Before Sunset

Before Sunset

★★★★ Director: Richard Linklater Year: 2004 I was in the mood to watch both films after reading how they planned on making a third film, since we're ...

Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

★★★★ Director: Richard Linklater Year: 1995 This is a film that gets better by age. Maybe because my memory of it is a couple of years before ...

The Notebook

The Notebook

★★★★ Director: Nick Cassavetes Year: 2004 I've seen that segment on the cover so many times thanks to Sprint and their don't talk while watching the film PSA. ...

Melancholia

Melancholia

★★★ Director: Lars von Trier Year: 2011 I was all psyched to see this, given Kirsten Dunst's win for Best Actress at Cannes. Well, let's just say, it is ...

Crazy Stupid Love

Crazy Stupid Love

★★ Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Year: 2011 I'm on a Ryan Gosling kick.  This film could have been amazing. The casting was terrific and their performances were ...

Drive

Drive

★★★★ Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Year: 2011 All I can say is, Cliff Martinez's soundtrack is possibly the soundtrack of the year, if not one of the best ...

Summertime

Summertime

★★ Director: David Lean Year: 1955 So as much as I love Audrey Hepburn, I've never been a huge Katharine Hepburn fan. Maybe in a couple of ...

Moneyball

Moneyball

★★★★ Director: Bennett Miller Year: 2011 I was very curious to see how you could make a film out of Moneyball. But the results were excellent. I'm ...

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

★★★ Director: Peter Jackson Year: 2009 I was shocked that Peter Jackson directed this, such an odd film for him. I'm not sure what I expected, but ...

The Beaver

The Beaver

★★★★ Director: Jodie Foster Year: 2011 Now here's another film that I never thought I'd watch. First, it's Mel Gibson and the premise of a man wearing ...

Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

★★★ Director: Dan Rush Year: 2010 I don't ever remember hearing or seeing this at the theaters. But the premise is so simple, the set and location ...

X-Men First Class

X-Men First Class

★★★★ Director: Matthew Vaughn Year: 2011 This film was such a nice suprise. I can't remember watching a good X-Men film in awhile. But the new, young ...

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

★★ Director: Bryan Singer Year: 2008 I can't believe this is a Bryan Singer film. He could have done so much with it. For one, it's a ...

The Debt

The Debt

★★★ Director: John Madden Year: 2010 This is quite an original story, almost to the point where it feels as if it was based upon a true ...

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

It’s Kind of a

★★★ Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Year: 2010 Thanks to Bryan for recommending this film. It's quirky and the trailer is absolutely beautiful. The story is okay, but ...

Battle Royale

Battle Royale

★★★★ Director: Kinji Fukasaku Year: 2000 Wow, what a surprising and amazing film. Not only could it only work as a Japanese film, but so much of the ...

Deliverance

Deliverance

★★★ Director: John Boorman Year: 1972 I guess I'm on a huge early 70s kick. Another film that's been on my list but never got around to seeing.  ...

Love Story

Love Story

★★★★ Director: Arthur Hiller Year: 1970 This has been on my To Watch list for ages but was never in the mood.  Now that I've seen it, wow. ...