Brian Godawa

Alexander

Not Recommended at all. BORING. A movie about Alexander the Great done by Oliver the...
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Saw

Not recommended. It was a very creative approach with a story that takes place mostly...
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Voices of Iraq

Highly Recommended. A beautiful film. It seems all we see in our news reporting on...
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Shall We Dance?

Recommended with discernment. A wonderful movie that affirms marriage while being honest with the dryness...
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Around the Bend

Partially Recommended. This Indie movie about four generations of fathers and sons seeking redemption was...
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Fahrenheit 9/11

Not Recommended at all. I remember when I was in college a friend of mine...
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Ladder 49

Recommended. A slice of life type movie about a young firefighter. What is so interesting...
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Woman, Thou Art Loosed

Partially recommended. Very thoughtful and poetic. This movie does for black Gospel culture what The...
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I Heart Huckabees

Partially recommended with caution. I call this a philosophical farce. And that’s the only reason...
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WMD: The Murderous Regime of Saddam Hussein

Highly Recommended. A moving documentary that will make you weep. It chronicles Saddam Hussein’s use...
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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....
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Michael Moore Hates America

Highly Recommended. This movie is not a political diatribe. It does not defend either Left...
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The Forgotten

Not really recommended. This movie had a very mind bending reality premise about a woman...
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Not really recommended. This is a popcorn action flick without much heart or soul. Looks...
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13 Going on 30

Highly Recommended. This is a great personal film about second chances, about seeing the consequences...
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Shark Tale

Recommended, but beware of subversion. I love CGI animation. I love how expressive and cute...
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Vanity Fair

Kind of Recommended. As far as period pieces of the 19th century go, this one...
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Between Strangers

Recommended. Saw this on video. I love chick flicks. And I love movies like this...
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What the Bleep Do We Know?

Not Recommended. This title is the publicly toned down version of the eminently more irreverent,...
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Paparazzi

Not Recommended. Rising action star’s new fame turns to horror when a pack of paparazzi...
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Suspect Zero

Partially recommended for postmoderns. I’ve said it before. The reason why I like the horror...
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The Excorcist: The Beginning

Partially recommended, but mostly for postmoderns and materialists. Okay, This is a pretty well done...
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Open Water

Recommended. This movie is the scariest movie I have seen since Blair Witch Project. Why?...
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Alien Vs. Predator

No recommended. Not much to this sci-fi action cat and mouse film. It’s more of...
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The Manchurian Candidate

Not really recommended. I was mildly and happily surprised that this movie about mind control...
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The Bourne Supremacy

Not really recommended. This movie sequel to The Bourne Identity, was a good popcorn type...
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The Village

Recommended. DO NOT READ THIS BLOG IF YOU HAVE ANY DESIRE TO SEE THE MOVIE....
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Collateral

Recommended with extreme caution. This is a profound film. From Last of the Mohicans to...
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I, Robot

Recommended. This movie is a rather predictable and somewhat boring action movie. But it is...
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King Arthur

Kinda recommended for it’s interesting take on an epic legend, but not really recommended because...
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Napoleon Dynamite

Recommended. Funny little Indie movie about Geeks winning. Quirky, clean, character-driven comedy. Amazingly clean. I...
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Spiderman 2

Recommended for it’s morality, but not so much for it’s story. I say this because,...
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