DVD Reviews, A to Z

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0 Through 9


13 Tzameti, 2006 [C+]
21 Grams
, 2003. [B-]
24 Hour Party People, 2002. [B+]
36 Fillette, 1988. [B+]
40 Days and 40 Nights, 2002. [B]
8MM, 1999. [C-]
8½ Women, 2000. [B-]

A Through C


Adaptation, 2002. [B]
The Addiction, 1995. [B+]
After Life, 1998 [B+]
All the Real Girls, 2003.
Almost Famous, 2000 [B+]
Amants du Pont-Neuf, Les (The Lovers on the Bridge), 1991 [B+]
American Beauty, 1999. [B]
American Pie, 1999 [B]
American Psycho, 2000 [B-]
Andrei Rublev, 2000 [A]
Angels and Insects, 1995. [C+]
The Animal, 2001 [D-]
Alien, 1979. [A]
Alien Resurrection, 1997. [C]
All That Jazz, 1979. [B+]
American Pie, 1999. [B]
The Anniversary Party, 2001 [C-]
Antz, 1998. [B]
Apollo 13, 1995. [B]
The Art of Amália, 2000. [B-]
Art School Confidential, 2006 [C] *
As Good As It Gets, 1997. [B]
Attack of the Clones, 2002 [C]
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999. [C]
Auto Focus, 2002. [C+]
The Avengers, 1998. [F]
The Aviator, 2004. [C+]
B. Monkey, 1997/rel. 1999. [C+]
Babe, 1995. [B+]
Bad Boys, 1995. [C]
Baron Blood, 1972. [C+]
Batman & Robin, 1997. [C-]
Batman Begins, 2005 [C]
Batman Forever, 1995. [C]
Battle in Heaven, 2005 [B-]
Battle Royale, 2000. [B+]
Bean, 1997. [B+]
Beauty and the Beast, 1946. [A]
Being John Malkovich, 1999. [A-]
Belle de Jour, 1967. [A-]
Big Fish, 2003. [B-]
The Big Lebowski, 1998. [B+]
The Big One, 1997. [B]
The Big Sleep, 1946. [A+]
Birthday Girl, 2002. [B-]
The Blair Witch Project, 1999. [A-]
Blow Out, 1981. [A-]
Blowup, 1966. [A]
Three Colors: Blue, 1993. [A]
Boiler Room, 2000. [C+]
Bones, 2001. [C+]
Boogie Nights, 1997. [C+]
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, 2000. [C-]
Bound, 1996. [C-]
Braindead, 1992. [A-]
Branded to Kill, 1967. [A]
Breaking the Waves, 1996. [A]
Breakdown, 1997. [A-]
Brick, 2005 [B]
Bride of Frankenstein, 1935. [A+]
Brokeback Mountain , 2005. [A-]
Broken Arrow, 1996. [B-]
Brotherhood of the Wolf, 2000. [C+]
The Brown Bunny, 2003. [B]
Buena Vista Social Club, 1999. [B+]
Buffalo 66, 1998. [B+]
A Bug's Life, 1998. [B+]
Bulworth, 1998. [B+]
by Brakhage: an anthology, 1954-2001. [B+]
Caché, 2005 [A-]
The Celebration, 1998. [B]
Celebrity, 1998. [C]
The Cell, 2000. [C+]
Cemetery Man (see Dellamorte Dellamore, 1994.) [A-]
The Church, 1989. [B-]
Citizen Ruth, 1996. [A-]
City of Angels, 1998. [C]
The City of Lost Children, 1995. [B-]
City of Lost Souls, 2000. [B+]
Clean, 2004 [B-]
Clerks II, 2006 [C+]
Clueless, 1995. [B+]
Coffee and Cigarettes, 2003. [B]
The Company, 2003. [A-]
Conspirators of Pleasure, 1996. [A-]
Contact, 1997. [B-]
The Cooler, 2003. [B-]
Le Corbeau, 1943. [A]
The Corruptor, 1999. [C+]
Crash, 1996. [A-]
Crimson Tide, 1994. [B+]
The Crow: City of Angels, 1996. [D+]
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000. [A]
Cruel Intentions, 1999. [B-]

D Through G


Dancer in the Dark, 2000. [A-]
Dawn of the Dead, 1978. [A+]
Dawn of the Dead, 2004. [B-]
Day For Night, 1973. [A-]
Dead & Buried, 1981. [A]
Dead or Alive, 1999. [B+]
Deconstructing Harry, 1997. [B+]
Deep Impact, 1998. [D+]
Dellamorte Dellamore, 1994. [A-]
Devil in a Blue Dress, 1995. [B+]
Devil's Island, 1997. [C]
Desperado, 1995. [B-]
Destricted, 2006 [C+]
Diabolique, 1996. [D+]
Die Hard With a Vengeance, 1995. [B]
The Disenchanted, 1990. [B]
Dogville, 2003. [A]
Don't Look Now, 1973. [A-]
The Double Life of Veronique, 1991. [A]
The Dreamlife of Angels, 1998. [B+]
Dry Cleaning, 1997. [B-]
Duck Amuck, 1953. [A+]
EDtv, 1999. [B-]
Elizabeth, 1998. [B]
Emanuelle in America, 1976. [D]
The End of Violence, 1997. [D+]
Enemy of the State, 1998. [B]
The English Patient, 1996. [A-]
L'ennui, 1998. [C+]
Erin Brockovich, 2000. [B]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004. [B+]
Everyone Says I Love You, 1996. [A-]
The Evil Dead, 1982. [A-]
eXistenZ, 1999. [B]
Exotica, 1994. [A]
Eye of the Beholder, 1998, rel. 2000. [D]
Eyes Wide Shut, 1999. [A-]
Face/Off, 1997/ [A-]
Fanny and Alexander, 1982. [A]
Fargo, 1996. [C+]
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, 1997. [A]
FEARDOTCOM, 2002. [D]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998. [B+]
Feeling Minnesota, 1996. [C]
The Fifth Element, 1997. [B]
Fight Club, 1999. [A-]
Final Destination 2 [DVD], 2003. [C+]
Fireworks, see Hana-bi, 1997. [A]
Frankenstein, 1931. [A]
The Frighteners, 1996. [B+]
From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996. [C+]
From Hell, 2001. [C-]
Fudoh, 1996. [B+]
The Funeral, 1996. [A-]
Funny Games, 1997. [C+]
The Game, 1997. [B+]
Gattaca, 1997. [C+]
The General's Daughter, 1999. [C-]
Ghost World, 2001. [A-]
G.I. Jane, 1997. [B+]
Ginger Snaps, 2000. [B+]
Girls Town, 1996. [B+]
Gladiator, 2000. [B+]
Godzilla, 1998. [B-]
Goldeneye, 1995. [B-]
Goodbye, 20th Century, 1998. [D+]
Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000. [C-]
The Good Thief, 2002.
Grand Illusion, 1938 [A]
The Great Yokai War, 2005 [B+]
The Green Mile, 1999. [B]
Gun Crazy, 1950. [A+]

H Through L


Halloween, 1978. [A+]
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, 1998. [B]
Hana-bi, 1997. [A]
Hannibal, 2001. [C+]
Happiness, 1998. [A]
Hard-Boiled, 1992. [A-]
Hard Candy, 2005. [C+]
Häxan, 1922. [A-]
He Got Game, 1998. [B]
Heat, 1995. [A-]
Heavenly Creatures, 1994. [A+]
Henry Fool, 1998. [B-]
High Art, 1998. [C+]
High Fidelity, 2000 [B]
The Hills Have Eyes, 2006 [C]*
Hollow Man, 2000. [C+]
Hollywood Ending, 2002. [B-]
Hollywoodland, 2006. [C-]
Home Fries, 1997, rel. 1998. [C+]
House of Flying Daggers, 2004. [B]
The House of Yes, 1997. [B-]
Howl's Moving Castle, 2005 [A-]
The Hunted, 2003. [B]
I ♥ Huckabees, 2004. [B-]
The Ice Storm, 1997. [B+]
Ichi the Killer, 2001. [B]
An Ideal Husband, 1999. [B+]
Idle Hands, 1999. [C]
In Dreams, 1999. [D+]
In the Company of Men, 1994. [B+]
In the Mood For Love, 2000. [A-]
In the Mouth of Madness, 1994. [B-]
The Insider, 1999. [B]
Insomnia, 2002. [C+]
Intolerable Cruelty, 2003. [B-]
Irma Vep, 1996. [B]
Irreversible, 2002. [B+]
Island of Lost Souls, 1933. [A]
Jackie Brown, 1997. [B]
Jawbreaker, 1999. [D+]
Jesus' Son, 2000 [B]
Josie and the Pussycats, 2001 [B-]
Jude, 1996. [B]
Kids, 1995. [C]
Kill Bill Vol. 1, 2003. [A-]
Kill Bill Vol. 2, 2003. [B]
King Kong, 1933. [A+]
King Kong, 2005 [B]
The King of Comedy, 1983. [A-]
Kiss the Girls, 1997. [C+]
A Knight's Tale, 2001 [C-]
Kundun, 1997. [A]
La Jetee, 1962. [A+]
L.A. Confidential, 1997. [A]
Lady in the Water, 2006 [C+]
The Last Big Thing, 1996, rel. 1998. [C+]
Last Life in the Universe, 2003. [B+]
The Last Seduction, 1994. [C]
Last Year at Marienbad, 1961. [A]
Leaving Las Vegas, 1995. [A-]
Leon: Integral Version, 1994/1996. [A-]
Lethal Weapon 4, 1998. [C+]
The Libertine, 2005 [C]*
Life is Beautiful, 1998. [B]
Lilya 4-Ever, 2002. [B]
Lisa and the Devil, 1975. [B]
Lisbon Story, 1994. [B]
Lone Star, 1996. [B+]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001. [A-]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002. [B+]
Lost Highway, 1997. [C+]
Lost In Translation, 2003. [A-]
Love Serenade, 1996. [B+]
The Lovers on the Bridge, 1999 [B+]

M Through P


Magnolia, 1999. [B-]
The Man Who Wasn't There, 2000. [B-]
Maria Full of Grace, 2004. [B+]
Marianne, 1997. [A-]
Marie Baie des Anges, 1997. [F]
Mars Attacks!, 1996. [A-]
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 1994. [B-]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 2003 [B+]
Match Point, 2005 [B+]
The Matrix, 1999. [B]
The Matrix Reloaded, 2003. [C+]
Maximum Risk, 1996. [B+]
May, 2002. [D+]
Maya Deren: Experimental Films. [A]
Me and You and Everyone We Know, 2005 [B]
Memento, 2000. [B-]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, 1999. [C-]
The Mexican, 2001, [B-]
Miami Vice, 2006 [A-]
Million Dollar Baby, 2004. [A]
Mimic, 1997. [C]
Minority Report, 2002. [B-]
Miracle Mile, 1988. [B-]
Mission: Impossible, 1996. [B+]
Mission: Impossible II, 2000 [C+]
Mortal Kombat, 1995. [C+]
Morvern Callar, 2002. [B+]
The Mothman Prophecies, 2002. [C+]
Moulin Rouge, 2001 [B]
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 2005 [D]
Mr. Nice Guy, 1997. [B-]
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, 1994. [B-]
Mulholland Drive, 2001. [A-]
Mute Witness, 1995. [B+]
My Best Friend's Wedding, 1997. [C]
My 20th Century, 1989. [A-]
Naked Killer, 1992. [B]
Nattevagten (Nightwatch), 1994. [D+]
The Negotiator, 1998. [B-]
Nekromantic, 1989. [B+]
Nekromantic 2, 1992. [B-]
Nightwatch, 1994. [D+]
Nightwatch, 1996. [D]
Nine Inch Nails: Closure, 1997. [B]
Nobody's Fool, 1994. [A-]
Notting Hill, 1999. [B]
Office Killer, 1997. [D]
Old Joy, 2006 [B+]
Open Water, 2003. [C-]
The Opposite of Sex, 1998. [C]
Paris, Texas, 1984. [A-]
Payback, 1999. [B-]
The Peacemaker, 1994. [C+]
Peeping Tom, 1960. [A]
Pennies From Heaven, 1981. [B+]
The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1996. [B+]
Permanent Midnight, 1998. [B-]
Persona, 1966. [A+]
The Phantom Menace, 1999. [B-]
The Pillow Book, 1995. [B-]
Pitch Black, 2000. [C+]
The Player, 1992. [A-]
Point Blank, 1967. [A]
Police Story 3: Supercop, see Supercop, 1993. [B+]
Police Story 4: First Strike, 1996. [A-]
The Portrait of a Lady, 1996. [B]
Poseidon, 2006 [B-] *
Possessed (Besat), 1999. [B-]
Possession, 1981. [C]
Praise, 2000 [B+]
Primer, 2004. [A]
The Princess and the Warrior, 2001 [C+]
Private Parts, 1997. [A-]
The Professional, see Leon, 1994. [A-]
The Proposition, 2005 [B]
Prospero's Books, 1991. [A-]
Psycho, 1960. [A+]
Pulp Fiction, 1994. [A]
Pulse, 2001. [B]

Q Through T

Quai des Orfèvres, 1947. [A]
Quills, 2000. [C+]
Quinceanera, 2005 [B]
Raw Meat, 1973.
Re-Animator, 1985. [A]
The Real Cancun [DVD], 2003. [F]
Three Colors: Red, 1994. [A]
Red Lights, 2004. [B-]
The Red Shoes, 1948. [A]
Requiem for a Dream, 2000 [B+]
Ready to Wear, 1994. [C-]
R.E.M.: Parallel. [A-]
Rent, 2005. [C-]
Resident Evil, 2002. [C+]
Road to Guantanamo, 2006 [A-]
Road to Perdition, 2002. [C+]
Romance, 1999. [B+]
Romeo Must Die, 2000 [C+]
Ronin, 1998. [B+]
Rounders, 1998. [B-]
Rumble in the Bronx, 1995 (U.S. rel. 1996). [B+]
Run Lola Run, 1998. [B+]
The Rundown, 2003. [B]
Rush Hour, 1998. [A-]
Rushmore, 1998. [B+]
Saving Private Ryan, 1998. [A-]
A Scanner Darkly, 2006 [B+]
Scary Movie, 2000 [C-]
The School of Flesh, 1998. [B]
The Scorpion King, 2002. [B-]
Scream, 1996. [B]
Scream 2, 1997. [B]
Scream 3, 2000. [C+]
Secret Things, 2002. [B]
Secrets and Lies, 1996. [A]
Sense and Sensibility, 1995. [A-]
Series 7: The Contenders, 2001. [B-]
Seventh Heaven, 1997. [C]
Se7en, 1995. [A]
Shakespeare in Love, 1998. [A-]
Shallow Grave, 1995. [C+]
Shanghai Knights [DVD], 2003.
Shaolin Soccer, 2001. [B+]
Shattered Glass, 2003. [B]
Sherlock Jr., 1924. [A+]
Shiri, 1999. [B-]
Shivers, 1975. [A-]
Showgirls, 1995. [D]
Shrek, 2001 [B-]
The Siege, 1998. [C]
Signs, 2002. [B-]
A Simple Plan, 1998. [B+]
Singin' in the Rain, 1952. [A+]
A Single Girl, 1995. [B+]
Sisters, 1973. [B+]
Six Days, Seven Nights, 1998. [B-]
Sleepy Hollow, 1999. [B]
Small Time Crooks, 2000 [B-]
Snatch, 2001. [B-]
The Soft Skin, 1964. [B+]
Solaris, 2002. [B+]
Sonatine, 1993. [A-]
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love. [B+]
Snake Eyes, 1998. [C+]
The Spanish Prisoner, 1997. [C+]
Species, 1995. [D+]
Species II, 1998. [D]
Spider-Man, 2002. [A-]
Spider-Man 2, 2004. [B+]
Spirited Away, 2001. [A]
Starship Troopers, 1997. [C+]
State and Main, 2000 [B+]
Stephanie Daley, 2005 [B+]
Stigmata, 1999. [D]
Stop Making Sense, 1984. [A]
Storytelling, 2001. [B]
Strange Days, 1995. [A-]
Sullivan's Travels, 1941. [A+]
Summer of Sam, 1999 [C+]
Sweet and Lowdown, 1999. [B]
The Sweet Hereafter, 1997. [A]
Swordfish, 2001 [D]
Sylvia, 2003. [D]
Syriana, 2005. [B]
Tales From the Hood, 1995. [B]
Tank Girl, 1995. [C+]
Tarzan, 1999. [B]
The Taste of Others, 2000. [B+]
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974. [A-]
They Came From Within, 1975 (see Shivers). [A-]
There's Something About Mary, 1998. [B-]
Thesis, 1996. [B]
The Thin Red Line, 1998. [A-]
Thunderbolt, 1995. [B-]
Titanic, 1997. [B-]
To Die For, 1995. [C+]
Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997. [C+]
Top Hat, 1935. [A+]
Tokyo Drifter, 1966. [B+]
Torque, 2004. [B]
Toy Story, 1995. [A]
Toy Story 2, 1999. [A-]
The Trigger Effect, 1996. [C]
Trouble Every Day, 2001. [B+]
The Truman Show, 1998. [B+]
Twelve Monkeys, 1995. [A-]
Twilight, 1998. [B]
Twister, 1996. [C]

U Through Z


The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, [A-]. 1964
Unbreakable, 2000. [B-]
Undercover Brother, 2002. [B]
Undisputed, 2002. [B]
Unforgettable, 1996. [C-]
Unzipped, 1995. [A]
Urban Legend, 1998. [C+]
The Usual Suspects, 1995. [B-]
Vampire in Brooklyn, 1995. [C+]
Vampyr, 1932. [A]
Very Bad Things, 1998. [C]
Videodrome, 1983. [A]
The Virgin Suicides, 1999. [C]
Volver, 2006 [B]
Waking Ned Devine, 1998. [C]
Welcome to the Dollhouse, 1996. [A-]
Welcome to Sarajevo, 1997. [B-]
Wes Craven's New Nightmare, 1994. [B+]
What Dreams May Come, 1998. [C+]
What Lies Beneath, 2000 [C+]
Three Colors: White, 1994. [A]
Wild Things, 1998. [B-]
Wild Wild West, 1999 [C-]
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1996. [B-]
Winchester 73 [DVD], 1950. [A-]
Wings of Desire, 1987. [A+]
The Wings of the Dove, 1997. [B+]
The Winslow Boy, 1999. [B]
Wonder Boys, 2000. [B]
Wristcutters: A Love Story , 2004 [C+]
XXX, 2002. [B]
Your Friends and Neighbors, 1998. [C+]
Zatoichi, 2003. [B+]

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