Drama
Walk the Line
Biopic of the famous/infamous Johnny Cash and his relationship with June Carter. Joaquin Phoenix and...
Pride and Prejudice
I am a fan of the BBC 5 hour adaptation, but I have to say,...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Children’s fantasy. Five children receive lottery type tickets to tour the world’s most amazing Chocolate...
The Weather Man
Dramedy. Very thoughtful, at times profound, ultimately cynical worldview. Nicolas Cage is a ladder-climbing weather...
Capote
Heavy psychological drama. This biopic of the infamous effeminate, lisping, out of the closet homosexual...
Lord of War
Kind of Recommended with qualifications. A black comedy polemic about arms dealers. Nick Cage is...
Four Brothers
Not Recommended. Four adopted brothers return to their home town to get revenge on their...
The Legend of 1900
Not Very Recommended. This is a movie that is not a great story and has...
Saints and Soldiers
Recommended. A great little story about a small group of Allied soldiers behind enemy lines...
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Recommended with caution. This is a young chick flick about four girlfriends in high school...
Crash
Highly Recommended for mature viewers (Lots of harsh “language”). This is an incredible movie about...
Chocolat
Not Recommended. My brother-in-law recently did a detailed analysis of this movie to point up...
The Downfall
Recommended. I confess a morbid fascination with what went on down in that Fuehrerbunker during...
Because of Winn Dixie
Partially recommended. A well-intentioned family film by Walden. Walden’s Holes was mediocre, and this one...
Coach Carter
Highly Recommended. This is an amazingly preachy movie that I absolutely LOVED. Which in my...
Hotel Rwanda
Highly Recommended. A simple black hotel manager in Rwanda rescues over a thousand refuges from...
Million Dollar Baby
Partially Recommended with Extreme Caution. Boxing trainer reluctantly trains an eager young woman to be...
In Good Company
Recommended with Caution. I was moved by this story of a fifty-year old being demoted...
Beyond the Sea
Not Recommended. Boring biography about Bobby Darin. This guy’s life and character and music was...
The Aviator
Not Recommended. All right. I have decided to announce the Triumvirate of Mediocrity: Martin Scorsese,...
Kinsey
Not Recommended. This movie is terribly dishonest and morally criminal. It is the cliché accusation...
Around the Bend
Partially Recommended. This Indie movie about four generations of fathers and sons seeking redemption was...
I Heart Huckabees
Partially recommended with caution. I call this a philosophical farce. And that’s the only reason...
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...
The Village
Recommended. DO NOT READ THIS BLOG IF YOU HAVE ANY DESIRE TO SEE THE MOVIE....
King Arthur
Kinda recommended for it’s interesting take on an epic legend, but not really recommended because...
The Terminal
Recommended, but not highly. There is just something magical about Tom Hanks to me that...
To End All Wars
Very Highly Recommended. Possibly one of the best films ever made. Okay, I wrote the...
Judas
Not recommended. Okay, they pulled this one out of the crapper because they thought that...
In America
Recommended. Written and directed by Jim Sheridan with his daughters, this film, part autobiography, is...
Calendar Girls
Hard to recommend. This is another movie that has some wonderful character moments, great lines,...