A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

[7] Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly are at the top of their game in A Beautiful Mind, Ron Howard's Oscar-winning biopic about John Nash, the brilliant but haunted mathematician who overcame schizophrenia and received the Nobel Prize. These are the…
1408 (2007)

1408 (2007)

[5] This haunted hotel room flick, based on a short story by Stephen King, brings nothing new to the haunted house subgenre. It even veers straight into cliches like dramatic temperature changes, ghostly images of murders past, and (my favorite)…
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

[8] Director Kevin Reynolds (Waterworld, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves) delivers his best effort to date with this telling of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Jim Caviezel stars as Edmond Dantes, a man betrayed by his friend Fernand…
Hot Rod (2007)

Hot Rod (2007)

[4] Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg stars in this comedy about an aspiring stunt man trying to raise money for his step-father's heart transplant. I like Samberg, but he isn't quite charismatic or funny enough to carry this particular movie…
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

[7] Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. star in this odd hybrid of biopic and fable that mixes elements from the lives of photographer Diane Arbus and a hirsute freakshow performer named Lionel. Kidman plays Arbus, a woman who in the…
Quid Pro Quo (2008)

Quid Pro Quo (2008)

[6] Nick Stahl (Carnivale, Terminator 3) and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Conjuring) star in this intimate, slightly bizarre character drama from writer/director Carlos Brooks. Stahl plays a wheelchair-bound New York City radio reporter researching a subculture of "paraplegic…
Swimfan (2002)

Swimfan (2002)

[6] Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen star in this high school version of Fatal Attraction. Bradford already has a nice girlfriend (Shiri Appleby), a nice job helping sick people at the hospital, and a promising career as a competitive swimmer. But…
Body of Lies (2008)

Body of Lies (2008)

[5] Ridley Scott directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in a story about a CIA agent (DiCaprio) trying to bust a terrorist leader in Jordan while having his chain yanked by both the Jordan and American governments. I could also…
The New World (2005)

The New World (2005)

[5] While I'd rather Terrence Malick make a live-action Pocahontas movie than Disney, the results are still far from amazing... and a wee bit boring. Malick focuses on a love triangle between our girl Poca (Q'orianka Kilcher), John Smith (Colin…
Barely Legal (2003)

Barely Legal (2003)

[4] David Mickey Evans, the director of Radio Flyer and The Sandlot turns in a teen sex comedy that reeks of '90s made-for-cable or direct-to-video. Three high school dudes decide they can make a lot of money by filming a…