January 31st, 2010

Dirty Dancing


Nobody puts baby in a corner. So on, so forth. B-.

January 30th, 2010

Jaws


Seminal blockbuster movie. They needed bigger boat, but not sequels. B.

January 29th, 2010

Animal House


Pivotal “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” movie and excellent comedy. B+.

January 28th, 2010

Frankenstein (Branagh, 1991)


Failing to find reason to dislike faithful adaptation of classic. B+/A-.

January 27th, 2010

Amadeus




One of my favorite biopics, if not my absolute favorite. A.

January 26th, 2010

The Lovely Bones


Painfully depressing, but journeyman quality leaves little to be desired. B.

January 25th, 2010

Be Kind Rewind


Sort of a mixed bag, but generally more good than bad. B.

January 24th, 2010

Inglorious Basterds


I like it, but I can definitely understand people who don’t. B.

January 23rd, 2010

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind


Awesome adaptation of greatest “biography” ever written since Munchausen. B+.

January 22nd, 2010

Good Night and Good Luck


Very well-crafted and exquisitely written tour-de-force by Clooney et al. A.

January 21st, 2010

Weird Science


Outright bizarre entertaining John Hughes outing has major nostalgia factor. B.

ALTERNATE GRADELESS REVIEW:

Impress your friends by mentioning Kelly Lebrock former Mrs. Steven Seagal.

January 20th, 2010

Less Than Zero


Lacking book’s listless ennui, but instills feeling of decade’s decadence. C+.

January 19th, 2010

Natural Born Killers


Could only really watch once, but I really loved it. A.

January 18th, 2010

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints


Feels like a Sundance movie. Not meant as compliment. Alright. B.

January 17th, 2010

Zodiac


A very strong thriller, most strength from the stellar performances. A-.

January 16th, 2010

Iron Man


Robert Downey Jr. manages to make armorplated jerk wonderful. Strong adaptation. B+.

January 15th, 2010

Chaplin


Possibly one of the best biopics ever. Absolutely amazing casting. A+.

January 14th, 2010

Sherlock Holmes


Perhaps the best interpretation in recent memory, only nitpicky complaints. A.

January 13th, 2010

Charlie Bartlett


Smarter than your average teen movie, Robert Downey Jr. amazing. B+.

January 12th, 2010

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band


One of the best rock albums ever also apparently worst musical. F.

January 11th, 2010

A Touch of Evil


Overlooking Charlton Heston in greyscale brownface, still amazing post-noir thriller. A.

January 10th, 2010

The Lady from Shanghai


Really awesome ending sequence in funhouse. Rest kind of slow. B+.

January 9th, 2010

The Magnificient Ambersons


Studio interference shows. Really cool ending. That’s about it. Still… A-.

January 8th, 2010

REPRINT OF SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008
Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)


Not since days of Kublai Khan has a movie so rocked. A+.

January 7th, 2010

Soylent Green


Charlton Heston has concerns about people’s eating habits. Awesome sci-fi. B.

January 6th, 2010

Rocky Balboa


Worlds superior to Rocky V, but not worth past glory. C+/B-.

January 5th, 2010

Rocky V


In all seriousness, the less said about this, the better. D-.

January 4th, 2010

Rocky IV


Cold War allegory lost on no one, Drago must break him. B.

January 3rd, 2010

Rocky III


Mr. T pities fools and promises pain, and does not disappoint. B+.

January 2nd, 2010

Rocky II


Second weakest of franchise, barring suckfest that is Rocky V. B-.

January 1st, 2010

Rocky


Classic underdog story, classic boxing story, definitely strongest of franchise. B+.