A Beautiful Mind
RELEASED: 2001RUNTIME: 135 minsWRITTEN BY: Akiva Goldsman, Sylvia NasarDIRECTED BY: Ron HowardSTARRING: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch Fine, I guess. Some parts really work but the second act really drags and…
Donnie Darko
RELEASED: 2001RUNTIME: 114 minsWRITTEN BY: Richard KellyDIRECTED BY: Richard KellySTARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Beth Grant Interesting but didn’t do much for me. Killer soundtrack though and Jake Gyllenhaal is great as usual. Also,…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
RELEASED: 2001RUNTIME: 178 minsWRITTEN BY: Peter Jackson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa BoyensDIRECTED BY: Peter JacksonSTARRING: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean I had some fun and the production is amazing but…
Oldboy
RELEASED: 2003RUNTIME: 120 minsWRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Nobuaki Minegishi, Hwang Jo-yoon, Im Joon-hyung, Marley CaribDIRECTED BY: Park Chan-wookSTARRING: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byung-ok, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su, Lee Seung-Shin, Yoon Jin-seo Brilliant premise and great third act…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
RELEASED: 2001RUNTIME: 152 minsWRITTEN BY: J.K. Rowling, Steve KlovesDIRECTED BY: Chris ColumbusSTARRING: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Tom Felton, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith The effects certainly do not hold up today and I like it…
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
RELEASED: 2002RUNTIME: 179 minsWRITTEN BY: Peter Jackson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen SinclairDIRECTED BY: Peter JacksonSTARRING: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Dominic Monaghan Fantasy still just isn’t my thing, but I…
White Men Can’t Jump
RELEASED: 1992RUNTIME: 115 minsWRITTEN BY: Ron SheltonDIRECTED BY: Ron SheltonSTARRING: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Ernest Harden Jr. The plot is messy and repetitive and I certainly wish they went a little bit…
Scent of a Woman
RELEASED: 1992RUNTIME: 157 minsWRITTEN BY: Bo Goldman, Giovanni ArpinoDIRECTED BY: Martin BrestSTARRING: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bradley Whitford, Richard Venture Watchable but damn I couldn’t stand Al Pacino’s character. He’s just obnoxiously exuberant…
School of Rock
RELEASED: 2003RUNTIME: 110 minsWRITTEN BY: Mike WhiteDIRECTED BY: Richard LinklaterSTARRING: Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Miranda Cosgrove, Chris Stack, Jordan-Claire Green Loved it. So much fun and so heartwarming and funny that I never wanted it to…