Film. Music. TV. Life.
My name is Jo, and this is my pop culture perspective


Welcome to my movie database, an ongoing project to list every film I've ever seen. Originally I created it with lofty aspirations to provide a mini review of each, but for now I will just link to those which I've actually reviewed on my blog.
[Personal favorites noted with an *]

A

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Spielberg + Kubrick = strange, slightly disturbing, incomplete. Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law. 2001.

About A Boy
From the directors of the American Pie trilogy (Weitz brothers) and author of High Fidelity (Nick Hornby). Darker than advertised, somewhat heartwarming. Hugh Grant is much more likeable as a disheveled sourpuss. Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz. 2002.

About Adam
Decent little indie. Kate Hudson before the hype. Irish sisters fight over a boy. Stuart Townsend (aka Charlize Theron's beau). 2000.

About Last Night
Directed by Edward Zwick, who later produced Shakespeare in Love, Traffic, and The Last Samurai, among others. Script by David Mamet. Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, Demi Moore, Elizabeth Perkins. 1986.

About Schmidt
Disappointing and a tad dull. I expected more from helmer Alexander Payne, who also brought us Sideways, Election and Citizen Ruth. Jack Nicholson without a hairbrush, Kathy Bates without clothing. Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis. 2002.


Absence of Malice
Sydney Pollack film. Quality story and performances. Paul Newman, Sally Field. 1981.

Absolute Power 
Underrated political drama directed and starring Clint Eastwood. Screenplay by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy, Misery, The Princess Bride). Laura Linney, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris. 1997.

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
Jim Carrey in the first of the two silly pictures. Funny to those who can stand his rubber face and energy. Courtney Cox, Sean Young. Also stars NFL quarterback Dan Marino and rapper Tone Loc! 1994.

Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls
Sequel to film above. Boring co-stars. 1995.


The Accidental Tourist
Small, quiet feel with talented cast. Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner and William Hurt, directed by Lawrence Kasdan (Body Heat, The Big Chill). 1988.

Across The Tracks
Bland, predictable story with poor acting. Notable only because of a young Brad Pitt and a more grown up Ricky Schroder. 1991.

Adaptation
Clever script, great performances by Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper and Nicholas Cage. Director/actor Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) previously collaborated on Being John Malkovich. 2002.

The Addams Family
No explanation needed. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci. 1991.

Addicted To Love
Decent dark comedy starring Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Meg Ryan. Written by Robert Gordon, who later wrote the hysterical sci-fi farce Galaxy Quest. Directed by actor Griffin Dunne, who also directed Practical Magic. 1997.

Adventures in Babysitting
Known for two major debuts: Elisabeth Shue for acting, Chris Columbus for directing (who moved on to Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire, among others). 1987.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Campy space flick with surprisingly good cast: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by W.D. Richter, who thankfully went on to write the screenplay for Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays. 1984.

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Andrew Dice Clay. Need I say more? Ok, it was directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger). 1990.

Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
In a word: fabulous! The film where America discovered Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, albeit in drag. Terence Stamp alone is worth the price of admission. 1994.

Aeon Flux
Interesting glimpse of the future, but poor acting and a thin story diminish the otherwise aesthetically pleasing film. This would have been a great vehicle for Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen, but Charlize Theron and the relatively unknown Marton Csokas simply go through the motions in this big screen adaptation of the popular MTV animation series. Directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), with a very random appearance by Frances McDormand. 2005.

Against All Odds

Against the Ropes
Yikes. What happened to Meg Ryan? Poor script and overacting. Reminds me that both the story and boxing scenes from the first Rocky are pretty damn good. Omar Epps, Charles Dutton, Tony Shalhoub. 2004.

The Age of Innocence
Agnes of God
Air America
Air Force One
Airheads
Airplane
Aladdin
Ali
Alien
Alien Resurrection
Alive

All About My Mother *
I love almost all of Pedro Almodovar's films. He transforms beautifully twisted and heartwarming tales into wonderful movies like no one else. I am not a fan of Penelope Cruz in American movies, but she is tolerable in this. Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. 1999.

All I Want For Christmas
All of Me
All Over Me
All Over the Guy 
All The King's Men
All The President’s Men
All The Pretty Horses
All The Right Moves
Almost Famous
Along Came a Spider
Along Came Polly
Alpha Dog
Always
Amadeus
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace And Chuck
Amélie
American Anthem

American Beauty *
Alan Ball, who went on to bless our small screens with Six Feet Under, won the Oscar for writing this spectacularly acted and imaginative film. I never tire of watching this movie; it is alternatively disturbing and beautiful. Directed by Sam Mendes. 1999.

An American Crime
American Dreamz
American Flyers
American Gangster
American Graffiti

American History X
I don't know how or why Edward Norton was overlooked for an Oscar for his amazing performance in this startling and controversial film. Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk. 1998.

American Pie
American Pie 2
American Psycho
The American President
American Splendor
An American Tail
An American Werewolf in London
American Wedding
America’s Sweethearts
Amistad
Analyze This
Anchorman
Angel Eyes
Angels In The Outfield
Anger Management
Animal House
Anna And The King
Annie
Annie Hall
The Anniversary Party
Another 48 Hrs.

Antonia’s Line *
One of my favorite foreign films of all time. Essentially this is a story about family, and what that comes to mean to generations of women in a small Dutch village. Directed by Marleen Gorris. Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. 1995.

Antz
Any Given Sunday
Any Which Way You Can
Apocalypse Now
Apollo 13
The Apostle
Apt Pupil
Are We There Yet
The Aristocrats
Art School Confidential
Arthur
Article 99

As Good As It Gets
James L. Brooks, who directed this film, has produced and/or written many of my favorite dialogue-heavy and character-driven movies (Spanglish, Jerry Maguire, The War of the Roses, Say Anything). Although both Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Oscars for their performances, Greg Kinnear breaks your heart and steals the show. I wasn't convinced that Hunt was capable of being a big screen presence, but this movie changed my mind. It's too bad that she's virtually disappeared since. 1997.

Aspen Extreme
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Assassins
The Associate
At Close Range
At First Sight
Atonement
August Rush
Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Author! Author!
Auto Focus
Autumn in New York
The Aviator
Awakenings
Away From Her

B

Babe
Babe - Pig in the City
Babel
Babette's Feast
Baby Boom
The Bachelor
Bachelor Party
Backdraft
Back To School
Back To the Future
Back To the Future Part II
Back To the Future Part III
Bad Boys
Bad Company (2002)
Bad Education
Bad Girls
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Bad Santa
Baghdad Cafe
The Ballad of Little Jo
Bambi
Bananas
Bandits
Barbershop
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct 2
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Batteries Not Included
Be Cool
The Beach
Beaches
The Beastmaster
Beautiful Girls
Beautiful Thing
A Beautiful Mind
Beauty and the Beast
Because I Said So
Bed of Roses
Bedazzled
Beetle Juice
Before Night Falls
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Being John Malkovich
Being Julia
The Believer
Bend It Like Beckham
Benny & Joon
Best Friends

Best In Show *
My hands-down favorite in Christopher Guest's trilogy (Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind are the other two). Laugh out loud funny every single time, you don't even have to be a dog person to appreciate the insanity behind the scenes of obsessive show dog owners. Guest and Eugene Levy co-wrote the movie, which features the same basic talented ensemble cast from his other films. A good deal of the film was improvised, which I'm sure was due in part to their canine co-stars. 2000.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Better Off Dead
Better Than Chocolate
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Bewitched
Big
Big Business
The Big Chill
Big Daddy
Big Fat Liar
Big Fish
The Big Hit
The Big Lebowski
Big Momma’s House
Big Night
The Big Sleep
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Billy Bathgate
Billy Elliot
Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss
The Birdcage
Bird On A Wire
Birth
The Black Dahlia
Black Hawk Down
Black Snake Moan
Black Stallion
Blade Runner
Blades of Glory
The Blair Witch Project
Blame It On Rio
Blazing Saddles
Blind Date
Blood Diamond
Blow
Blue Crush
Blue Lagoon
Blue Streak
The Blues Brothers
Bobby
Bodies, Rest & Motion
The Bodyguard
Body Of Evidence
Boiler Room
The Bone Collector
The Bonfire Of The Vanities
Bonnie And Clyde

Boogie Nights *
Mark Walhberg hasn't been as good in any movie since. He convincingly plays a porn star version of himself, and is helped by a fantastic supporting cast (William H. Macy, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman). Although I may never get past the image of Marky Mark in his Calvins, Wahlberg has since earned my respect as executive producer of Entourage, which is obviously loosely based on his own experiences in the industry. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. 1997.

Boomerang
Boondock Saints
Borat
Born in East LA
Born On The Fourth Of July
Bounce
Bound
Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum

Bowfinger *
Why on earth have so few people seen this film? It is a clever comedy, and there are some hysterical wink-wink moments (such as not-so-veiled jabs at Scientology). Eddie Murphy shines in his roles as twin brothers, and even Heather Graham elicits a few laughs. Written by and co-starring Steve Martin, with Christine Baranaski, Jamie Kennedy. Directed by Frank Oz (In & Out, The Stepford Wives). 1999.
 
Bowling for Columbine
Boys and Girls
Boys Don’t Cry
Boys on The Side
Boyz N the Hood
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brave One
The Break-Up
Breakdown
The Breakfast Club
Breakin’
Breaking and Entering
Breaking Away
Brewster’s Millions
The Bridge on The River Kwai
The Bridges of Madison County
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Bright Lights, Big City
Bring It On
Bringing Down The House
Bringing Out the Dead
Broadcast News

Brokeback Mountain *
The only three movies featuring Heath Ledger I’ve ever liked? 10 Things I Hate About You, Lords of Dogtown and Monster’s Ball. This movie will change his career and everyone’s opinion about him as an actor. He gives one of the best and most memorable performances in a long time, and really stands out in a year with very few obvious Best Actor choices. Ledger’s tortured cowboy, Ennis Del Mar, is complex and raw; virtually all of his emotions unfold through his eyes and body language. His forbidden love for Jake Gyllenhaal is heart-wrenching and entirely palpable. Surprisingly strong supporting turns by Michelle Williams (The Station Agent, Dawson’s Creek) and Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries), both of whom show more flesh than the cowboys in love. Beautiful cinematography and direction from Ang Lee, with a great screenplay adaptation from Terms of Endearment author Larry McMurtrey based on an E. Annie Proulx short story. 2005.

Brokedown Palace
Broken Arrow
Broken Flowers
The Broken Hearts
A Bronx Tale
The Brothers McMullen
Bruce Almighty
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
A Bug’s Life
Bugsy
Bull Durham
Bulletproof Monk
Bullets Over Broadway
Bulworth
Burn After Reading
The Business of Strangers
But I'm a Cheerleader
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
The Butcher’s Wife
Butterfly Kiss
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Love

C


The Cable Guy
Cadillac Man
Caddyshack
Calendar Girl
Camp
Cannonball Run
Cannonball Run II
Can’t Buy Me Love
Can’t Hardly Wait
Cape Fear
Carbon Copy
Carlito’s Way
Carrie
Carrington
Cars
Casablanca
Casino
Casino Royale
Castaway
Casual Sex
Casualties Of War
Catch & Release
Catch Me If You Can
Cats & Dogs
Catwoman
Celebrity
The Cell
Center of the World
The Chamber
Chances Are
Changeling (2008)
Changing Lanes
Chariots Of Fire
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Charlie’s Angels
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie Wilson's War

Chasing Amy
If I were to make a list of men who might be capable of miraculously altering my sexual orientation, Ben Affleck wouldn't even make the top 100. Unfortunately, this isn't the only film to subject us to Affleck's heterosexual superpowers (Gigli). He ruins an otherwise entertaining movie with occasional clever dialogue and banter. Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams. Directed by Kevin Smith. 1997.
 
Cheaper by the Dozen
Chicago
Chicken Little
Chicken Run
Children of Men
Chocolat
A Chorus Line
A Christmas Story
Chuck And Buck
The Chumscrubber
Chutney Popcorn
The Cider House Rules
Cinderella Man
Citizen Ruth
City Of Angels
City Slickers
City Slickers II
A Civil Action
Claire of the Moon
Clara’s Heart
Clash of the Titans
Clay Pigeons
Clean and Sober
Clear and Present Danger
Cliffhanger
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of The Third Kind

Closer *
One word: intense. The dialogue is incredibly, painfully honest and Mike Nichols is one hell of a director. The ensemble cast lives up to the hype. I am in awe of Natalie Portman in 2004; first Garden State, and now this. Jude Law is clearly the weakest link of the four stars in this film, but I prefer watching his misery onscreen to his overrated charm. Clive Owen has been quietly climbing the Hollywood ladder with high quality independent films, but this one should propel him to the top rung. When Julia Roberts doesn't smile, she's a better actress. She is entirely compelling in every scene. 2004.


Cloverfield
Club Paradise

Clue
Clueless
Coach Carter
Cobra
Cocoon
Cocktail
Coffee & Cigarettes
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Mountain
Collateral
Collateral Damage
The Color Of Money
The Color Purple
Colors
Coming To America
Con Air
Coneheads
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
Connie and Carla
Conspiracy Theory
The Constant Gardener
Constantine
Contact
The Contender
Continental Divide
Cookie’s Fortune
A Cool, Dry Place
The Cooler

Cop Land *
Sylvester Stallone will surprise you in this one, as he steals the show from acting heavyweights DeNiro, Keitel and Liotta in this quietly powerful film about police corruption. Directed by James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted). 1997.


Copycat
Corpse Bride
Cotton Club
Courage Under Fire
The Cowboy Way
Coyote Ugly
Cradle Will Rock
The Craft
Crash (1996)
Crash (2005)
Crimson Tide
Crocodile Dundee
Crossroads
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Crow
Cruel Intentions
Cry Baby
The Crying Game
Cujo
The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion
The Curve
The Cutting Edge

D

Dan in Real Life

Dances With Wolves * 

Kevin Costner's best film, without question. Make fun of the guy all you want, but he directed the hell out of this movie. His acting is always criticized, but he was doing something right in this one - we forgot he was Costner for over two hours. Getting the movie made was a labor of love for him, ten years in the making. Sweeping, beautiful landscapes accompanied by the haunting score from composer John Barry. Pretty extensive & interesting documentary features on the special edition DVD. Co-starring Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene. 1990.  

Dangerous Liaisons
The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys
Dangerous Minds
Daredevil
The Dark Crystal
The Dark Knight
Dave
The DaVinci Code
The Day After Tomorrow
Days Of Thunder
Daytrippers
D.E.B.S.

Dead Again *
Ah, the good old days of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. Clever mystery with surprising twists. Directed by Branagh. Also stars Andy Garcia. 1991.

Dead Calm
The Dead Girl
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Dead Poet’s Society*
Death Becomes Her
Deconstructing Harry
The Deep End
The Deep End Of The Ocean
Deep Impact
Defending Your Life
Deja Vu
Demolition Man
The Departed
Derailed
Desert Hearts
Desperate Measures
Desperately Seeking Susan
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil’s Advocate
The Devil’s Own
Dick
Dick Tracy
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Die Hard
Diner
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Harry
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
A Dirty Shame
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
DOA
Doc Hollywood
Dog Day Afternoon
Dodgeball
Dogma
Dolores Claiborne
Domestic Disturbance

Domino
Gritty yet compelling story about bounty hunter Domino Harvey, the daughter of British actor Laurence Harvey. Keira Knightly, England’s Natalie Portman, illustrates why she’s already an Oscar nominee at age 20. This cautionary narrative is directed with typical colorful flair by Tony Scott (True Romance), who clearly has a Beverly Hills 90210 fetish. The movie not only boasts appropriately clever and self-deprecating cameos by Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering, but also features character actor/90210 alum Stanley Kamel. Screenplay by Richard Kelly, who wrote and directed the cult hit Donnie Darko. 2005.

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Don’t Say A Word
Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead
The Door in the Floor
The Doors
Double Jeopardy
Down And Out In Beverly Hills
Down To Earth
Down With Love
Downfall
Dracula
Dragnet
Dragonheart
The Dream Team
Dreamgirls
Driven
Driving Miss Daisy
Drop Dead Fred
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Dr. T And The Women
Drugstore Cowboy
Dude, Where’s My Car
Duets
Dumb & Dumber
Dune
Dutch
The Dying Gaul
Dying Young


E

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Eagle Eye
Eastern Promises
Eat Drink Man Woman
EdTV
The Edge
Edison Force
Educating Rita
Edward Scissorhands
Eight Men Out

Election *
Legally Blonde may have made Reese Witherspoon the star that she is today, but Election is clearly her best work. Alexander Payne directs this hysterical movie about Witherspoon’s overachieving high school student Tracy Flick, whose very existence annoys her teachers and fellow students to no end. Matthew Broderick plays pathetic quite convincingly, and is very similar to his character in You Can Count on Me. Co-starring Chris Klein. 1999.

Elektra
The Elephant Man
Elf

Elizabeth *
I will always be bitter that Gwyneth Paltrow won Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love when Cate Blanchett was also nominated that year, and FAR outshined Paltrow in every conceivable way as Elizabeth I in this beautiful movie by Shekhar Kapur. Bitter, party of one. 1998.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabethtown
Empire Records
Enchanted

Encino Man
Endless Love
The End Of The Affair
Enemy Mine

Enemy Of The State *
I actually believe in Will Smith as a leading man, and this film appeals my closeted conspiracy theorist side. Directed by Tony Scott (True Romance, Top Gun), and co-starring Gene Hackman. 1998.

The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain
Enough
Entrapment
Eraser
Erin Brockovich
Escape From Alcatraz

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind *
Easily makes my top 10 of all time. Jim Carrey is just not given enough credit for this performance (he was also terrific in The Truman Show, in my top 10 as well). He and Kate Winslet are perfectly matched in this strange love story by Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich). With visually stunning direction from avant-garde director Michel Gondry (Bjork videos), this film requires more than one viewing to appreciate its creativity, sentiment and soul. 2004.

Eulogy
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
The Evening Star
Everyone Says I Love You
Everybody’s All-American
Everything Relative
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask
Every Which Way But Loose
Evil Under The Sun
The Ex
Excess Baggage
Exit To Eden
Extreme Measures
Eye For An Eye
Eyes Wide Shut

F

The Fabulous Baker Boys
Face/Off
The Faculty
Fahrenheit 9/11
Failure to Launch
Fallen
Falling Down Fame
The Family Man
The Family Stone
The Fan
Fantasia
Far And Away

Far From Heaven *
I expect great acting from Julianne Moore every time, but Dennis Quaid is a revelation in this film; his quiet, tortured and closeted husband is a heartbreaker. Todd Haynes directs this visually stunning independent film, also featuring standout performances by Dennis Haysbert and Patricia Clarkson. 2002.

Fargo
The Fast And The Furious
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Beauty
Father Of the Bride
Father’s Day
Fear
Fearless
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Fever Pitch
A Few Good Men
Field Of Dreams
Fight Club
Finder's Fee
Finding Forrester
Finding Nemo
Finding Neverland
Firestarter
The Fifth Element
Final Analysis
Final Destination 2
The Firm
First Daughter
First Knight
The First Wives Club
A Fish Called Wanda
The Fisher King
The Flamingo Kid
Flash Gordon
Flashdance
Flatliners
Flawless
Fletch
Fletch Lives
Flightplan
The Flintstones
Flirting With Disaster
The Fly
Fly Away Home
Footloose
For the Love of the Game
For Your Consideration
Forces Of Nature
Forever Young
Forget Paris
The Forgotten
Forrest Gump
Foul Play
The Fountain
Four Weddings And A Funeral
Frankenstein
Frankie and Johnny
Freaky Friday
Freedomland
Freeway
Free Willy
French Kiss
French Twist
Frequency
The Freshman
Friday Night Lights
Fried Green Tomatoes
Friends with Money
The Fugitive
Full Frontal
Full Metal Jacket
The Full Monty

G

Galaxy Quest
The Game
Gandhi
Gangs Of New York

Garden State *
One of my favorite movies of all time, for reasons I still have difficulty articulating. Written and directed by Zach Braff, this is an impressive debut for a television star with a relatively small big-screen résumé. There is a really nice sentiment about the film, and Braff gives a very subdued and appealing performance as Andrew Largeman. Natalie Portman radiates and steals the show; she is quirky and cute, and gives her character an irresistible charm and energy. Indie film It-Boy Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don’t Cry, Shattered Glass, Kinsey) provides yet another solid supporting role. Co-starring Ian Holm. 2004.

Gattaca *
Get Carter
Get Shorty

The Getaway
Ghost
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Ghost Rider
Ghost World
The Gift
Gigli
GI Jane
The Gingerbread Man
Girl 6
Girl, Interrupted
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Girlfight
Gladiator
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gloria
Glory
Glory Road

Go *
Before she left on a Cruise, Katie Holmes was a charming actress on the rise. Director Doug Liman takes us on an entertaining journey through a poorly executed drug deal, with a great soundtrack and a loaded cast (Taye Diggs, Holmes, Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Polley, and Scott Wolf). Liman’s quick, signature style of direction works well in this movie, as it does with his other films: Swingers, The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Written by John August (Charlie’s Angels, Big Fish, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory). 1999.

The Godfather

The Godfather: Part II *
Clearly the best of the trilogy and possibly the best sequel ever made. Al Pacino has never been better, and yet he did not win Best Actor for his brilliant performance in this masterpiece. Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola), Best Supporting Actor (Robert DeNiro), Best Music and Best Screenplay. 1974.

The Godfather: Part III
Gods And Monsters *
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Go Fish
Going Ape!
Gone Baby Gone
Gone In 60 Seconds
Gone With The Wind
The Good Girl
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Night, and Good Luck
The Good Shepherd
Good Will Hunting
Goodbye Lover
Goodfellas *
The Goonies
Gorillas In The Mist
Gosford Park * 
Gotcha!
The Graduate
Grand Canyon
Gray Matters
Grease
Grease 2
Great Balls Of Fire
Great Expectations
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Outdoors
Greencard
The Green Mile
Gremlins
Gremlins 2
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
Grindhouse
Grosse Pointe Blank
Groundhog Day
Grumpy Old Men
The Guardian
Guarding Tess
Gung Ho

H

Hackers
Hairspray (1998)
Hairspray (2007)
Half Nelson
Hamlet
Hancock
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Hanging Up
Hannibal
Happiness
Happy Endings
Happy Gilmore
Happy, Texas
Hard Candy
Hard To Hold
Hardball
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harry And Son
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Haunted Honeymoon
He Got Game
He Said, She Said
Heartbreakers
Heart Like A Wheel
Heat
Heathers
Heaven Can Wait
Heavenly Creatures *
The Heavenly Kid 
Heights
Henry & June
Her Alibi
Here On Earth
Hero 
Hidalgo
High Art
High Fidelity *
Hilary And Jackie
History Of The World: Part I
A History of Violence
Hitch
Hocus Pocus
Holes
The Holiday
Hollow Man
Hollywoodland
Holy Smoke
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
Home For The Holidays *
Home Fries
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Honeymoon In Vegas
Hook
Hoop Dreams
Hoosiers
Hope Floats
Hostage
The Hotel New Hampshire
Hot Shots
The Hours *
House of Games
The House Of Mirth
House of Sand and Fog
The House Of Yes
Howard The Duck
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How To Beat The High Cost Of Living
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
How To Make An American Quilt
The Hudsucker Proxy
Hulk
Hurlyburly
The Hurricane
Hustle & Flow

I

IQ
I, Robot
I Am Sam
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Heart Huckabees
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Love Trouble
I Love You to Death
I Ought To Be In Pictures
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Ice Age
The Ice Storm *
An Ideal Husband
Identity
Igby Goes Down
The Illusionist
Imagine Me & You
The Importance Of Being Ernest
Impromtu
In & Out
In America
In Good Company
In Her Shoes
In Love and War
In The Bedroom
In The Cut
In The Line Of Fire
In The Name Of The Father *

The Incredibles
I was fortunate to attend a screening at Pixar (before the movie was released) for a charity event benefiting local schools. Wow. I loved Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo, and this is right up there with their best. Perfectly voiced by Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. Damn funny family entertainment and amazing animation. 2004.


The Incredible Shrinking Woman
The Incredibly True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love
Indecent Proposal
Independence Day
Indian Summer
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Innerspace
Inside Man
The Insider
Insomnia
Internal Affairs
The Interpreter
Intersection
Interview With A Vampire
Into the Wild
Intolerable Cruelty
Inventing the Abbotts
Invincible
Ira & Abby
The Iron Giant
Iron Man
Irreconcilable Differences
Iris
Iron Eagle
Ishtar
The Island
The Italian Job
It Could Happen To You
It’s A Wonderful Life
It’s My Party
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing

J

Jack
Jack Frost
Jackass: The Movie
The Jacket
Jackie Brown
Jade
Jagged Edge
Jane Austen Book Club
Jane Eyre
Jarhead
Jawbreaker
Jaws
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jeffrey
Jennifer 8
Jerry Maguire *
Jersey Girl
Jesus' Son
The Jewel of the Nile
JFK
Jimmy Hollywood
Jingle All The Way
Joe Dirt
Joe Versus The Volcano
Johnny Be Good
Johnny Dangerously
Jude
Judge Dredd
Judy Berlin
Julian Po
Julie Johnson
Jumper
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Junebug
The Jungle Book
Juno *
Jurassic Park
The Juror
Just Friends
Just Like Heaven
Just Married
Just One Of The Guys

K

K-9
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid, Part II
The Karate Kid, Part III
Keeping The Faith *
Kicking and Screaming
Kidco
Kids
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2 *
Kindergarten Cop
King Kong (1976)
King Kong (2005)
The King Of Comedy
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingpin
Kinsey
A Kiss Before Dying
Kissing A Fool
Kissing Jessica Stein *
Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Kiss The Girls
Knockaround Guys
Knocked Up
K-PAX
Kramer Vs. Kramer
Krippendorf's Tribe
Kung Fu Panda

L

L.A. Confidential *
L.A. Story
La Bamba
La Vie En Rose
Lady and the Tramp
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider –The Cradle of Life
The Last Castle
The Last Emperor
Last Holiday
The Last Kiss
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last Samurai
The Last Seduction
The Last Shot
The Last Temptation of Christ
Laurel Canyon
Lawnmower Man
Laws of Attraction
A League of Their Own
Leaving Las Vegas
Legal Eagles
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Legend
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Billie Jean
Less Than Zero
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Liar Liar
Lie Down with Dogs
The Life Aquatic
Life as a House *
Life is Beautiful
The Life of David Gale
Life or Something Like It
Life Stinks
Light of Day
Like Water for Chocolate
The Limey
The Lion King
Little Black Book 
Little Children *
Little Man Tate
The Little Mermaid
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Monsters
Little Nikita
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Voice
Little Women
Living Out Loud
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lone Star
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Looker
The Lookout
Look Who’s Talking
Look Who’s Talking Too
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of War
Lords of Dogtown
Lost and Delirious
Lost Boys
Lost Highway
Lost In Translation
Love Actually *
Love Affair
Love and Basketball
Love and Death on Long Island
Love at First Bite
The Love Letter
Lovely and Amazing
Loverboy
Loving Annabelle
Lucas
Lucky Number Slevin

M

Mad City
Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Love
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Made
Made In America
The Madness of King George
The Magdalene Sisters
Magnolia *
Maid in Manhattan
The Majestic
Major League
Malcolm X
Malice
Mall Rats
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manhattan Project
Mannequin
Man of the House
Man of the Year
Man on the Moon
The Man Who Wasn’t There
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man without a Face
The Man with Two Brains
Mansfield Park
A Map of the World
Margot at the Wedding
Maria Full of Grace
March of the Penguins
Married to the Mob
Mars Attacks
The Marrying Man
Mary Poppins
MASH
Mask
The Mask
Match Point
Matchstick Men
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded *
The Matrix Revolutions
Maverick
Ma Vie En Rose *
Max Dugan Returns
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Me, Myself & Irene
Mean Girls
Meet Joe Black
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Parents
Melinda and Melinda
Memento
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memphis Belle
Men in Black
Men in Black II
Men at Work
Men Don’t Leave
Mermaids
Message in a Bottle
The Mexican
Miami Rhapsody
Michael Clayton
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight Run
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy
The Mighty
Mighty Aphrodite
A Mighty Heart
A Mighty Wind
Milk Money
Million Dollar Baby
Minority Report *
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Misery
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality 2 
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Imossible III
Mixed Nuts
Modern Problems
Mommie Dearest
Mona Lisa Smile
The Money Pit
Monkey Bone
Monster
Monster-in-Law
Monster’s Ball
Monsters, Inc. *
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
Moon Over Parador
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight Mile

Moonstruck
Mortal Thoughts
Moscow on the Hudson
The Mosquito Coast
The Mothman Prophecies
Moulin Rouge *
Mr. 3000
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Holland’s Opus
Mr. Jones
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Mom
Mr. Saturday Night
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Winterbourne

Much Ado About Nothing *
The most entertaining adaption of Shakespeare to hit the big screen. Starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branaugh, who also directed. Quite an ensemble cast, including Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, and Kate Beckinsale (making her film debut). The questionable casting of Keanu Reeves made for the only distraction in an otherwise great film. 1993.


Multiplicity
Mumford
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The Muppet Movie
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Murder at 1600
Murder by Numbers
Murderball
Muriel’s Wedding
Murphy’s Romance
The Muse
Music and Lyrics
The Music Man
Must Love Dogs
My Best Friend’s Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Blue Heaven
My Bodyguard
My Cousin Vinny
My Dog Skip
My Favorite Year
My Girl
My Life
My Own Private Idaho
My Summer of Love
Mystery, Alaska
Mystery Date
Mystery Men
Mystic Pizza
Mystic River
The Myth of Fingerprints

N

Nadine
Naked Gun
Naked Gun 2 1/2
Naked Gun 33 1/3
Napoleon Dynamite
National Lampoon’s Vacation
National Treasure
National Treasure 2
The Natural
Natural Born Killers
Navy SEALS
The Negotiator
Neighbors
Nell
The Net
Network
Never Been Kissed
The Newton Boys
New York Stories
The Next Best Thing
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
The Night Listener
‘Night Mother
Night Shift
Nine Months
The Nines
No Country For Old Men
No Reservations
No Way Out
Nobody’s Fool
Noise
Norma Rae
North
North Country
North Shore
The Notebook
Notes on a Scandal
Nothing in Common
Notting Hill
Nurse Betty
Nuts

O

O
O, Brother Where Art Thou?
The Object of My Affection
Ocean’s 11
Ocean's 12
October Sky
An Officer and a Gentleman
Office Space
Oh, God!
Oh, God! Book II
Old School
Once
Once Bitten
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
One Crazy Summer
One Fine Day
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Hour Photo
One Night Stand
On Golden Pond
Only You
On The Right Track
On the Waterfront
Opportunity Knocks

The Opposite of Sex *
Lisa Kudrow is the most talented Friend. Her turn as an uptight, conservative sourpuss in this movie is fantastic. Written and directed by Don Roos, who gave us Single White Female but also Boys on the Side and Bounce. Clearly this man is in touch with his feminine