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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter and the

★★★★ Director: David Yates Year: 2011 Such a nice ending to the epic saga. What was great with this second part, they didn't dumb it down to do ...

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

★★ Director: Kurt Wimmer Year: 2002 This film had so much promise. A great plot. Unfortunately, it just falls apart. I can't say where, but it tries to ...

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

★★★★ Director: Sofia Coppola Year: 2003 So while on a flight back from Europe, I was looking through the massive collection of films to watch and decided on ...

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

★★★★ Creators: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss Year: 2011 The best show on TV. Period. Absolutely fun, unpredictable and addictive. I can't believe I have to wait another year ...

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 ...

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 ...

State of Play

State of Play

★★★★ Director: Kevin Macdonald Year: 2009 I don't remember this film coming out but it was a good find. It's very entertaining, almost like All the President's Men. ...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1

Harry Potter and the

★★★★ Director: David Yates Year: 2010 I forgot how much I enjoyed the Harry Potter books.  And this film made me so excited for Part 2, can't wait ...

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

★★ Director: Charlie Kaufman Year: 2008 I love Charlie Kaufman and Philip Seymore Hoffman, but this film wasn't the best. I think he tried to overthink the premise ...

Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio

★★ Director: Richard Curtis Year: 2009 A terrific story that I wasn't aware of, but it's based upon a true story, when the BBC only aired Rock n ...

Harvey

Harvey

★★ Director: Henry Koster Year: 1950 I also have a huge soft spot for James Stewart. The guy is a genius. Unfortunately, this film isn't so great. I ...

How Do You Know?

How Do You Know?

★★ Creator: James L. Brooks Year: 2010 Yet another director who couldn't possibly make a bad movie makes an absolute turd. And I love Paul Rudd, how could ...

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 ...

Sin City

Sin City

★★★★★ Creator: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Year: 2005 I'm not sure what took me so long to see this film. It's absolutely incredible. I never read the graphic ...