Brian Godawa
Saw
Not recommended. It was a very creative approach with a story that takes place mostly...
Voices of Iraq
Highly Recommended. A beautiful film. It seems all we see in our news reporting on...
Shall We Dance?
Recommended with discernment. A wonderful movie that affirms marriage while being honest with the dryness...
Around the Bend
Partially Recommended. This Indie movie about four generations of fathers and sons seeking redemption was...
Fahrenheit 9/11
Not Recommended at all. I remember when I was in college a friend of mine...
Ladder 49
Recommended. A slice of life type movie about a young firefighter. What is so interesting...
I Heart Huckabees
Partially recommended with caution. I call this a philosophical farce. And that’s the only reason...
WMD: The Murderous Regime of Saddam Hussein
Highly Recommended. A moving documentary that will make you weep. It chronicles Saddam Hussein’s use...
In the Face of Evil: Reagan’s War in Word and Deed
Highly Recommended. This movie is a documentary that is opening in a limited market soon....
Michael Moore Hates America
Highly Recommended. This movie is not a political diatribe. It does not defend either Left...
The Forgotten
Not really recommended. This movie had a very mind bending reality premise about a woman...
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Not really recommended. This is a popcorn action flick without much heart or soul. Looks...
13 Going on 30
Highly Recommended. This is a great personal film about second chances, about seeing the consequences...
Shark Tale
Recommended, but beware of subversion. I love CGI animation. I love how expressive and cute...
Vanity Fair
Kind of Recommended. As far as period pieces of the 19th century go, this one...
Between Strangers
Recommended. Saw this on video. I love chick flicks. And I love movies like this...
What the Bleep Do We Know?
Not Recommended. This title is the publicly toned down version of the eminently more irreverent,...
Paparazzi
Not Recommended. Rising action star’s new fame turns to horror when a pack of paparazzi...
Suspect Zero
Partially recommended for postmoderns. I’ve said it before. The reason why I like the horror...
The Excorcist: The Beginning
Partially recommended, but mostly for postmoderns and materialists. Okay, This is a pretty well done...
Open Water
Recommended. This movie is the scariest movie I have seen since Blair Witch Project. Why?...
Alien Vs. Predator
No recommended. Not much to this sci-fi action cat and mouse film. It’s more of...
The Manchurian Candidate
Not really recommended. I was mildly and happily surprised that this movie about mind control...
The Bourne Supremacy
Not really recommended. This movie sequel to The Bourne Identity, was a good popcorn type...
The Village
Recommended. DO NOT READ THIS BLOG IF YOU HAVE ANY DESIRE TO SEE THE MOVIE....
Collateral
Recommended with extreme caution. This is a profound film. From Last of the Mohicans to...
I, Robot
Recommended. This movie is a rather predictable and somewhat boring action movie. But it is...
Napoleon Dynamite
Recommended. Funny little Indie movie about Geeks winning. Quirky, clean, character-driven comedy. Amazingly clean. I...
Spiderman 2
Recommended for it’s morality, but not so much for it’s story. I say this because,...