Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| ★ | 13 Going on 30 Dir. Gary Winick. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer B |
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| Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill B– |
| ★ | Alexander Dir. Oliver Stone. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto D– |
| Alfie Dir. Charles Shyer. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Nia Long B– |
| Anatomy of Hell Dir. Catherine Breillat. Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi D |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Dir. Adam McKay. Will Ferrell D+ |
| The Assassination of Richard Nixon Dir. Niels Mueller. Sean Penn, Naomi Watts B– |
| The Aviator Dir. Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alan Alda B– |
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| Baadasssss! Dir. Mario Van Peebles. Mario Van Peebles, Khleo Thomas, Nia Long C+ |
| Bad Education Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez B |
| ★ | Before Sunset Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy A– |
| Being Julia Dir. István Szábo. Annette Bening, Shaun Evans, Jeremy Irons C |
| ★ | Birth Dir. Jonathan Glazer. Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Anne Heche A– |
| Blissfully Yours Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Min Oo, Kanokporn Tongaram A– |
| Born into Brothels Dirs. Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski. Documentary B |
| ★ | The Bourne Supremacy Dir. Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox A– |
| Breakin' All the Rules Dir. Daniel Taplitz. Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut B |
| ★ | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Dir. Beeban Kidron. Renée Zellweger F |
| Brother to Brother Dir. Rodney Evans. Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson B+ |
| The Brown Bunny Dir. Vincent Gallo. Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny, Cheryl Tiegs C– |
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| Cavedweller Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. Kyra Sedgwick, Regan Arnold, Aidan Quinn C– |
| Les Choristes Dir. Christophe Barratier. Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand C |
| ★ | The Clearing Dir. Pieter Jan Brugge. Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe B |
| Closer Dir. Mike Nichols. Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen A– |
| Code 46 Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri A– |
| Coffee and Cigarettes Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright C– |
| ★ | Collateral Dir. Michael Mann. Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith B+ |
| ★ | Control Room Dir. Jehane Noujaim. Documentary about al-Jazeera and CentCom B+ |
| ★ | The Corporation Dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott. Documentary A |
| Cowards Bend the Knee Dir. Guy Maddin. Darcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio B– |
| Crimson Gold Dir. Jafar Panahi. Hossein Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi B+ |
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| ★ | Dawn of the Dead Dir. Zack Snyder. Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, Ving Rhames A– |
| ★ | The Day After Tomorrow Dir. Roland Emmerich. Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal B– |
| ★ | De-Lovely Dir. Irwin Winkler. Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce B |
| ★ | Dogville Dir. Lars von Trier. Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård B+ |
| Don't Move Dir. Sergio Castellitto. Sergio Castellito, Penélope Cruz D– |
| ★ | The Door in the Floor Dir. Tod Williams. Jeff Bridges, Jon Foster, Kim Basinger D+ |
| The Dreamers Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel B |
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| Elaine Stritch at Liberty Dir. Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker B– |
| ★ | Enduring Love Dir. Roger Michell. Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans B+ |
| ★ | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Dir. Michel Gondry. Jim Carrey A |
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| Facing Windows Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti B– |
| ★ | Fahrenheit 9/11 Dir. Michael Moore. Documentary about Bush administration B |
| Father and Son Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Andrei Shchetinin, Aleksei Nejmyshev B+ |
| Finding Neverland Dir. Marc Forster. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet D |
| The Five Obstructions Dir. Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier. Jørgen Leth C+ |
| ★ | The Forgotten Dir. Joseph Ruben. Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Linus Roache C+ |
| Friday Night Lights Dir. Peter Berg. Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Derek Luke B– |
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| ★ | Garden State Dir. Zach Braff. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard D |
| ★ | Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry Dir. George Butler. Documentary B– |
| Good bye, Lenin! Dir. Wolfgang Becker. Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass B+ |
| Goodbye, Dragon Inn Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Kiyonobu Mitamura B+ |
| The Grudge Dir. Takashi Shimizu. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr C |
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| ★ | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Daniel Radcliffe B+ |
| Hero Dir. Zhang Yimou. Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi B |
| ★ | A Home at the End of the World Dir. Michael Mayer. Colin Farrell D+ |
| Hotel Rwanda Dir. Terry George. Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte B |
| House of Flying Daggers Dir. Zhang Yimou. Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro B |
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| ★ | I ♥ Huckabees Dir. David O. Russell. Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin A– |
| I, Robot Dir. Alex Proyas. Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, James Cromwell C– |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Dir. Mike Hodges. Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers D+ |
| In Good Company Dir. Paul Weitz. Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid B+ |
| In the Realms of the Unreal Dir. Jessica Yu. Documentary about Henry Darger B |
| The Incredibles Dir. Brad Bird. Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter B+ |
| Infernal Affairs Dir. Andrew Lau, Alan Mak. Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang B+ |
| The Intended Dir. Kristian Levring. Janet McTeer, JJ Feild, Tony Maudsley C– |
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| Kill Bill, Vol. 2 Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Uma Thurman, David Carradine B+ |
| Kinsey Dir. Bill Condon. Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard B– |
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| ★ | The Ladykillers Dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen. Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall D |
| Last Life in the Universe Dir. Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Tadanobu Asano B– |
| Latter Days Dir. C. Jay Cox. Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Rebekah Jordan C+ |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Dir. Brad Silberling B– |
| ★ | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Dir. Stephen Hopkins. Geoffrey Rush C+ |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Dir. Wes Anderson. Bill Murray C+ |
| A Love Song for Bobby Long Dir. Shainee Gabel. John Travolta D+ |
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| The Machinist Dir. Brad Anderson. Christian Bale, John Sharian B– |
| ★ | The Manchurian Candidate Dir. Jonathan Demme. Denzel Washington C+ |
| ★ | Maria Full of Grace Dir. Joshua Marston. Catalina Sandino Moreno A |
| Mean Creek Dir. Jacob Aaron Estes. Rory Culkin, Scott Mechlowicz C+ |
| Mean Girls Dir. Mark S. Waters. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert B– |
| Meet the Fockers Dir. Jay Roach. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman C |
| The Merchant of Venice Dir. Michael Radford. Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes B |
| ★ | Million Dollar Baby Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank A– |
| Moolaadè Dir. Ousmane Sembène. Fatoumata Coulibaly B+ |
| The Mother Dir. Roger Michell. Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Cathryn Bradshaw B |
| ★ | The Motorcycle Diaries Dir. Walter Salles. Gael García Bernal B |
| ★ | Mr. 3000 Dir. Charles Stone III. Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian White B– |
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| ★ | Napoleon Dynamite Dir. Jared Hess. Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino B |
| The Notebook Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner B |
| Notre musique Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Sarah Adler, Nade Dieu, Jean-Luc Godard A– |
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| Oasis Dir. Lee Chang-dong. Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Chu Kwi-jung A |
| ★ | Ocean's Twelve Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon C |
| Open Water Dir. Chris Kentis. Daniel Travis, Blanchard Ryan, Saul Stein B– |
| Osama Dir. Siddiq Barmak. Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Arif Herati A– |
| ★ | OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Dir. Robert Greenwald C+ |
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| ★ | The Passion of the Christ Dir. Mel Gibson. Jim Caviezel, Maia MorgensternB– |
| The Phantom of the Opera Dir. Joel Schumacher. Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler D+ |
| Primer Dir. Shane Carruth. Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden B |
| Proteus Dir. John Greyson, Jack Lewis. Rouxnet Brown, Neil Sandilands B+ |
| p.s. Dir. Dylan Kidd. Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Marcia Gay Harden D+ |
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| ★ | Ray Dir. Taylor Hackford. Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King C |
| The Return Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Ivan Dobronravov, Vladimir Garin B+ |
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| The Saddest Music in the World Dir. Guy Maddin. Isabella Rossellini C |
| Saw Dir. James Wan. Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover D+ |
| The Sea Inside Dir. Alejandro Amenábar. Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda D+ |
| The Seagull's Laughter Dir. Ágúst Guðmundsson. Ugla Egilsdóttir, Heino Ferch C+ |
| Secret Things Dir. Jean-Claude Brisseau. Sabrina Seyvecou, Coralie Revel B |
| Sex Is Comedy Dir. Catherine Breillat. Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin B+ |
| ★ | Shaun of the Dead Dir. Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield C+ |
| ★ | Shrek 2 Dirs. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon B+ |
| Sideways Dir. Alexander Payne. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church B+ |
| Silver City Dir. John Sayles. Danny Huston, Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss C– |
| Since Otar Left Dir. Julie Bertucelli. Esther Gorintin, Dinara Drukarova A– |
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Dir. Kerry Conran. Jude Law D |
| Spanglish Dir. James L. Brooks. Paz Vega, Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni C– |
| ★ | Spider-Man 2 Dir. Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina C+ |
| Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring Dir. Kim Ki-duk. Oh Yeong-su B+ |
| ★ | Stage Beauty Dir. Richard Eyre. Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett C– |
| ★ | The Stepford Wives Dir. Frank Oz. Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick D+ |
| The Story of the Weeping Camel Dir. Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni B |
| ★ | Super Size Me Dir. Morgan Spurlock. Documentary about American obesity B |
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| A Tale of Two Sisters Dir. Kim Ji-woon. Lim Su-jeong, Mun Geun-yeong B– |
| Tarnation Dir. Jonathan Caouette. Exploration of filmmaker's family history B+ |
| Team America: World Police Dir. Trey Parker. Voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone C– |
| ★ | The Terminal Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci F |
| This So-Called Disaster Dir. Michael Almereyda. Documentary about theatre C+ |
| A Thousand Clouds of Peace Dir. Julián Hernández. Juan Carlos Ortuño B |
| Time of the Wolf Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Anaïs Demoustier A– |
| Touching the Void Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Joe Simpson, Simon Yates C+ |
| ★ | Troy Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox D+ |
| Twentynine Palms Dir. Bruno Dumont. David Wissak, Katerina Golubeva B |
| The Twilight Samurai Dir. Yoji Yamada. Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa B– |
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| Undertow Dir. David Gordon Green. Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Josh Lucas B |
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| Vanity Fair Dir. Mira Nair. Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai B– |
| ★ | Vera Drake Dir. Mike Leigh. Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly B+ |
| A Very Long Engagement Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel C |
| ★ | The Village Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix C– |
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| ★ | We Don't Live Here Anymore Dir. John Curran. Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Watts C– |
| ★ | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Dir. Robert Luketic. Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel C |
| The Woodsman Dir. Nicole Kassell. Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Benjamin Bratt C– |
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| The Yes Men Dir. Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price. Documentary B– |
| Young Adam Dir. David Mackenzie. Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan B– |
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| Zhou Yu's Train Dir. Zhou Sun. Gong Li, Honglei Sun, Tony Leung Ka Fai C |
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In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
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| Distant Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Muzaffer Özdemir, Emin Toprak |
| Springtime in a Small Town Dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang. Jun Wu, Jingfan Hu |
| Zatōichi: The Blind Swordsman Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Takeshi Kitano |
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