Gothika
Halle Berry is a criminal psychologist who wakes up in the mental institution where she works, with no memory of a murder that she has been accused of committing. There is also a spirit haunting her and Penelope Cruz is in there somewhere. I knew the reviews for this...
Swimming Pool
A London writer goes to her editor’s house in the south of France to relax, but then his daughter shows up to wreck havoc. ...
American Splendor
Biopic about Harvey Pekar, the author of the American Splendor comic book series. I heard this movie was really good even though it didn’t reach out and grab me as overall interesting looking when it was released. It was pretty good and entertaining but not completely awe-inspiringly wonderful. I...
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Can dentists’ lives be exciting? Does it count if you are hallucinating about Denis Leary?...
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
Documentary about the skateboarding trend in the 1980's and Mark "Gator" Rogowski who is in jail for murder. I think you would only be interested in this movie if you skated or were interested in skating at one point in your life. I loved the little skater boys when...
The Cooler
When someone is doing well in a Vegas casino, the cooler is sent out to kill the winning streak. William H. Macy is the loser who has no luck in his entire life until he meets a cocktail waitress that actually falls for him. William H. Macy is the...
21 Grams
Did you know at the moment of death, the body loses 21 grams? Some say it is the soul leaving. As for the movie, an accident throws a sick mathematician (Sean Penn), a grieving mother (Naomi Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) together. This movie was quite...
Better Luck Tomorrow
A bunch of Asian kids create a gang that sells exams and drugs while they steal thing. You get to know Ben, who is a kid doing his best in school and making sure everything that he does looks awesome on a transcript so he can get into college....
Shattered Glass
A much-sought after, many-times published journalist is exposed as a fraud. It is also supposed to be proof that Hayden Christensen can act. I liked this movie. It was very interesting, especially since it was a true story. I remember reading The New Republic to use as research in...
The Last Samurai
Civil War guys train the Japanese how to use guns so they can wipe out the last of the samurais until Tom Cruise goes and gets himself kidnapped by them. Then he rethinks his thoughts. I thought this movie was pretty good. I didn’t think it was spectacular or...