Fame

Fame

★★★ Director: Kevin Tancharoen Year: 2009 This was surprisingly entertaining. Maybe because it brings back memories of the original Fame. Or because it's a cross between American Idol ...

Arthur

Arthur

★★★ Director: Jason Winer Year: 2011 Yet another remake that was quite fun. I think it's because I now respect Russell Brand. He definitely did a great job ...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet o

★★★ Director: Rupert Wyatt Year: 2011 This film was not what I was expecting. It actually reminded me of 28 Days Later in regards to the pacing and ...

Religulous

Religulous

★★★ Director: Larry Charles Year: 2008 This was surprisingly really good. I used to watch Bill Maher's show but always got frustrated because it wasn't that he would ...

Match Point

Match Point

★★★ Director: Woody Allen Year: 2005 I think the first time I saw this film, I feel asleep and didn't pay attention whatsoever, because I didn't remember any ...

Another Year

Another Year

★★★ Director: Mike Leigh Year: 2010 What an absolutely depressing film. After the first several minutes, you get into the pace. But it's just miserable. You watch this ...

Glenn Gould: Genius Within

Glenn Gould: Genius

★★★ Director: Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont Year: 2009 Pretty interesting documentary on Glenn Gould. I had no idea about his life other than his Goldberg Variations. But there's ...

Tree of Life, The

Tree of Life, The

★★★ Director: Terrence Malick Year: 2011 First of all, I love Terrence Malick films. But this one... not so sure. Granted, the film I thought I saw wasn't ...

Fast Five

Fast Five

★★★ Director: Justin Lin Year: 2011 As fun summer movies go, you can never go wrong with the Fast & the Furious series. They're fun, they're stupid, there's ...

Elizabeth The Golden Age

Elizabeth The Golden

★★★ Director: Shekhar Kapur Year: 2007 So it's been awhile, since I had seen the first Elizabeth film. And this sequel was pretty good. It definitely made me ...

Charade

Charade

★★★ Creator: Stanley Donen Year: 1963 As I continue my journey watching films in my library versus new ones, I finally got to Charade which I had been ...

State of Grace

State of Grace

★★★ Creator: Phil Joanou Year: 1990 I'm not sure how I never heard of this film. An all-star cast set right here in Hell's Kitchen, just blocks from ...

Limitless

Limitless

★★★ Creator: Neil Burger Year: 2011 I was so excited to see this, mostly because of the impactful trailer. Well, it's a great story with a terrific cast, ...

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Burea

★★★ Creator: George Nolfi Year: 2011 The best part of this film is that it's a Philip K. Dick story. It's an incredible story but the film falls ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Jean-Michel Basquiat

★★★ Creator: Tamra Davis Year: 2010 If you've seen and enjoyed Julian Schnabel's Basquiat, then you should definitely watch this documentary. Tamra Davis's documentary follows video footage she ...

Cashback

Cashback

★★★ Creator: Sean Ellis Year: 2006 So I had never heard of this film but it came up in Netflix as a recommend.  And with a cover like ...

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

★★★ Creator: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Year: 1998 So I was sick and in the mood for something mindless, which is all the excuse you need to ...

The Girl Who Played With Fire

The Girl Who Played

★★★ Creator: Daniel Alfredson Year: 2009 So the second film in the Millenium series didn't hold up compared to the original. Granted, there were some new interesting characters ...