(2 May) Savage Messiah (2002, Mario Azzopardi) 48
[ Another powerful, terrifying performance by Luc Picard as a sadistic and perverted guru. Too bad the overall film is rather pedestrian. ]
(3 May) Spider-Man (2002, Sam Raimi) [ review ] 85
(5 May) The Devil’s Advocate (1997, Taylor Hackford) 51
[ I’d call this a guilty pleasure. It’s crass, cheesy, and wrong in so many ways, but it’s fun to watch and Al Pacino is deliciously over the top. ]
(6 May) Le Peuple Migrateur (2002, Jacques Perrin) [ review ] 90
(7 May) Moving (2002, Jonathan Friedman) [ review ] 52
(10 May) Unfaithful (2002, Adrian Lyne) [ review ] 40
(10 May) L.A. Confidential (1997, Curtis Hanson) [ review ] 92
(11 May) Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch) [ review ] 93
(12 May) City Lights (1930, Charlie Chaplin) 65
[ Most of this “timeless classic” didn’t make much of an impression on me, but I have to say, the ending is absolutely marvelous. ]
(14 May) Tribute (2001, Kris Curry and Rich Fox) 80
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(16 May) Attack of the Clones (2002, George Lucas) [ review ] 61
(19 May) Which Way is Up? (1977, Michael Schultz) 10
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(21 May) The Salton Sea (2002, D.J. Caruso) [ review ] 54
(23 May) Dead in the Water (2001, Gustavo Lipsztein) 35
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(23 May) FUBAR (2002, Michael Dowse) [ review ] 86
(24 May) Insomnia (2002, Christopher Nolan) [ review ] 82
(27 May) Requiem for a Dream (2002, Darren Aronofsky) [ review ] 92
(27 May) Sparkle (1999, Jeff Beesley) 30
[ >Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(30 May) Lenny (1975, Bob Fosse) 82
[ Greatish biopic short on laughs but overflowing with style, sexiness and thought-provoking material. ]
(30 May) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001, John Cameron Mitchell) [ review ] 91
(30 May) An American in Paris (1951, Vincente Minnelli) 61
[ The story is paper thin and the romance doesn’t work, but the song and dance numbers are pretty great. ]
(31 May) Undercover Brother (2002, Malcolm D. Lee) [ review ] 4
(31 May) The Sum of All Fears (2002, Phil Alden Robinson) [ review ] 90
(10 Jun) Irréversible (2002, Gaspar Noé) [ review ] 90
(10 Jun) Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléôpatre (2002, Alain Chabat) [ review ] 70
(14 Jun) In the Shadows (2001, Ric Roman Waugh) 65
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(14 Jun) Windtalkers (2002, John Woo) [ review ] 38
(17 Jun) Vanilla Sky (2001, Cameron Crowe) [ review ] 93
(18 Jun) The Exorcist (1973, William Friedkin) 42
[ I’d never actually watched it, and I guess it’s been too ripped off, referenced, spoofed and talked about for me to experience it as it was meant to be. Sure, I found it gross but other than that? Blah. ]
(19 Jun) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997, Jay Roach) [ review ] 93
(20 Jun) Singin’ in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen) [ review ] 100
(21 Jun) Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg) [ review ] 93
(25 Jun) Outta Time (2002, Lorena David) 40
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(25 Jun) The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002, Peter Care) [ review ] 76
(28 Jun) Mr. Deeds (2002, Steven Brill) [ review ] 41
(29 Jun) American Beauty (1999, Sam Mendes) [ review ] 93
(4 Jul) Change of Habit (1969, William A. Graham) [ review ] 57
(4 Jul) Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg) [ review ] 93
(8 Jul) Being John Malkhovich (1999, Spike Jonze) [ review ] 93
(9 Jul) K-9: P.I. (2002, Richard J. Lewis) [ review ] 40
(9 Jul) Moulin Rouge! (2001, Baz Luhrmann) [ review ] 98
(12 Jul) Road to Perdition (2002, Sam Mendes) [ review ] 49
(12 Jul) Reign of Fire (2002, Rob Bowman) [ review ] 39
(13 Jul) Dragonfly (2002, Tom Shadyac) [ review ] 6
(17 Jul) Eight Legged Freaks (2002, Ellory Elkayem) [ review ] 23
(22 Jul) Goldmember (2002, Jay Roach) [ review ] 85
(26 Jul) Goldmember (2002, Jay Roach) [ review ] 85
(26 Jul) UHF (1989, Jay Levey) [ review ] 86
(27 Jul) The Desert Rats (1953, Robert Wise) 55
[ Reviewed for the Apollo Movie Guide ]
(1 Aug) Unbreakable (2000, M. Night Shyamalan) [ review ] 92
(2 Aug) Signs (2002, M. Night Shyamalan) [ review ] 94
(3 Aug) Full Frontal (2002, Steven Soderbergh) [ review ] 28
(5 Aug) Cat People (1982, Paul Schrader) [ review ] 32
(6 Aug) The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Peter Jackson) [ review ] 93
(9 Aug) xXx (2002, Rob Cohen) [ review ] 34
(10 Aug) Strictly Sinatra (2001, Peter Capaldi) [ review ] 53
(10 Aug) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Robert Mulligan) 96
[ One of the greats, it conveys an essential message with grace and intelligence. Gregory Peck is the father everyone wishes he had. ]
(11 Aug) Spider-Man (2002, Sam Raimi) [ review ] 85
(14 Aug) Blue Crush (2002, John Stockwell) [ review ] 23
(20 Aug) Fun and Fancy Free (1947, Jack Kinney) 22
[ Disney Masterpiece my ass, this is a botched, dated mess. “Mickey and the Beanstalk” is kinda fun, but the “Bongo” story is plain retarded. Great way to show kids how to express love through spousal abuse! ]
(20 Aug) The Lord of the Rings (1978, Ralph Bakshi) 38
[ At first, I found it not as bad as it’s been accused of being. It’s stylish enough, and the material is so strong that some of the missteps are forgivable. But about halfway through it loses all focus and starts skimming through events almost randomly and then it just stops two thirds into the story! I’ll stick to Peter Jackson’s films etc. ]
(23 Aug) Serving Sara (2002, Reginald Hudlin) [ review ] 35
(23 Aug) The Good Girl (2002, Miguel Arteta) [ review ] 40
(24 Aug) Heaven (2002, Tom Tykwer) [ review ] 90
(28 Aug) The Scorpion King (2002, Chuck Russell) [ review ] 57
(29 Aug) Big Fat Liar (2002, Shawn Levy) [ review ] 36
(29 Aug) The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, Anthony Minghella) [ review ] 92
(30 Aug) Igby Goes Down (2002, Burr Steers) [ review ] 72
(1 Sept) Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg) [ review ] 93
(2 Sept) Jurassic Park III (2001, Joe Johnston) 15
[ Easily one of the worst Hollywood blockbusters I’ve ever seen, the production values (outside of the not even that awe-inspiring anymore dinos) are on a TV level, the acting is obnoxiously bad and the set pieces are more ridiculous than exciting. ]
(2 Sept) America’s Sweethearts (2001, Joe Roth) 26
[ 2 minutes’ worth of biting satire drowned into an ill-conceived, wildly uninvolving romantic comedy. John Cusack and Julia Roberts are on auto-pilot, and Catherine Zeta-Jones and especially Hank Azaria and his pseudo-Spanish accent are insufferable.]
(3 Sept) 8 Femmes (2002, François Ozon) [ review ] 86
(3 Sept) Chasing Amy (1997, Kevin Smith) [ review ] 87
(6 Sept) Le Pacte des Loups (2001, Christophe Gans) [ review ] 90
(6 Sept) Monsoon Wedding (2002, Mira Nair) [ review ] 86
(7 Sept) Blade II (2002, Guillermo Del Toro) [ review ] 44
(8 Sept) Van Wilder (2002, Walt Becker) 8
[ The absolute bottom of the barrel of misogynist, juvenile and disgusting comedies. Ryan Reynolds is pretty cool, but even Miles farking Davis wouldn’t be cool enough to salvage this pile of dog semen. ]
(9 Sept) Magnolia (1999, Paul Thomas Anderson) [ review ] 100
(13 Sept) Stealing Harvard (2002, Bruce McCullough) [ review ] 37
(13 Sept) One Hour Photo (2002, Mark Romanek) [ review ] 80
(15 Sept) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002, Kevin Reynolds) 36
[ This adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas revenge drama is nicely set up, effectively showing Jim Caviezel’s Edmond going through extreme pain and despair. But then the film rushes through his retribution to his enemies and ties everything up into a happy little Hollywood resolution. Too bad. ]
(15 Sept) Game of Death (1978, Sammo Hung) 44
[ Cheapie, let’s-pretend-Bruce-Lee-didn’t-die-halfway-into-the-shoot kung fu revenge flick. Watch for count