Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) No Country for Old Men (2007): Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based upon the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Departed (2006): Dir. Martin Scorsese. Written by William Monahan. Based upon the film Mou gaan dou written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, […]
1½ stars (out of 4) Crash (2004*): Dir. Paul Haggis. Written by: Haggis and Bobby Moresco, from a story by Haggis. Starring: Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock, and Matt Dillon. Rated R for language, sexual […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Million Dollar Baby (2004): Dir. Clint Eastwood. Written by Paul Haggis. Based upon the book Rope Burns by F.X. Toole. Starring: Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, and […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Dir. Peter Jackson. Written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Based upon the novel of the same name by […]
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) Chicago (2002): Dir. Rob Marshall. Written by Bill Condon. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Music by John Kander. Based upon the musical of the same name with lyrics by Ebb, […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) A Beautiful Mind (2001): Dir. Ron Howard. Written by Akiva Goldsman. Based upon the book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, […]
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) Gladiator (2000): Dir. Ridley Scott. Written by: David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson, from a story by Franzoni. Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, and […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) American Beauty (1999): Dir. Sam Mendes. Written by: Alan Ball. Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, and Mena Suvari. Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Shakespeare in Love (1998): Dir. John Madden. Written by: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, and Judi Dench. Rated R for […]