary as it used to be
	Expendables, The	2010	]	Nothing but overrated macho BS - total waste of time
	Experiment in Terror	1962	]]]]	Bank teller terrorized by criminal and forced to rob the bank - still holds up after over forty years
	Experiment, The	2001	]]]]	German - an experiment in which men are divided into "prisoners" and "guards" goes wrong - entertaining
	Express, The	2008	]]]]]	Beautifully done story of football player Ernie Davis - click to read a full review
	Extra Man, The	2010	]]	Character study of two men - one young and repressed - one old and gregarious - not very interesting
	Extract	2009	]]]	Very good tongue-in-cheek humor about a frustrated guy who decides to have an affair
	Extraordinary Measures	2010	]]	Based upon fact, the story of the development of a drug to combat a rare genetic affliction - just too saccharine to be entertaining
	Extreme Measures	1996	]]]	A young doctor finds that homeless men are being experimented upon by a evil medical organization - standard fare - just barely three stars
	Eye of God	1997	]]]]	Love blossoming between a small-town girl and a jail parolee who's found God - intriguing characters
	Eye of the Needle	1981	]]]]]	In WWII, a woman is stranded on an island with a German spy who is a maniacal killer - super acting and action
	Eyes of Laura Mars, The	1978	]]]	Faye Dunaway sees crimes - didn't hold up as well as expected over the years
	Eyes Wide Open	2009	]]]]	Israeli - a conservative Jew and family man living in an insular community within Jerusalem finds he is attracted to a young man who comes to work in his shop - thoughtful and insightful
	Eyes Without a Face [The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus / Les Yeux Sans Visage]	1959	]]]]	French - intriguing horror flick made better than run-of-the-mill by artful black and white photography, hypnotic music, and unique costumes
	Eyewitness	1981	]]]	A bit contrived but good acting and interesting characters make this murder mystery enjoyable
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