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I wish there were time for all the movies I've catalogued to come equipped with full-length essays. Failing that, to save you the trouble of wading through all of the grade-only entries, here is a list of the films for which I have offered extended commentary—perhaps too extended! Hope you enjoy.

Split dates like (2008/2009) denote world premieres in the former year, U.S. releases in the latter.
 

 
12 Angry Men (1957) Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler B–
13 Going on 30 (2004) Dir. Gary Winick. With Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer B
25th Hour (2002) Dir. Spike Lee. With Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson A–
28 Days Later (2003) Dir. Danny Boyle. With Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns B
The 6th Day (2000) Dir. Roger Spottiswoode. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn C–
7th Heaven (1927) Dir. Frank Borzage. With Charles Farrell, Janet Gaynor, David Butler A–
8 Mile (2002) Dir. Curtis Hanson. With Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy B–
8 Women (2002) Dir. François Ozon. With Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Danielle Darrieux C+

The Abyss (1989) Dir. James Cameron. With Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ed Harris B+
The Accidental Tourist (1988) Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. With William Hurt, Geena Davis B
The Accused (1988) Dir. Jonathan Kaplan. With Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson B
The Actress (1953) Dir. George Cukor. With Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright C–
The Addiction (1995) Dir. Abel Ferrara. With Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken B
Affliction (1998) Dir. Paul Schrader. With Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek C+
After Hours (1985) Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino C+
After the Rehearsal (1984) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Erland Josephson, Lena Olin B+
Afterglow (1997) Dir. Alan Rudolph. With Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Jonny Lee Miller D+
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Haley Joel Osment B+
Air Doll (2009/2010) Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. With Bae Du-na, Arata, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri C
Alexander (2004) Dir. Oliver Stone. With Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer D–
Ali (2001) Dir. Michael Mann. With Will Smith, Ron Silver, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Nona Gaye B+
All the Real Girls (2003) Dir. David Gordon Green. With Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel B+
Almost Famous (2000) Dir. Cameron Crowe. With Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup C+
The American (2010) Dir. Anton Corbijn. With George Clooney, Johan Leysen, Violante Placido B
American Psycho (2000) Dir. Mary Harron. With Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny B
Amistad (1997) Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey B–
Angel Eyes (2001) Dir. Luis Mandoki. With Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Terrence Howard D+
Animal Kingdom (2010) Dir. David Michôd. With James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn B+
The Anniversary Party (2001) Dirs.Jennifer Jason Leigh & Alan Cumming. With Alan Cumming B
Another Country (1984) Dir. Marek Kanievska. With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes C–
Another Year (2010) Dir. Mike Leigh. With Ruth Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville B+
Another Woman (1988) Dir. Woody Allen. With Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Gene Hackman A–
Antonia's Line (1995) Dir. Marleen Gorris. With Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans F
The Apartment (1960) Dir. Billy Wilder. With Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray C
Apocalypto (2006) Dir. Mel Gibson. With Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Dalia Hernandez F
Armageddon (1998) Dir. Michael Bay. With Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton C–
Artemisia (1998) Dir. Agnès Merlet. With Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic B
As Good as It Gets (1997) Dir. James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear C+
At Land (1944) Dir. Maya Deren. With Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Parker Tyler, John Cage A–
L'Atalante (1934) Dir. Jean Vigo. With Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo, Michel Simon, Louis Lefebvre A–
August: Osage County (2013) Dir. John Wells. With Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts C
Autumn Sonata (1978) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Halvar Björk A–
The Avengers (1998) Dir. Jeremiah Chechik. With Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery D

Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Dir. George Miller. With Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell B–
Babette's Feast (1987) Dir. Gabriel Axel. With Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer B–
The Bad Seed (1956) Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. With Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Evelyn Varden B+
Ballast (2008) Dir. Lance Hammer. With JimMyron Ross, Micheal J. Smith Sr., Tarra Riggs B+
Bamboozled (2000) Dir. Spike Lee. With Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett-Smith B
Bamboozled (2000) Co-review with Tim Robey. Dir. Spike Lee. With Damon Wayans B
Barbershop (2002) Dir. Tim Story. With Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson B
Barfly (1987) Dir. Barbet Schroeder. With Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige B–
Basic Instinct (1992) Dir. Paul Verhoeven. With Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone D
Batman Begins (2005) Dir. Christopher Nolan. With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson B–
The Beach (2000) Co-review with Tim Robey. Dir. Danny Boyle. With Leonardo DiCaprio C
A Beautiful Mind (2001) Dir. Ron Howard. With Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris B
Beautiful Thing (1996) Dir. Hettie MacDonald. With Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal B+
Before Sunset (2004) Dir. Richard Linklater. With Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff A–
Beginners (2010/2011) Dir. Mike Mills. With Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer A–
The Belly of an Architect (1987) Dir. Peter Greenaway. With Brian Dennehy, Chloë Webb B
Beloved (1998) Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise B+
Best in Show (2000) Dir. Christopher Guest. With Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest B–
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Lou Castel B+
The Big Lebowski (1998) Dir. Joel Coen. With Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore C
Billy Elliot (2000) Dir. Stephen Daldry. With Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters D+
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) Dir. Tommy O'Haver. With Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe B
The Black Dahlia (2006) Dir. Brian De Palma. With Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson C+
Black Snake Moan (2006/2007) Dir. Craig Brewer. With Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci B+
Black Swan (2010) Dir. Darren Aronofsky. With Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis B–
The Blair Witch Project (1999) Dirs.Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez. With Heather Donahue A–
Blood and Wine (1997) Dir. Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine B+
Blue Sky (1994) Dir. Tony Richardson. With Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Amy Locane B–
Body of Evidence (1993) Dir. Uli Edel. With Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna D
Boogie Nights (1997) Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. With Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds A
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) Dir. Joe Berlinger. With Jeff Donovan, Kim Director F
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Dir. Oliver Stone. With Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe B
Borom Sarret (1963) Dir. Ousmane Sembene. With Ly Abdoulaye, Albourah A
Bounce (2000) Dir. Don Roos. With Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton C
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Dir. Paul Greengrass. With Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox A–
The Boxer (1997) Dir. Jim Sheridan. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox D+
Braveheart (1995) Dir. Mel Gibson. With Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau C–
Breach (2007) Dir. Billy Ray. With Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney B–
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Dir. David Lean. With William Holden, Alec Guinness A–
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Dir. Sharon Maguire. With Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth B–
Bring It On (2000) Dir. Peyton Reed. With Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford B+
Broken Flowers (2005) Dir. Jim Jarmusch. With Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone C–
Buffalo '66 (1998) Dir. Vincent Gallo. With Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston C–
Bugsy (1991) Dir. Barry Levinson. With Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel B
Bull Durham (1988) Dir. Ron Shelton. With Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins B+
Bulworth (1998) Dir. Warren Beatty. With Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt C
The Business of Strangers (2001) Dir. Patrick Stettner. With Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles C
The Butcher Boy (1998) Dir. Neil Jordan. With Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw B–

Cactus (1986) Dir. Paul Cox. With Isabelle Huppert, Robert Menzies, Norman Kaye B
Cairo Time (2009/2010) Dir. Ruba Nadda. With Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Amina Annabi B
La Captive (2000) Dir. Chantal Akerman. With Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy B+
Carnival of Souls (1962) Dir. Herk Harvey. With Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist A–
Cast Away (2000) Dir. Robert Zemeckis. With Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy C
Cecil B. DeMented (2000) Dir. John Waters. With Stephen Dorff, Melanie Griffith, Alicia Witt C–
The Cell (2000) Dir. Tarsem Singh. With Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio A
Cemetery Man (1996) Dir. Michele Soavi. With Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro B–
Changeling (2008) Dir. Clint Eastwood. With Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly C–
Changing Lanes (2002) Dir. Roger Michell. With Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton C+
Chariots of Fire (1981) Dir. Hugh Hudson. With Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Nigel Havers B
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) Dir. McG. With Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu D
Chéri (2009) Dir. Stephen Frears. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates D+
Children of Heaven (1999) Dir. Majid Majidi. With Mir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi C
Citizen Ruth (1996) Dir. Alexander Payne. With Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place C+
The City of Lost Children (1995) Dirs. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro. With Daniel Emilfork B–
The Clearing (2004) Dir. Pieter Jan Brugge. With Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe B
Clockwatchers (1998) Dir. Jill Sprecher. With Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow B
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003/2004) Dir. Jim Jarmusch. With Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright C–
Collateral (2004) Dir. Michael Mann. With Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith B+
The Contender (2000) Dir. Rod Lurie. With Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges C
Control Room (2004) Dir. Jehane Noujaim. Documentary about al-Jazeera and CentCom news B+
Coquette (1929) Dir. Sam Taylor. With Mary Pickford, John St. Polis, John Mack Brown D
Crash (1996/1997) Dir. David Cronenberg. With James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A–
Crazy Heart (2009) Dir. Scott Cooper. With Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall C
Crazy Love (2007) Dir. Dan Klores. Documentary about man who marries woman he maimed B
Cropsey (2009/2010) Dirs. Joshua Zeman, Brenda Brancaccio. Documentary C
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Dir. Ang Lee. With Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh A–
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Dirs. Gunther von Fritsch & Robert Wise. With Ann Carter B

Dancer in the Dark (2000) Dir. Lars von Trier. With Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse A
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) Dir. Pat O'Connor. With Meryl Streep, Bríd Brennan D
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) Dir. Peter Care. With Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin A–
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Dir. Wes Anderson. With Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody C–
Dark City (1998) Dir. Alex Proyas. With Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly B
Dark Victory (1939) Dir. Edmund Goulding. With Bette Davis, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald B+
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Dir. Zack Snyder. With Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, Ving Rhames A–
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Dir. Roland Emmerich. With Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal C+
Days of Heaven (1978) Dir. Terrence Malick. With Brooke Adams, Richard Gere, Linda Manz A
The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Dir. Denys Arcand. With Rémy Girard C
Deep Impact (1998) Dir. Mimi Leder. With Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood B
De-Lovely (2004) Dir. Irwin Winkler. With Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce B
Delta (2008) Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. With Félix Lajkó, Orsolya Tóth, Lili Monori C+
The Descent (2005/2006) Dir. Neil Marshall. With Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza B+
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Dir. David Frankel. With Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep B–
The Devils (1971) Dir. Ken Russell. With Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Jones A–
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Dir. Frank Perry. With Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin C+
Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1895) Dir. William K.L. Dickson N/A
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) Dir. Callie Khouri. With Sandra Bullock B–
Django Unchained (2012) Dir. Quentin Tarantino. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz C
Dogville (2004) Dir. Lars von Trier. With Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård B+
Dôlè (2000) Dir. Imunga Ivanga. With David Nguema Nkoghe, Emile Mepango Matala C+
Donnie Darko (2001) Dir. Richard Kelly. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell A–
The Door in the Floor (2004) Dir. Tod Williams. With Jeff Bridges, Jon Foster, Kim Basinger D+
Down with Love (2003) Dir. Peyton Reed. With Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor B–
Dr. T & the Women (2000) Dir. Robert Altman. With Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Laura Dern B
The Dreamers (2004) Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. With Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel B
The Duchess (2008) Dir. Saul Dibb. With Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell C

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Dir. Ang Lee. With Sihung Lung, Chien-lien Wu, Kuei-mei Yang B–
The Eclipse (2009/2010) Dir. Conor McPherson. With Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle, Aidan Quinn C–
EDtv (1999) Dir. Ron Howard. With Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson C
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Dir. Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest B+
Elizabeth (1998) Dir. Shekhar Kapur. With Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes C+
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) Dir. Shekhar Kapur. With Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen D+
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) Dir. George Fitzmaurice. With William Powell, Luise Rainer D+
The Emperor's Club (2002) Dir. Michael Hoffman. With Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Rob Morrow B
The End of the Affair (1999) Dir. Neil Jordan. With Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea B
Enduring Love (2004) Dir. Roger Michell. With Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans B+
Erin Brockovich (2000) Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart B+
Esther (1986) Dir. Amos Gitai. With Shmuel Wolf, Simone Benyamini, Zare Vartinyan B–
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Dir. Michel Gondry. With Jim Carrey A
Everyone Else (2009/2010) Dir. Maren Ade. With Lars Eidinger, Birgit Minichmayr A–
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) Dirs. Alfred Clark, William Heise N/A
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Dir. Scott Derrickson. With Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson B–
Eye of God (1997) Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. With Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl B
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Dir. Stanley Kubrick. With Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack A

Faces of Women (1985) Dir. Désiré Écaré. With Albertine Nguessan, Eugénie Cissé-Roland B
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Dir. Michael Moore. Inquiry into the Bush administratin's motives for war B
Far from Heaven (2002) Dir. Todd Haynes. With Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert A–
Fay Grim (2006/2007) Dir. Hal Hartley. With Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, James Urbaniak B
FearDotCom (2002) Dir. William Malone. With Natascha McElhone, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Rea D–
The Fisher King (1991) Dir. Terry Gilliam. With Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl B–
The Five Senses (2000) Dir. Jeremy Podeswa. With Mary-Louise Parker, Daniel MacIvor C
Flirting with Disaster (1996) Dir. David O. Russell. With Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni B–
Fool for Love (1985) Dir. Robert Altman. With Kim Basinger, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton B+
The Fountainhead (1949) Dir. King Vidor. With Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey B
The Four Feathers (2002) Dir. Shekhar Kapur. With Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson D
Fox and His Friends (1975) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Rainer Werner Fassbinder A
Frances (1982) Dir. Graeme Clifford. With Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard B–
Freedom Writers (2007) Dir. Richard LaGravenese. With Hilary Swank, April Lee Hernandez C–
Fresh (1994) Dir. Boaz Yakin. With Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson C
The Fugitive Kind (1959) Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani D–

Gangs of New York (2002) Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis C
Garden State (2004) Dir. Zach Braff. With Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard D
Gaslight (1940) Dir. Thorold Dickinson. With Diana Wynyard, Anton Walbrook, Frank Pettingell B
Get Over It (2001) Dir. Tommy O'Haver. With Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Hanks D
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000) Dir. Jim Jarmusch. With Forest Whitaker A
The Gift (2000) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Greg Kinnear D–
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) Dir. Peter Webber. With Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth B+
Give Me Your Hand (2009) Dir. Pascal-Alex Vincent. With Alexandre Carril, Victor Carril C–
Gladiator (2000) Dir. Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen C+
The Glass Menagerie (1950) Dir. Irving Rapper. With Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy B–
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Dir. James Foley. With Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris B–
Gloria (1980) Dir. John Cassavetes. With Gena Rowlands, John Adames, Julie Carmen B–
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) Dir. George Butler. Documentary B–
The Golden Bowl (2000/2001) Dir. James Ivory. With Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam D+
Good bye, Lenin! (2003/2004) Dir. Wolfgang Becker. With Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass B+
The Good Fairy (1935) Dir. William Wyler. With Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan C+
The Good Thief (2002/2003) Dir. Neil Jordan. With Nick Nolte, Tchéky Karyo, Saïd Taghmaoui C
Grand Hotel (1932) Dir. Edmund Goulding. With Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore B+
The Green Mile (1999) Dir. Frank Darabont. With Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan D–
Groundhog Day (1993) Dir. Harold Ramis. With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott B

The Hairy Ape (1944) Dir. Alfred Santell. With William Bendix, Susan Hayward C+
Hallam Foe (2007) Dir. David Mackenzie. With Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Claire Forlani B
Hamlet (2000) Dir. Michael Almereyda. With Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora B
Hanna (2011) Dir. Joe Wright. With Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander B
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey A+
Hannibal (2000) Dir. Ridley Scott. With Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman B
He Got Game (1998) Dir. Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich C–
Heaven (2002) Dir. Tom Tykwer. With Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone B
Hello, Dolly! (1969) Dir. Gene Kelly. With Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford D+
Henry Fool (1998) Dir. Hal Hartley. With Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey C+
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) Dir. Alexander Hall. With Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes B+
Heroes for Sale (1933) Dir. William Wellman. With Richard Barthelmess, Gordon Westcott B+
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Dir. Stephen Frears. With Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson D
High Art (1998) Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. With Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson B+
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Dir. Alexandre Aja. With Aaron Stanford, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin F
Holiday (1938) Dir. George Cukor. With Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Doris Nolan A
Hollow Reed (1997) Dir. Angela Pope. With Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould B–
Holy Motors (2012) Dir. Leos Carax. With Denis Lavant, Édith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue A–
A Home at the End of the World (2004) Dir. Michael Mayer. With Colin Farrell D+
Honor Among Lovers (1931) Dir. Dorothy Arzner. With Claudette Colbert, Fredric March A–
The Horse Whisperer (1998) Dir. Robert Redford. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford C
The Housemaid (2010) Dir. Im Sang-soo. With Jeon Do-yeon, Youn Yuh-Jung, Seo Woo C+
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) Dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan. With Angela Bassett C–
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) Dir. Donald Petrie. With Matthew McConaughey B–
Howards End (1992) Dir. James Ivory. With Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter A–
The Human Stain (2003) Dir. Robert Benton. With Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise F
Hurlyburly (1998) Dir. Anthony Drazan. With Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn B
Hush (1998) Dir. Jonathan Darby. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech D

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Dir. Jim Gillespie. With Jennifer Love Hewitt C
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) Dir. Anthony Asquith. With Michael Redgrave B+
In a Better World (2010/2011) Dir. Susanne Bier. With William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard C–
In the Bedroom (2001) Dir. Todd Field. With Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei C+
In the City of Sylvia (2007/2008) Dir. José Luis Guerín. With Xavier Lafitte, Pilar López de Ayala C+
In the Cut (2003) Dir. Jane Campion. With Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh B
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Dir. Norman Jewison. With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger C
In the Name of... (2013) Dir. Małgorzata Szumowska. Cast: Andrzej Chyra B–
Indochine (1992) Dir. Régis Wargnier. With Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Pérez, Linh Dan Pham C–
Interiors (1978) Dir. Woody Allen. With Geraldine Page, Mary Beth Hurt, Diane Keaton B
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Dir. Joel Coen. With George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones C+
Iris (2001) Dir. Richard Eyre. With Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet B–
Italian for Beginners (2001/2002) Dir. Lone Scherfig. With Anders W. Berthelsen, Peter Gantzler C
I've Loved You So Long (2008) Dir. Philippe Claudel. With Kristin Scott Thomas D+

Jezebel (1938) Dir. William Wyler. With Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Fay Bainter B–
Joe Gould's Secret (2000) Dir. Stanley Tucci. With Stanley Tucci, Ian Holm, Hope Davis C+
The Joy of Life (2005) Dir. Jenni Olson. Reflections about love and suicide in San Francisco B–
Julia (1977) Dir. Fred Zinnemann. With Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards C
Julia (2008) Dir. Erick Zonca. With Tilda Swinton, Aidan Gould, Saul Rubinek A–
Jurassic Park III (2001) Dir. Joe Johnston. With Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni C

King Kong (2005) Dir. Peter Jackson. With Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody B+
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Dir. Hector Babenco. With William Hurt, Raul Julia B+
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. With Jennifer Westfeldt C–

Lady in the Water (2006) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. With Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard D–
The Ladykillers (2004) Dirs.Joel and Ethan Coen. With Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans D
The Laramie Project (2002) Dir. Moisés Kaufman. With Nestor Carbonell, Kelli Simpkins B
The Last Days of Disco (1998) Dir. Whit Stillman. With Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale D+
The Last Exorcism (2010) Dir. Daniel Stamm. With Daniel Fabian, Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum B
Last Night (1998) Dir. Don McKellar. With Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie C
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Dir. David Lean. With Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn A–
Leap Year (2010) Dir. Michael Rowe. With Monica del Carmen, Gustavo Sánchez Parra B
Lebanon (2009/2010) Dir. Samuel Maoz. With Yoav Donat, Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran B
Legally Blonde (2001) Dir. Robert Luketic. With Reese Witherspoon, Victor Garber, Selma Blair C
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) Dir. Robert Redford. With Matt Damon, Will Smith F
Let's Talk About the Rain (2008) Dir. Agnès Jaoui. With Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri C+
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) Dir. Stephen Hopkins. With Geoffrey Rush C+
Life During Wartime (2009/2010) Dir. Todd Solondz. With Shirley Henderson B–
Life Is Beautiful (1998) Dir. Roberto Benigni. With Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi C
The Life of Émile Zola (1937) Dir. William Dieterle. With Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut C–
The Little Drummer Girl (1984) Dir. George Roy Hill. With Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis C
Little Voice (1998) Dir. Mark Herman. With Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine C
The Lives of Others (2006/2007) Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. With Sebastian Koch C
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Dir. Renny Harlin. With Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson C
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Dir. Peter Jackson A–
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Dir. Peter Jackson. With Elijah Wood B–
Lost in Translation (2003) Dir. Sofia Coppola. With Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson B
Lourdes (2009/2010) Dir. Jessica Hausner. With Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Gilette Barbier B+
Love and Death on Long Island (1997/1998) Dir. Richard Kwietniowski. With John Hurt A–
Love Me Forever or Never (1986) Dir. Arnaldo Jabor. With Fernanda Torres C+
Lovely & Amazing (2002) Dir. Nicole Holofcener. With Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer B–
Lovely, Still (2008) Dir. Nik Fackler. With Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott D
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) Dir. Kenneth Branagh. With Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone B–

The Magdalene Sisters (2003) Dir. Peter Mullan. With Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone B+
The Magnificent Yankee (1950) Dir. John Sturges. With Louis Calhern, Ann Harding C
Make-Out with Violence (2008/2010) Dirs. The Deagol Brothers. With Eric Lehning, Cody DeVos B
Mamma Mia! (2008) Dir. Phyllida Lloyd. With Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan D+
A Man and a Woman (1966) Dir. Claude Lelouch. With Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant C+
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Denzel Washington C+
Maria Full of Grace (2004) Dir. Joshua Marston. With Catalina Sandino Moreno A
Marwencol (2010) Dir. Jeff Malmberg. Documentary about artist Mark Hogancamp B+
Mary and Max (2009) Dir. Adam Elliot. Animated. Voices of Barry Humphries, Toni Collette B+
Masked and Anonymous (2003) Dir. Larry Charles. With Bob Dylan, John Goodman B+
The Matrix (1999) Dir. Andy & Larry Wachowski. With Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne F
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Dirs.Andy & Larry Wachowski. With Keanu Reeves D–
Max, mon amour (1986) Dir. Nagisa Ôshima. With Anthony Higgins, Charlotte Rampling C–
Meek's Cutoff (2010/2011) Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood B+
Men with Guns (1998) Dir. John Sayles. With Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado B
Ménage (Tenue de soirée) (1986) Dir. Bertrand Blier. With Michel Blanc, Gérard Depardieu B
Miami Vice (2006) Dir. Michael Mann. With Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li C–
Michael Clayton (2007) Dir. Tony Gilroy. With George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton B
Mildred Pierce (1945) Dir. Michael Curtiz. With Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott C
The Mill on the Floss (1997) Dir. Graham Theakston. With Emily Watson, Ifan Meredith C
Miller's Crossing (1990) Dir. Joel Coen. With Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden B–
Million Dollar Baby (2004) Dir. Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank A–
Missing (1982) Dir. Costa-Gavras. With Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea B+
The Mission (1986) Dir. Roland Joffé. With Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Ray McAnally C–
Mission to Mars (2000) Dir. Brian De Palma. With Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Connie Nielsen B–
Modern Times (1936) Dir. Charlie Chaplin. With Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Allan Garcia A+
Mona Lisa (1986) Dir. Neil Jordan. With Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane B
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Dir. Mike Newell. With Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles D+
Monster (2003) Dir. Patty Jenkins. With Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern A–
Moonlight Mile (2002) Dir. Brad Silberling. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Susan Sarandon C
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Dir. Walter Salles. With Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna B
Moulin Rouge (1952) Dir. John Huston. With José Ferrer, Suzanne Flon, Colette Marchand D+
Moulin Rouge (2001) Dir. Baz Luhrmann. With Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent A–
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) Dir. Dudley Nichols. With Rosalind Russell B
Mrs. Dalloway (1998) Dir. Marleen Gorris. With Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Kitchen B+
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) Dir. Alan Rudolph. With Jennifer Jason Leigh B
Mrs. Parkington (1944) Dir. Tay Garnett. With Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead C–
Mugabe and the White African (2009) Dirs. Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson. Documentary C+
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Dir. P.J. Hogan. With Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney B
My Neighbor, My Killer (2009) Dir. Anne Aghion. Documentary about Rwandan criminal trials B+
My Son the Fanatic (1999) Dir. Udayan Prasad. With Om Puri, Akbar Kurtha, Rachel Griffiths B–
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) Dir. Bart Freundlich. With Noah Wyle, Julianne Moore B

Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Dir. Jared Hess. With Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino B
Never Let Me Go (2010) Dir. Mark Romanek. With Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield C+
The Next Best Thing (2000) Dir. John Schlesinger. With Rupert Everett, Madonna C–
Nixon (1995) Dir. Oliver Stone. With Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods A–
No Man's Land (2001) Dir. Danis Tanovic. With Branko Djuric, René Bitorajac, Filip Savagovic B–
Notting Hill (1999) Dir. Roger Michell. With Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans B

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Dir. Joel Coen. With George Clooney, John Turturro C–
Ocean's Twelve (2004) Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon C
One Day in September (1999) Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Documentary about Olympic hijacking C
Onegin (1999) Dir. Martha Fiennes. With Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens B+
Only When I Dance (2009/2010) Dir. Beadie Finzi. Documentary about Brazilian ballet students C
Open Water (2004) Dir. Chris Kentis. With Daniel Travis, Blanchard Ryan, Saul Stein B–
Ópera do Malandro (1986) Dir. Ruy Guerra. With Edson Celulari, Elba Ramalho, Fábio Sabag C–
The Opposite of Sex (1998) Dir. Don Roos. With Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow A–
Orpheus Descending (1990) Dir. Peter Hall. With Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+
Osama (2003/2004) Dir. Siddiq Barmak. With Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Arif Herati A–
Out of Sight (1998) Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames B
OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) Dir. Robert Greenwald C+

Palmetto (1998) Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. With Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon B–
Pandora's Box (1929) Dir. G.W. Pabst. With Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer A–
Panic Room (2002) Dir. David Fincher. With Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Kristen Stewart D–
Paradise: Love (2012) Dir. Ulrich Seidl. With Margarethe Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux A–
Paradise Now (2005) Dir. Hany Abu-Assad. With Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal B
Paradise Road (1997) Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett B–
Paranormal Activity (2007/2009) Dir. Oren Peli. With Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat B
Partners (2009/2010) Dir. Frédéric Mermoud. With Cyril Descours, Nina Meurisse, Gilbert Melki B
Passion in the Desert (1998) Dir. Lavinia Currier. With Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston B–
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Dir. Carl-Theodor Dreyer. With Renée Falconetti, Sylvain A+
The Passion of the Christ (2004) Dir. Mel Gibson. With Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern B–
Pay It Forward (2000) Dir. Mimi Leder. With Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment C–
The Perfect Storm (2000) Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg B
Peter's Friends (1992) Dir. Kenneth Branagh. With Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson D+
Pitch Black (2000) Dir. David Twohy. With Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser D
Planet of the Apes (2001) Dir. Tim Burton. With Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth D+
Playing by Heart (1998) Dir. Willard Carroll. With Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie D
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) Dir. Jane Campion. With Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich A–
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas
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(1993) Dir. Michael Ritchie. With Holly Hunter A–
The Possibility of an Island (2008) Dir. Michel Houellebecq. With Benoît Magimel D
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Dir. Tay Garnett. With John Garfield, Lana Turner A–
Precious (2009) Dir. Lee Daniels. With Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey B
Primary Colors (1998) Dir. Mike Nichols. With Adrian Lester, John Travolta, Emma Thompson B+
Prizzi's Honor (1985) Dir. John Huston. With Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, William Hickey C+
Psycho (1998) Dir. Gus Van Sant. With Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Anne Heche A–

Quantum of Solace (2008) Dir. Marc Forster. With Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench B
Querelle (1982) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Brad Davis, Hanno Pöschl, Jeanne Moreau B+
Quills (2000) Dir. Philip Kaufman. With Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine C–

Rabbit Hole (2010) Dir. John Cameron Mitchell. Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart C+
Ransom (1996) Dir. Ron Howard. With Mel Gibson, Gary Sinise, René Russo B–
Ray (2004) Dir. Taylor Hackford. With Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King C
Rear Window (1998) Dir. Jeff Bleckner. With Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah C–
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978) Dir. Chantal Akerman. With Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem A–
Reptilicus (1962) Dir. Sidney Pink. With Carl Ottosen, Bent Mejding, Asbørn Andersen D
The River Wild (1994) Dir. Curtis Hanson. With Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn C+
Road to Perdition (2002) Dir. Sam Mendes. With Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman D
The Rosa Parks Story (2002) Dir. Julie Dash. With Angela Bassett C+
Rumble Fish (1983) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. With Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spano B
Runaway Bride (1999) Dir. Garry Marshall. With Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Joan Cusack F
Russian Ark (2002) Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. With Sergei Dontsov, Mikhail Piatrovsky A

The Sacrifice (1986) Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. With Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall B+
Same Time, Next Year (1978) Dir. Robert Mulligan. With Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn, Ivan Bonar F
Sasha (2010) Dir. Dennis Todorović. With Saša Kekez, Željka Preksavec, Pedja Bjelac C–
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Tom Hanks, Edward Burns B+
Schizopolis (1996) Dir. Steven Soderbergh.With Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley, David Jensen B
The Score (2001) Dir. Frank Oz. With Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando B
Scream of the Ants (2006/2007) Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. With Mahmoud Chokrollahi C+
The Sea Gull (1968) Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Simone Signoret, David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave C+
The Search (1948) Dir. Fred Zinnemann. With Ivan Jandl, Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon B+
Secretary (2002) Dir. Steven Shainberg. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies A–
September (1987) Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Dianne Wiest B–
Sex Magic: Manifesting Maya (2010) Dirs. Jonathan Schell & Eric Liebman. Documentary B
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Dir. E. Elias Merhige. With John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe B–
Shadows and Fog (1992) Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich D+
Shakespeare in Love (1998) Dir. John Madden. With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow B+
Shattered Glass (2003) Dir. Billy Ray. With Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny D+
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Dir. Edgar Wright. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield C+
Sherlock Holmes (2009) Dir. Guy Ritchie. With Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams F
She's Gotta Have It (1986) Dir. Spike Lee. With Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks B
Shock Corridor (1963) Dir. Sam Fuller. With Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Larry Tucker C–
Shrek (2001) Dirs. Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson. Animated. With the voice of Mike Myers C–
Shrek 2 (2004) Dirs. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. Animated B+
The Silence (1963) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Gunnel Lindblom, Ingrid Thulin, Jörgen Lindström B
Silkwood (1983) Dir. Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher A–
A Simple Plan (1998) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda C–
Six Days, Seven Nights (1998) Dir. Ivan Reitman. With Harrison Ford, Anne Heche C
Sleep Furiously (2008/2011) Dir. Gideon Koppel. Documentary about village life in rural Wales B
Small Time Crooks (2000) Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant C+
Smart People (2008) Dir. Noam Murro. With Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page C+
Sophie's Choice (1982) Dir. Alan J. Pakula. With Meryl Streep, Peter MacNicol, Kevin Kline D+
Soul Survivor (1995) Dir. Stephen Williams. With Peter Williams, David Smith C
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Dir. Trey Parker. Animated B–
The Spanish Prisoner (1998) Dir. David Mamet. With Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon B–
Spider-Man (2002) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst C+
Spider-Man 2 (2004) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina C+
Spirited Away (2001/2002) Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Animated. Voice of Rumi Hîragi A–
The Square (2008/2010) Dir. Nash Edgerton. With David Roberts, Claire van der Boom C
Stage Beauty (2004) Dir. Richard Eyre. With Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett C–
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Dir. George Lucas. With Liam Neeson B
State and Main (2000) Dir. David Mamet. With William H. Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman C+
The Stepford Wives (2004) Dir. Frank Oz. With Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler D+
Still Crazy (1998) Dir. Brian Gibson. With Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy C–
Stonewall Uprising (2010) Dirs. Kate Davis, David Heilbroner. Documentary C+
Stranger by the Lake (2013/2014) Dir. Alain Guiraudie. With Pierre Deladonchamps B
Stuck (2007/2008) Dir. Stuart Gordon. With Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby C
Summer in Genoa (2008/2010) Dir. Michael Winterbottom. With Colin Firth, Willa Holland C
Surviving Picasso (1996) Dir. James Ivory. With Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone D+
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Dir. Woody Allen. With Sean Penn, Samantha Morton C+
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Dir. Andy Tennant. With Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas C–
Swimming Pool (2003) Dir. François Ozon. With Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier B–
Synecdoche, New York (2008) Dir. Charlie Kaufman. With Philip Seymour Hoffman A
Syriana (2005) Dir. Stephen Gaghan. With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Alexander Siddig B

Tadpole (2002) Dir. Gary Winick. With Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth F
Tarzan (1999) Dirs. Kevin Lima & Chris Buck. Animated. With the voices of Tony Goldwyn B
Taste of Cherry (1998) Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. With Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhossein Bagheri A
Tea with Mussolini (1999) Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. With Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Cher D
Tender Mercies (1983) Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley C–
The Terminal (2004) Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, Catherine Zeta-Jones F
There's Something about Mary (1998) Dirs. Peter & Bobby Farrelly. With Cameron Diaz D
The Thin Red Line (1998) Dir. Terrence Malick. With Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Ben Chaplin A
The Third Man (1949) Dir. Carol Reed. With Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard A
Thirteen (2003) Dir. Catherine Hardwicke. With Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter B–
Thirteen Days (2000) Dir. Roger Donaldson. With Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp C
A Thousand Acres (1997) Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. With Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer C+
The Tigger Movie (2000) Dir. Jun Falkenstein. Animated. With the voice of Jim Cummings C
Tim (1979) Dir. Michael Pate. With Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison C
Timecode (2000) Co-review with Tim Robey. Dir. Mike Figgis. With Saffron Burrows B–
Titanic (1997) Dir. James Cameron. With Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane A
Tobacco Road (1941) Dir. John Ford. With Charley Grapewin, Elizabeth Patterson B
Top Gun (1986) Dir. Tony Scott. With Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards C
Touching the Void (2004) Dir. Kevin Macdonald. With Joe Simpson, Simon Yates C+
Trainspotting (1996) Dir. Danny Boyle. With Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle B
The Travelling Players (1974) Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. With Stratos Pahis, Aliki Georgouli A
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004/2005) Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. With Nikos Poursadinis A–
Tropic Thunder (2008) Dir. Ben Stiller. With Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black D
Troy (2004) Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. With Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom D+
The Truman Show (1998) Dir. Peter Weir. With Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney B+
The Truth about Charlie (2002) Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Thandie Newton, Mark Wahlberg C–
Tumbleweeds (1999) Dir. Gavin O'Connor. With Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown A–
Turn the River (2008) Dir. Chris Eigeman. With Famke Janssen, Jaymie Dornan, Rip Torn B–
Twelfth Night (1996) Dir. Trevor Nunn. With Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter C+
Twentynine Palms (2004) Dir. Bruno Dumont. With David Wissak, Katerina Golubeva B–
Two Family House (2000) Dir. Raymond De Felitta. With Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald C
Two Friends (1986) Dir. Jane Campion. With Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris McQuade B+
Two Lovers (2008/2009) Dir. James Gray. With Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow C

Unbreakable (2000) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. With Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson C
Unfaithful (2002) Dir. Adrian Lyne. With Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Richard Gere D+
Up at the Villa (2000) Dir. Philip Haas. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft B+
The Upside of Anger (2005) Dir. Mike Binder. With Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Mike Binder B

Vacancy (2007) Dir. Nimrod Antál. With Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Frank Whaley D
Valhalla Rising (2009/2010) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. With Mads Mikkelsen C+
Velvet Goldmine (1998) Dir. Todd Haynes. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale A–
Vera Drake (2004) Dir. Mike Leigh. With Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays B+
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Dir. Woody Allen. With Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson C
The Village (2004) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. With Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix C–

Wake Island (1942) Dir. John Farrow. With Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, William Bendix B
A Walk to Remember (2002) Dir. Adam Shankman. With Shane West, Mandy Moore C+
Waltz with Bashir (2008) Dir. Ari Folman. Animated. With the voices of Ari Folman, Mickey Leon B
Washington Square (1997) Dir. Agnieszka Holland. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney B+
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) Dir. John Curran. With Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Watts C–
We Were Soldiers (2002) Dir. Randall Wallace. With Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott, Barry Pepper C+
The Wedding Singer (1998) Dir. Frank Coraci. With Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore C
The Well (1997/1998) Dir. Samantha Lang. With Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb C–
What Dreams May Come (1998) Dir. Vincent Ward. With Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra C
What Lies Beneath (2000) Dir. Robert Zemeckis. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford C+
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Wild at Heart (1990) Dir. David Lynch. With Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd C+
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Wonder Boys (2000) Dir. Curtis Hanson. With Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire B
World Traveler (2002) Dir. Bart Freundlich. With Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, David Keith C+
Wuthering Heights (1992) Dir. Peter Kosminsky. With Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche C–

The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) Dir. Rob Bowman. With David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson C–
XXY (2007/2008) Dir. Lucía Puenzo. With Inés Efron, Ricardo Darín, Martín Piroyansky B–

Y tu mamá también (2002) Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. With Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal A–
The Yards (2000) Dir. James Gray. With Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, James Caan B
Year of the Dog (2007) Dir. Mike White. With Molly Shannon, Peter Sarsgaard, Josh Pais C
You Can Count on Me (2000) Dir. Kenneth Lonergan. With Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo A–
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) Dir. Neil LaBute. With Ben Stiller, Jason Patric C

Zelig (1983) Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Ellen Garrison B
Zodiac (2007) Dir. David Fincher. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr. B


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