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	1148 Reviews by Jeffrey M. Anderson 1148 Reviews by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid Movie: Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a great story arc, and this alone makes the movie worth seeing, but Temple's filmmaking may ... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Gangster Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Where it fails is in its sense of scale. It's definitely not an epic. And it's not a great film. ... 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Martian Child Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Despite the film's laziness and mawkishness, however, Martian Child has some lovely sections. 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dan in Real Life Release date: 10/26/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Dan in Real Life is an odd title for a movie that hasn't the slightest concept of real life. 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wristcutters: A Love Story Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Director Goran Dukic keeps things simple and funny. The same tone pervades throughout. 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Every so often Kapur shoots from behind a huge stone column or pillar; most of these pillars exhi... 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: We Own the Night Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Gray includes three truly breathtaking action sequences, the equal of any action blockbuster made... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Michael Clayton Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's such a skilled job of directing and writing that the pages and pages of technical talk and l... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Kid Could Paint That Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) At every turn Bar-Lev very gently and fairly lays out the different sides of the story, and in do... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heartbreak Kid, The Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Both the Farrellys and Stiller seem to have run their course; the film is flabby and the jokes ar... 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Finishing the Game Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a wasted idea. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Darjeeling Limited Release date: 9/29/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Captures the wistful woe and longing that drove the best parts of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbau... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lust, Caution Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Lee is widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in the world, and he ought to be a good d... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Feast of Love Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) No director alive can make family melodramas as brilliantly as Douglas Sirk once did, but I'd sug... 85 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Luck Chuck Release date: 9/21/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The makers of this shameful waste of celluloid have padded their work with fat jokes, homophobic ... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Last Winter Release date: 9/19/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This message hangs over the entire film... but Fessenden still manages to craft an intense and ef... 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Valley of Elah Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Roger Deakins' beautiful cinematography makes the film look professional, but it doesn't disguise... 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Silk Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Girard dampens it, choosing to frame pretty pictures and frost them with a constant, twittering s... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eastern Promises Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) What makes it great is that it's a David Cronenberg movie; he tells a compelling story, filled wi... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Brave One Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Jordan] presents the material with intelligence. Unfortunately, intelligence is not what this mo... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: 3:10 to Yuma Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) 3:10 to Yuma actually improves upon its source by adding more grit and lifeblood. 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bubble, The Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fox may still have some good movies in him, but The Bubble isn't one of them. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fierce People Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The laughs suddenly cease after a brutal rape sequence, and Dunne desperately and vainly tries to... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Shadow of the Moon Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The real selling point is an astonishing wealth of footage from the NASA warehouses. 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Release date: 9/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie has a strange tone... but there's a lot to admire here. 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Death Sentence Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The practical side, the details of the plot, run to the ridiculous and dampen the film's more pri... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Exiled Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The rest of the film can't possibly sustain the energy of the opening moments, but director To ma... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Halloween Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) How disappointing to see a film as callous, noisy and stupid as any of the other horror remakes t... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Balls of Fury Release date: 8/29/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director and co-writer Robert Ben Garant can't deliver a single joke without forecasting it. 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Right at Your Door Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The agitated, theatrical dialogue reaches frenzied, jackhammer proportions even during the film's... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Hottest State Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The dialogue comes off as too carefully planned and too precious, and Webber's overly physical pe... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mr. Bean's Holiday Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's an improvement, and even intermittently funny. 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Resurrecting the Champ Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As the film descends into its big life-changing final scenes and unresolved family issues, things... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: September Dawn Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If the Western genre is struggling, it's because of terrible movies like this one. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nanny Diaries, The Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Carries the residue of something much harsher, something that was once there and scrubbed clean. 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The Release date: 8/17/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film magnificently, and almost inadvertently, captures the story of the American Dream. 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2 Days in Paris Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has enough mad, passionate moments to make it at least worth a look. 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rush Hour 3 Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Jeff Nathanson and director Brett Ratner's biggest crime is their inability to combine comedy and... 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stardust Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Stardust is the first summer movie of 2007 that actually celebrates storytelling, rather than con... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Becoming Jane Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Writers Hood and Williams conjure up a plot worthy of Ms. Austen herself, using Austen's real-lif... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Ultimatum, The Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unlike most summer movies, it demands that the audience keep up, and only occasionally stoops to ... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cantante, El Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) El Cantante eventually succumbs to the typically broad biopic canvas. It hits nothing but highlig... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: No Reservations Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hicks directs with polite seriousness, using too many montages and too much bland dialogue. 134 other reviews of this movie Movie: Simpsons Movie, The Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Simpsons Movie is a riot, and still feels fresh and bracing, even if it's also a bit classic ... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunshine Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In essence, Boyle chooses not to embrace the sci-fi genre; he tries to rise above it as if it wer... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Best Friend Release date: 7/13/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a pleasant enough diversion, but it's not really about human beings and contains not one gen... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Talk to Me Release date: 7/13/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The entire cast is superb, but Lemmons' major achievement is the way that she has been able to tr... 80 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Release date: 7/11/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a cut-rate Harry Potter, but not necessarily a bad one. 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rescue Dawn Release date: 7/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Herzog never shies away from anything horrific or disgusting, but rather moves in closer with an ... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Transformers Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite the sheer ineptitude of Transformers, there's a crassness behind it that's even more dist... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sicko Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While so many liberal documentaries are angry and dour, Moore's approach is refreshingly funny an... 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ratatouille Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Peter O'Toole's performance as the critic Anton Ego is worthy of another Oscar nomination. 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Death at a Funeral Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Set among the perpetually polite and embarrassed British, the film is at least tolerable. 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Live Free or Die Hard Release date: 6/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Feels like a throwback to the days of movies before computers, with actual cars blowing up and ac... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Live Free or Die Hard Release date: 6/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Feels like a throwback to the days of movies before computers, with actual cars blowing up and ac... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mighty Heart, A Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Winterbottom takes it to the opposite extreme, turning into a docudrama and following that genre'... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Sheep Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) This impeccably filmed comedy horror film echoes An American Werewolf in London and early Sam Rai... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Broken English Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ultimately, the film is proof that there was only one John Cassavetes, and that it's not as easy ... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: 1408 Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hafstrom turns in a clean, almost old-fashioned film with a precise rhythm... But the movie's rea... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: You Kill Me Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) After an unsuccessful bid at respectability with his tepid war film... director John Dahl returns... 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: Evan Almighty Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Carell plays the uptight character straight, creating anxiety instead of comedy. 142 other reviews of this movie Movie: DOA: Dead or Alive Release date: 6/15/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unquestionably brain-dead, but also a great example of unpretentious, second-gear celluloid, gene... 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nancy Drew Release date: 6/15/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fleming creates a clever, snappy, self-aware picture in which Nancy thrives. 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Release date: 6/15/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film hinges entirely on these gigantic, yet straightforward, simple conflicts, resulting in l... 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Surf's Up Release date: 6/8/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's harmless fun and a welcome alternative to Shrek the Third. 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Belle Toujours Release date: 6/8/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An often delicious but sometimes baffling experience. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ocean's Thirteen Release date: 6/8/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The sleek script makes gleeful use of expository dialogue, building ludicrous situations and wind... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gracie Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unfortunately, this is one of those times when keeping a family scrapbook would have been far mor... 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Knocked Up Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Apatow] dampens any impending slapstick with his brilliant, deceptively ragged dialogue; the sit... 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Day Watch Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This sequel to the convoluted Night Watch offers more of the same. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bug Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is a crazy, intense creepster of a movie, masterfully directed in great sinking movements. I... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Angel-A Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Besson conjures up some astoundingly gorgeous visuals, mainly a dreamy, neon-drenched, throbbing ... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) By the end I was not annoyed, and I did not feel gypped. 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ten Canoes Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A wonderful celebration of storytelling that should translate to any audience in any world. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paprika Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A spectacular experience, full of bizarre, frightening and beautiful dream logic. 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shrek the Third Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I've never been a fan of the Shrek movies, and the third entry in the series dutifully continues ... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fay Grim Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Behind it all is a great, deadpan laugh; I like it a good deal more than Henry Fool. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Severance Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The strong cast of somewhat familiar faces meshes well, and the film's first half contains some w... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ex, The Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Similar to Are We Done Yet? this insipid comedy pits the idiotic hero against an impossibly perfe... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Georgia Rule Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Quite a bit smarter than some of director Garry Marshall's other weepies... but his big, happy, c... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lucky You Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Curtis Hanson's movies are always better than they look; in his hands, the most wretched sow's ea... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man 3 Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Contains some of the most joyously nutty sequences ever to grace a summer blockbuster. 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paris je t'aime Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Each short film runs an average of eight minutes, so even if you get stuck with a clunker, it's n... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Away From Her Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is a graceful, astonishingly brave film from actress Sarah Polley, making her directorial de... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Waitress Release date: 5/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Using a style that faintly echoes Hartley's, Shelly beautifully balances deadpan humor, pathos an... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Invisible, The Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Contains an intriguing idea, brought only sporadically to life by director David S. Goyer 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Next Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Tamahori turns in a very sloppy production. 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jindabyne Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lawrence and Christian have the luxury of more time to explore [the story], but instead they mere... 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Triad Election Release date: 4/25/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Johnny To's superb, graceful new Triad Election actually has quite a bit in common with Francis C... 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Land of Women Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kasdan's clueless psychological insight leaves [Ryan] stranded. 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fracture Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A surprisingly sharp, mature mystery. 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hot Fuzz Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Rather than buckling under all those old cop movies, Hot Fuzz is more like the result of them. 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Disturbia Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When the killer shows his hand, the film deteriorates into a typical slasher, complete with jerky... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Private Fears In Public Places Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) They don't call him a "master" for nothing. 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pathfinder Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like Beastmaster or Conan but without the wit or inspiration. 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Grindhouse Release date: 4/6/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Death Proof pays a good deal less attention to looking like an old film and spends more time actu... 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Reaping, The Release date: 4/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film's most aggravating trait is its scare technique... which is more like listening to a noi... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Firehouse Dog Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Concentrates on plot, lots and lots of plot, a butt-numbing 111 minutes of plot with at least six... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Book Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Verhoeven has succeeded in injecting a bit of energy into this tired genre, and that's a major ac... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Are We Done Yet? Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite his trademark scowl, Cube can't keep himself from looking sheepish. That's where the titl... 75 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blades of Glory Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ferrell makes up for everything with his flawless delivery, both subtle and outrageous. 140 other reviews of this movie Movie: After the Wedding Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [The] handheld, digital camerawork provides an ultra-realistic, immediate feel, but also highligh... 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lookout, The Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Frank] has come up with a perfectly entertaining film, a decent diversion, without uncovering an... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Reign Over Me Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The core of Reign Over Me, the men's colliding stories, is very strong. 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: Color Me Kubrick Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) After its promising, hilarious setup, Cook's initial Kubrick-like smoothness quickly gives way to... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead Silence Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Though it contains few chilling images, mainly involving creepy ventriloquist dummies and scary f... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Loach manages to depict the film's violence, romance, action and politics each with the same grav... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Think I Love My Wife Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Surprisingly mature. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Road Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dickie [gives a] mesmerizing performance 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Host (Gwoemul), The Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Bong's supreme achievement is that he has made his many messages fun. 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zodiac Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) These [types of] films are often fascinating to those with patience, and Zodiac is no exception. 169 other reviews of this movie Movie: Astronaut Farmer, The Release date: 2/23/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like Rocky with a cockpit instead of a boxing ring. 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Abandoned, The Release date: 2/23/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cerd� quickly lets slip his woeful lack of skill with a curious, "arty" predilection for switchin... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breach Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A compelling piece of fictional journalism, blending real elements and storytelling with a rare f... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ghost Rider Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Though the film may feel effortless, by the same token it also feels as if it's not trying at all... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre) Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If [Thompson] doesn't always know where to place the camera, her sparkling dialogue and the rich ... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Starter for 10, ` Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nicholls and director Tom Vaughan eventually flesh out all the potential stereotypes into full-fl... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Music and Lyrics Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] surprisingly deft, witty film. 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lives of Others Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Lives of Others conjures up a truly memorable, patient and very moving payoff. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hannibal Rising Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) These movies have no love for the characters, nor any respect for their audiences; they're just o... 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Messengers, The Release date: 2/2/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Forgoes any more innovations, lazily borrowing from other people's horror movies. 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blood and Chocolate Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's no great shakes in either direction, but the crossover attempt is mildly interesting. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Catch and Release Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In spite of the material, Lewis really finds a natural rhythm to her character, almost as if she ... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Smokin' Aces Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] pale, distant cousin of Tarantino's breakthrough works from a decade ago. 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Italian, The Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Andrei Kravchuk gives The Italian a Dickensian spirit, full of dire twists, nasty villai... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitcher, The Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It left me angry because it's easily the dumbest movie I've seen since The Da Vinci Code. We're n... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alpha Dog Release date: 1/12/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's no The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and its final section chucks freedom in favor of formula... 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Code Name: The Cleaner Release date: 1/5/2007 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] cheerfully dumb spy comedy filled with ridiculous stereotypes and plot holes as big as cartoo... 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: War Tapes, The Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's definitely a bipartisan film, one that may open the eyes of those that have chosen one side ... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Woman is the Future of Man Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hong sticks to lengthy, static shots, but still somehow manages a heartbreaking grace. 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Three Times Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Love is messy, desperate, inconclusive and wonderful -- even for little moments -- in any time. A... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rest Stop Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Totally derivative and without any particular surprises, [but] still a skillful exercise. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hair High Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Plympton's fourth feature film is also his least inspired, but it's still very much worth a look. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hidden Blade Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a pretty simple tale, but -- true to his Western influences -- Yamada slows down the action ... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Great Yokai War Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Its warmth and silliness are distracting enough, even when the plot fails. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Following Sean Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Following Sean is an almost shapeless film. But it's clever enough to know that its multiple refl... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Devil's Den Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's ridiculous, of course, but the film seems aware of this fact and runs with it. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Days of Glory Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Pedestrian... employs all the usual chestnuts. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Gold Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A beautifully made film that takes time to observe the beauties (and horrors) of its world. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Army of Shadows, The Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Another masterpiece on Melville's resume. 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pan's Labyrinth Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Del Toro's] newest film is arguably his most accomplished to date. 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Miss Potter Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Starts badly and ends badly, but a good, solid hour in the middle is as charming as anything you'... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Release date: 12/27/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Perfume has great moments of beauty and of audacity. 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Children of Men Release date: 12/25/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the year's most invigorating and adept pieces of filmmaking. 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: We Are Marshall Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Swings wildly between somber and stupid. 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Curse of the Golden Flower Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not even Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li, two of the world's most impressive actors, can inject any dazz... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Shepherd, The Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While [De Niro is] a whiz with actors, he's no Francis Coppola, and his calculated, observant ton... 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Oliver Twist Release date: 12/21/2006 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Roman Polanski has made a perfectly agreeable and entertaining new Oliver Twist. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Letters From Iwo Jima Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Significantly more interesting than its predecessor. 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rocky Balboa Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I sat down to Rocky Balboa expecting a disaster on the level of Rocky V or Rambo III, but instead... 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Painted Veil, The Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This time director John Curran digs just a little deeper and finds something remarkably human in ... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Venus Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [O'Toole] has the power to take this lecherous, sorry old fool and make us feel his weight, but a... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pursuit of Happyness, The Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Muccino] is quite skilled at hitting all the appropriate emotional peaks and valleys, though his... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breaking and Entering Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Minghella gives the impression that, underneath all the sludge, he has something very important t... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good German, The Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Good German is a mechanical movie, pushing forth in a way it believes appropriate rather than... 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Arthur and the Invisibles Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is no committee-engineered product designed to boost first-quarter profits; Besson actually ... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Opal Dream Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A slightly forced, but ultimately winning children's story. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Deja Vu Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Tony Scott's new film isn't as concerned with playing around or cooking up new innovations as it ... 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, The Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Characters slowly whisper their dialogue to one another in scenes that would put the dead to slee... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Casino Royale Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Here's the biggest surprise of the year: the new Casino Royale is the best James Bond film since ... 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Happy Feet Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Happy Feet tap dances the rest of this year's family films into irrelevance. 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fast Food Nation Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Rather than looking down on viewers as dumb, blank slates to be taught and converted, [Linklater]... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: For Your Consideration Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Rather than taking aim at the movie industry... For Your Consideration decides to make fun of its... 128 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stranger Than Fiction Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Until this unsatisfying ending, however, the movie flows exactly right. 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cave of the Yellow Dog, The Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) At the same time, [director Byambasuren] Davaa also concentrates blissfully on those fleeting mom... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Of all the "what-were-they-thinking" movies of 2006 -- and there are quite a few -- Fur rises to ... 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Year, A Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) They were so adamant about not repeating [Gladiator's] themes that they borrowed a new one from P... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Release date: 11/3/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The more I considered Borat, the better and funnier it grew. 170 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flushed Away Release date: 11/3/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Each and every character gets one joke that's repeated into infinity. 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Babel Release date: 10/27/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Many] will probably find something profound in this beautiful-looking mishmash, but the profundi... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Catch a Fire Release date: 10/27/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a bit too neatly constructed, but Noyce's skills are sharp as ever. 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flags of Our Fathers Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Eastwood] takes the material as far as he can -- his effort is very impressive -- but can't reac... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Running With Scissors Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Writer/director Ryan Murphy makes every conceivable mistake in bringing the book to the big scree... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Infamous Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Both films can and should be valued equally. 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man of the Year Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) American politics gets off easy; even Chris Rock's Head of State (2003) had more guts. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Departed, The Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A glorious symphony of motion in the key of violence. 189 other reviews of this movie Movie: Queen, The Release date: 9/30/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Frears energizes and modulates the film well, giving Mirren plenty of moments to quietly shine. 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A Release date: 9/29/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a complex web of characters... but Montiel handles them all, flashbacks and flash-forwards i... 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Science of Sleep, The Release date: 9/22/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film has no shape, but while we watch, Gondy makes sure we're lovingly distracted with his in... 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Dahlia, The Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Delves into a visceral place, slashing through logic and proceeding from a purely physical, lasci... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gridiron Gang Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Joanou rushes through the material, attempting to do justice to too many characters and juggle to... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Kiss, The Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Something of a slavish, point-for-point adaptation. 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Protector, The Release date: 9/8/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The resulting fights range from choppy, grainy garbage to a truly spectacular centerpiece. 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hollywoodland Release date: 9/8/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Sweeping precariously close to L.A. Confidential (1997) and Auto Focus (2002) as well as several ... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Quiet, The Release date: 8/25/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film could have been re-jiggered as a psychotic after-school special, straightforward, withou... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trust the Man Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Trust the Man is one of those movies in which everyone is a writer, and all the writing sounds th... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Illusionist, The Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Writer/director Neil Burger does everything he ought to do, but also fails to take any chances. 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pulse Release date: 8/11/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The new American remake is a soulless imitation. 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: World Trade Center Release date: 8/9/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A highly effective, old-fashioned, bigger-than-life American melodrama, full of heartbreak and he... 215 other reviews of this movie Movie: Miami Vice Release date: 7/28/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Characters gather in really cool places (million-dollar apartments, speedboats, South American wa... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Clerks II Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Smith manages to navigate these rather traditional plot threads with a kind of irreverent glee, s... 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lady in the Water Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not bad, full of odd holes and plot troubles, but rich with beautiful ideas (and dark, shimmery c... 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Little Man Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This film is awful in too many ways to count. 75 other reviews of this movie Movie: You, Me and Dupree Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It stages its jokes externally, such as smashing bikes, spilling on skateboards, and catching on... 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Release date: 7/7/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) We get far too little of Depp and far too much of the sober, stagnant Orlando Bloom. 186 other reviews of this movie Movie: Devil Wears Prada, The Release date: 6/30/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nasty and funny for about 30 minutes. 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Superman Returns Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Bryan Singer delivers the beautiful new Superman Returns, an impeccably made film, but with littl... 258 other reviews of this movie Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car? Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Doesn't contain very many surprises, and it will most likely preach to the already-converted, but... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lake House, The Release date: 6/16/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Agresti has effectively skirted around hard logic with his velvety presentation. 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Break-Up, The Release date: 6/2/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) What looks like a raucous frat-boy comedy is really a surprisingly canny depiction of a stagnant ... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ratner, who directs for the seventh time with this film, seems to be getting better by trial and ... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lower City Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Brazilian director Sergio Machado once worked as an assistant to Walter Salles, but fortunately, ... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Inconvenient Truth, An Release date: 5/24/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If you see only one movie this year, make it An Inconvenient Truth. It may not be the year's best... 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mission: Impossible III Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A mixed bag... but for 126-minutes, most viewers should be happily distracted, riding from high p... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Proposition, The Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An amazingly rich, vicious Western. 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Water Release date: 4/28/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Here's yet another example of people confusing an honorable message with a good movie. 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Silent Hill Release date: 4/21/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Christophe Gans charges, hell-bent, right over the plot and winds up with not much more ... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Candy Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A great film on this disturbing subject deserves to be made, but Hard Candy is way too soft. 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kinky Boots Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [An] utterly vapid distillation of a "true story," crammed into the tired old Full Monty formula. 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friends With Money Release date: 4/7/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The material is alternately rich or thin, depending on the performers' aptitude for mastering Hol... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Free Zone Release date: 4/7/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An exceptional new film. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Basic Instinct 2 Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ludicrously, hilariously entertaining. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Inside Man Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If any old director-for-hire had made Inside Man it would have been a pretty good thriller. But S... 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lonesome Jim Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The supposed randomness takes on an artificial, movie quality -- precisely the thing that Cassave... 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Don't Come Knocking Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The outcome of [this] journey is already all too familiar. 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Find Me Guilty Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lumet returns to the big screen with his best film since Running on Empty (1988). 75 other reviews of this movie Movie: V for Vendetta Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It works beautifully. 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hills Have Eyes, The Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When Aja does get going, he subtly and surprisingly elevates the tension like someone who knows w... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ask the Dust Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film outstays its welcome and winds up with an unsatisfying thunk. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, The Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Argento's] fast-moving, devil-may-care filmmaking keeps The Heart Is Deceitful dangling just abo... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dave Chappelle's Block Party Release date: 3/3/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Chappelle invents a few routines involving the backing band that had me wiping away hysterical te... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sorry, Haters Release date: 3/1/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ambitious but seriously confused social commentary. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tsotsi Release date: 2/24/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If Hood's direction were anything more than blatantly cruel and crushingly obvious -- or if Chwen... 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Unknown White Male Release date: 2/17/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a great story but a not-so-great film. 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Firewall Release date: 2/10/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This one displays a fair amount of intelligence before the ludicrous third act sets in. 128 other reviews of this movie Movie: Something New Release date: 2/3/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hamri mechanically directs Something New right out of the romantic comedy rulebook, ignoring any ... 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Imagine Me & You Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's not hard to like these people and to empathize with their romantic plight. 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This stuff is strictly Ben Stiller material, but genuine sparks fly when Coogan and Brydon spar t... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Holiday Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film's larger arc and plot twists leave quite a bit to be desired. But Wang's overall delicat... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Glory Road Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Somehow, Bruckheimer keeps the sentimentality to a minimum and keeps his story moving at a very n... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breaking News Release date: 1/1/2006 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Starts with an astonishing tracking shot lasting nearly seven minutes that could rank with Orson ... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zu Warriors Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:51 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A terrible movie from a great director. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: War Within, The Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nervously reduces its characters to symbols and its plot to contrivances. 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Turtles Can Fly Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) With his third effort, Ghobadi has bridged that distance and delivered his most heartbreakingly t... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Time and Tide Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A stunner that out-summers all the other American summer movies so far. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hinges on a superb centerpiece performance by Julia Jentsch. 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: New York Doll Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:39 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Whiteley delicately balances both Kane's newfound devotion and his more glamorous rock 'n' roll p... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Muppets: Wizard Of Oz, The Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a real turkey. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dear Wendy Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The result is mixed. 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matador, The Release date: 12/30/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Movie fans have seen any number of stories about hitmen, but it's a pretty good bet that even the... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Match Point Release date: 12/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The new Match Point reveals [Allen] back at the height of his powers, firing on all cylinders and... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: New World, The Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A welcome act of artistic lunacy and a messy masterpiece that deserves a life well beyond the cur... 129 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wolf Creek Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Greg McLean [takes] the plot in unpredictable directions, but the brain-dead characters ... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rumor Has It... Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lacks the sparkle that we once came to expect from Reiner. 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Munich Release date: 12/23/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Spielberg can't decide how to end the thing. Even so, there is much to admire here. 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ringer, The Release date: 12/23/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Plays it safe, humanizing the real athletes just enough so as not to be offensive, but going just... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Producers, The Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An inert musical and a pale copy of a comedy classic. 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Family Stone, The Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Though the laughs are intact, serious subplots... add an unwelcome weight that shifts the whole t... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: King Kong Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Jackson balances these tender moments with slam-bang action sequences the likes of which haven't ... 203 other reviews of this movie Movie: Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When it stays on track, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada turns into a thing of musty beaut... 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Memoirs of a Geisha Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The actors are hamstrung from the very beginning by the Westernized material -- everyone speaks E... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt Release date: 12/2/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Manages a pretty fair portrait of Van Zandt and his personal demons, pressures and joys. 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: First Descent Release date: 12/2/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Happily, the filmmakers take the trouble to imbue their figures with personalities, so that each ... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Walk the Line Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mangold falls prey to the old biopic formula. He stretches and dilutes the core story until it re... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A model of exhilarating, economic storytelling. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breakfast on Pluto Release date: 11/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The overall film lacks a sense of urgency, as if Patrick had all the time in the world to get whe... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pride & Prejudice Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Wright muffles the humor and drama and creates long, draggy stretches while other cast members fl... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A quotable compendium of offensive remarks 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bee Season Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A lovely, patient portrait of a family in spiritual crisis. 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zathura Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Favreau is one of those rare directors who remembers his own childhood and can actually re-create... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Get Rich or Die Tryin' Release date: 11/9/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Sheridan comes up with more than his share of superbly directed scenes, but the whole thing is a ... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Weather Man, The Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cage applies his lifetime reservoir of droll anxiety and twitchy pain, deepening the role far bey... 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: Winter Passing Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The overall impression is one of: "so what"? 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Legend of Zorro, The Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A movie so stupid and so boring at the same time that it stops just short of causing Zorro creato... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paradise Now Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Takes a volatile story and jams it into the framework of a Hollywood template. 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Doom Release date: 10/21/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a deadly bore. 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shopgirl Release date: 10/21/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lovely, funny and adorable -- it's almost huggable. 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Where the Truth Lies Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A nicely crafted piece of work, an odd departure for Egoyan, but another step forward in the long... 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabethtown Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It conjures up several good ideas and a few good scenes, but nothing ties them together except an... 140 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Her Shoes Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Even at 130 minutes, the pastel-colored In Her Shoes is an implausibly sharp, lively Chick Flick. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Into the Blue Release date: 9/30/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ultimately, Into the Blue isn't nearly as bad as it looks. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flightplan Release date: 9/23/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Flightplan is another one of those thrillers with a clever setup that, once all the cards are lai... 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: History of Violence, A Release date: 9/23/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Yet another masterpiece from this master director. 164 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thumbsucker Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As Thumbsucker settles down into a parable about drug use and finally a standard-issue coming-of-... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Everything Is Illuminated Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Schreiber... does a spectacular job of making the transition. 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Burton has plumbed his spidery soul for a glorious vision of undead vixens, walking through the n... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Release date: 9/9/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Derrickson � or the studio heads, or both � ruin the movie's ambiguity by showing us ghosts and d... 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Constant Gardener, The Release date: 8/31/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fiennes alone drums up enough support to keep viewers from leaving the theater, but Meirelles can... 128 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brothers Grimm, The Release date: 8/26/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In the midst of all this pandemonium, moments of Gilliam's awe-inspiring vision swirl around like... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Even more brutal than Oldboy, but sadly less focused and with less intrigue 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Last Days Release date: 8/15/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Moves with a kind of eerie, real-time effect in which a lonely life drags at its own interminable... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Great Raid, The Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It lacks both excitement and outrage, and all that remains is solemnity. It makes you wonder whet... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pretty Persuasion Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Most of the problem behind this misshapen lump of a movie is that Siega comes from a long line of... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Four Brothers Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The undeniable chemistry between the four actors adds real emotional weight to the story. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Junebug Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Thankfully MacLachlan and Morrison don't take the easy way out by making fun of the country folk,... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secuestro Express Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film definitely has a social agenda on its mind, but that doesn't lull Jakubowicz's energy, n... 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dukes of Hazzard, The Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's not intolerable or offensive so much as it is just plain stupid. 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Broken Flowers Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The best American film since Lost in Translation. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Must Love Dogs Release date: 7/29/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This may be the summer's only film not aimed at teenage boys, but it still feels unshaped and und... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Island, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The smoking ruins of a few real ideas can be glimpsed among the carnage. 161 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad News Bears, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Another in this summer's legion of pointless and empty remakes. 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wedding Crashers Release date: 7/15/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The smoothly anarchic first ten minutes of Wedding Crashers sets the tone for a cheerfully sleazy... 69 other reviews of this movie Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Release date: 7/15/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like hearing a cover version of a favorite song. It's not quite the original, but a fresh perspec... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saraband Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Saraband is a great masterpiece, and a true and fitting culmination to a major career. 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dark Water Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As a scare film, it's a dud. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Murderball Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Murderball begins unflinchingly hardcore... but quickly goes the touchy-feely route. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beat That My Heart Skipped, The Release date: 7/1/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like any remake, it lurks in the shadow of its predecessor. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: War of the Worlds Release date: 6/29/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Spielberg is] in absolute visual, physical command of this material, presenting the complete cha... 207 other reviews of this movie Movie: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead Release date: 6/24/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) With Romero's newest film... a celebration is in order. 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Herbie: Fully Loaded Release date: 6/22/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Robinson's] fun permeates the entire film, and it's irresistibly infectious. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Me and You and Everyone We Know Release date: 6/17/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It helps a great deal that the wispy, flower-like Miranda July appears in her own film, as her ad... 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Howl's Moving Castle Release date: 6/10/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) So good that it shames virtually every animated film made since Miyazaki's last film, Spirited Aw... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: 5x2 Release date: 6/10/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Repellent... borderline offensive." 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cinderella Man Release date: 6/3/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I only wish Howard could have shaped this and the other performances a little, toning them down o... 171 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Release date: 5/19/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Star Wars: Episode III � Revenge of the Sith is the movie we've been waiting for, the movie that ... 250 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kings and Queen Release date: 5/13/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I can't quite get my head around it; Ismael is too cartoony and Nora is too icy. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mad Hot Ballroom Release date: 5/13/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Only an icy hearted cynic could disparage this joyous, infectious documentary. 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kingdom of Heaven Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kingdom of Heaven has at its center a bold story, and yet it sits there like a stone pillar. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crash Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Quickly turns into a preachy, soapbox movie. 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: House of Wax Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) After one gets past the trendy casting of Paris Hilton, this above-average horror flick actually ... 138 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, The Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has a delightfully human quality. 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Funny Ha Ha Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film's acutely composed dialogue is at once disturbingly empty and brutally poignant. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Interpreter, The Release date: 4/22/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not much of the script makes sense and Pollack's mushy direction fails to heighten the movie's fe... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Save the Green Planet Release date: 4/20/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Save the Green Planet just can't shake its repellent, stagnant mood. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Amityville Horror, The Release date: 4/15/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Douglas rushes through everything, building a monotonous, anxious hum without mixing it up or giv... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fever Pitch Release date: 4/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The oddest thing of all is that, despite this bizarre mix of chefs, Fever Pitch actually works. 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sahara Release date: 4/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Even the brain-dead National Treasure tried harder than this. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kung Fu Hustle Release date: 4/8/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The hugely enjoyable Kung Fu Hustle races across the screen in a colorful collage of kung fu film... 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sin City Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Immensely likable and ultimately cool. 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Old Boy Release date: 3/25/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Even if, for some reason, astute viewers do predict the ending, Oldboy still fills the screen wit... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Be Cool Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie is so interested in shilling Milian that it shuttles poor Chili to the background; Trav... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dear Frankie Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It poses itself as a feel-good movie. As a result, it ignores the weight its own crimes and there... 85 other reviews of this movie Movie: Walk on Water Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Now with a bigger budget and a much longer running time, Fox has opted instead to use long stretc... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Walk on Water Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Now with a bigger budget and a much longer running time, Fox has opted instead to use long stretc... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Best of Youth (La Meglio gioventu), The (2005) Release date: 3/2/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Best of Youth is no masterpiece, but it has enough truthful, moving moments to make it worthw... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Constantine Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's difficult to understand what Constantine is about, or indeed, whether it's a good movie. 180 other reviews of this movie Movie: Son of the Mask Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A transparently minimal effort in which many jokes and pivotal plot points are grossly inappropri... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bride and Prejudice Release date: 2/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It feels as utterly clueless as the American tourist whose vulgar behavior pushes everyone away. 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitch Release date: 2/11/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Smith's knockout comic performance, with its perfect pitches and pauses, ultimately saves the day... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The Release date: 2/9/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The story it tells is unique and moving, especially for its perfect snapshot of a specific city's... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rory O'Shea Was Here Release date: 2/4/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Tries and fails to juggle humor, sentimentality and political correctness with its punk war cry. 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alone in the Dark Release date: 1/28/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I laughed. I was bored. I couldn't believe my own eyes. 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Assault on Precinct 13 Release date: 1/19/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This was perhaps an attempt to open the story up, but it only manages to slow everything down whi... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: White Noise Release date: 1/7/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Takes a potentially interesting idea and crams it into an old, formula structure with absolutely ... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:51 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This hugely entertaining documentary tells the surprisingly engrossing story of a beloved cable c... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Prozac Nation Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film avoids disease-of-the-week sentimentality with Ricci's calm, reasoning voice-over juxtap... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Life in the Universe Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Constantly surprising. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Go For Zucker Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A broad, lowbrow affair, worthy of an American Ben Stiller comedy. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Father and Son Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Father and Son is definitely a puzzle, and frankly I was about to walk out on it before it drasti... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Good Company Release date: 12/29/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Perhaps the final clue to this film's striking mediocrity is that the original title, Synergy, wa... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hotel Rwanda Release date: 12/22/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Director George is] so successful that even the little dramatic tricks used to tie together disp... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet the Fockers Release date: 12/22/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There is not one joke in Meet the Fockers. 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond the Sea Release date: 12/21/2004 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a monstrous guilty pleasure for people who want to see a whole movie just like the asparagus... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Aviator, The Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Scorsese unveils his dark side, the side that produced the intense films Taxi Driver (1976) and R... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In its bid for unconditional love, the film softens Handler's work. 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sea Inside, The Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's very simple and streamlined, and all that's left is Bardem's bid for Oscar glory. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spanglish Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) With these characters Brooks conjures up a few devastatingly truthful moments, and the overall re... 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Million Dollar Baby Release date: 12/15/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not just another in a string of masterworks, but also one of the greatest boxing films of all tim... 178 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ocean's Twelve Release date: 12/10/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ocean's Twelve keeps its characters at a distance; they entertain us -- and each other -- with th... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Changing Times Release date: 12/8/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Techine is] intelligent and intuitive, getting up close to his characters and snatching glimpses... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blade: Trinity Release date: 12/8/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It looks like they didn't even try. 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: House of Flying Daggers Release date: 12/3/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The worst kung fu movie since Sammo Hung's Heart of Dragon. 136 other reviews of this movie Movie: Christmas with the Kranks Release date: 11/24/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There is not a single lifelike character in the entire picture. 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: National Treasure Release date: 11/19/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film's trio of credited writers fails to generate anything in the way of character, and they ... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kinsey Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In a sense, Neeson's performance is not as grand as many biopics allow or require, because the ac... 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Finding Neverland Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite its failings, the film eventually succeeds thanks to Depp's fearless performance and to a... 137 other reviews of this movie Movie: After the Sunset Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Finally, he has made a film that rises above mediocrity, though we can probably credit its mild, ... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Polar Express, The Release date: 11/10/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Certain moments will amaze... but these new digital characters very often look stiff and spooky, ... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw Release date: 10/29/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A constantly surprising and extraordinarily tense Halloween treat. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Undertow Release date: 10/22/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Steeped in a rudimentary, even ludicrous, plot, it plays like nothing more than an exceedingly we... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cafe Lumiere Release date: 10/16/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like all Hou films, viewers will want to ponder Cafe Lumiere and its many layers well after this ... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shall We Dance? Release date: 10/15/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A sugarcoated American remake with all the same charms, but also the same flaws. 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Final Cut Release date: 10/15/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [The] details alone would have made a great movie. But Na�m goes the Hollywood route... 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vera Drake Release date: 10/10/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mike Leigh shapes his superb film as a repressed working-class companion to All or Nothing, estab... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taxi Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While Taxi is certainly full of faults that would be hard for most good actors to overcome, Fallo... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friday Night Lights Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie's principles are seriously out of whack, even as it angles toward a Big Life Lesson abo... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Heart Huckabees Release date: 10/1/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film roars with rapid-fire chatter and a great deal of heated arguing. It becomes abrasive an... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shaun of the Dead Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) with the exception of Romero's trilogy -- the Godfather of zombie movies -- this is the best zomb... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: First Daughter Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] gimmick-driven disaster. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Goodbye, Dragon Inn Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A masterful meditation on both the singular and collective experience of going to the movies. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Re-invents the idea of cinema as we know it, taking it into a brave new future while remaining re... 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Silver City Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Very much worth seeing for Cooper's rendition of a puppet caught in a sinister political system, ... 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wimbledon Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Moves with grace and confidence and it easily scoops us up into its clutches. 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cellular Release date: 9/10/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Instead of actually coming up with ideas that work, the filmmakers have decided to quickly barrel... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Lights Release date: 9/3/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Events never transpire as one would expect from a more conventional thriller. 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vanity Fair Release date: 9/1/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Perhaps Oscar voters will find something to love here (perhaps some intriguing costume designs), ... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Suspect Zero Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Merhige gets plenty of mileage out of these visions and the creepy, metallic sound design and sco... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Exorcist: The Beginning Release date: 8/20/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of SPLICEDWire: (7/0) It doesn't disappoint. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: We Don't Live Here Anymore Release date: 8/13/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It could have pulled back the rock to reveal the squirmy things living underneath, but instead al... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Release date: 8/11/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] needless but charming sequel. 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Mann] covers up for the film's entirely routine climactic chase with an innovative use of window... 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Mann] covers up for the film's entirely routine climactic chase with an innovative use of window... 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Open Water Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Jaws... has nothing on this thing, which features up-close underwater photography of a school of ... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: She Hate Me Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) What could Spike Lee have been thinking? 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Village, The Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Shyamalan] looks only to sideswipe the audience with twists, even if they don't hold up to close... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Supremacy, The Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Exhausting but thrilling at the same time. 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Catwoman Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This hilarious, sexy, exciting farce is instead so consistently surprising and dazzling that I'm ... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: I, Robot Release date: 7/16/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A hunk of expensive, lifeless junk. 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This extraordinary film deserves mention alongside such great rock movies as Gimme Shelter and St... 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: King Arthur Release date: 7/7/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unfortunately, the legend was a whole lot more fun and interesting than what we get here; "King A... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: De-Lovely Release date: 7/2/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's afraid to move too far one way or the other. For a movie about the man who wrote "Let's Misb... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminal, The Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A great filmmaker doing minor work. 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chronicles of Riddick, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Judi Dench and Vin Diesel] appear in the same movie, and indeed, perform scenes together. Unfort... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Napoleon Dynamite Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Seething with teen-angst irritability and an obstinate blind ignorance to just how much of an out... 129 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stepford Wives, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In a year jam-packed with remakes, we have yet another bad one. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mother, The Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Does a remarkable job of fleshing out a middle-aged woman as its main character, something that f... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Day After Tomorrow, The Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Funnier than anything since Battlefield Earth. 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shrek 2 Release date: 5/19/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) None of the jokes stand on their own as jokes; they depend on the usual boys' bathroom humor and ... 75 other reviews of this movie Movie: Strayed Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film manages to evoke the uncertainties and terrors of war without subjecting us to the usual... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Troy Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The new epic Troy isn't a bad film, nor is it particularly good. It's merely uninspired, unintere... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Super Size Me Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Uses a "reality show" gimmick to get us into the theater, but winds up teaching us something and ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mean Girls Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The stinging wit of first-time screenwriter Tina Fey gives Mean Girls a zest and zing few high sc... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: 13 Going On 30 Release date: 4/23/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Garner is] buoyant and clearly having a great time. Too bad the filmmakers didn't put any more t... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 2 Release date: 4/16/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kill Bill is a triumphant achievement in American film, a cut-and-paste epic celebrating the crud... 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Girl Next Door, The Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Elisha Cuthbert makes a huge big-screen splash worthy of Clara Bow or Brigitte Bardot -- almost. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: I'm Not Scared Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Connects everything in a lovely and terrifying way. 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jersey Girl Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Smith isn't very adept at shaping or balancing the weepy scenes, but there's a sense that this ma... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dogville Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) von Trier sustains his film through nearly three hours with consummate artistry, before suddenly ... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taking Lives Release date: 3/19/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Taking Lives is the eleventh Angelina Jolie film I've seen and the eleventh one to fail on some l... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spartan Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mamet's most solid and exciting original work since perhaps Homicide. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Reckoning, The Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A challenging and thought-provoking film. 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Starsky & Hutch Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The laughs keep coming -- thanks to three clever comic performances by Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson ... 141 other reviews of this movie Movie: Welcome to Mooseport Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Petrie deadens any possible momentum or energy; he can't even make one of our greatest actors, Ge... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Against the Ropes Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dutton is one of my favorite actors, but as a director he reveals an unwelcome penchant for soapy... 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: 50 First Dates Release date: 2/13/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When not obsessed with hitting the giggly teenage boy demographic, 50 First Dates concentrates on... 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monsieur Ibrahim Release date: 2/13/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Deeply felt and deeply affecting. 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dreamers, The Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Bertolucci going through the motions. 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barbershop 2: Back in Business Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A better, funnier, more closely cropped movie than its enjoyable predecessor. 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Bounce, The Release date: 1/30/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cheerfully sunny, lightweight entertainment. 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tokyo Godfathers Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite the story's inherent sentimentality, Satoshi balances everything splendidly, occasionally... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secret Things Release date: 1/2/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It still may well-deserve consideration as a first-class exploitation flick. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taking Sides Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has a few good ideas, but Szabo covers them up in a blitz of soapbox scenery chewing. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mona Lisa Smile Release date: 12/19/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There's not much here to actually smile about. 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: House of Sand and Fog Release date: 12/19/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Underneath all the wild gesticulating is nothing: no suspense, no characters, no emotional truth,... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Girl With a Pearl Earring Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Peter Webber... creates such a sustained moment of such beauty and silence that you may ... 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Something's Gotta Give Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) For the film's first hour, Meyers' dialogue sparkles. 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stuck on You Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) With this film, the Farrellys seem to have lost the special balance of humor and sentiment that f... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Samurai, The Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Zwick has no flair for the supposedly awesome battle scene that should have closed The Last Samur... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Honey Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If -- like the filmmakers and star Jessica Alba -- you're over 14 years old, it seems impossible ... 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: What Alice Found Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This digitally-shot feature never seems aware of its subjects. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Flesh and Blood Release date: 11/28/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Karsh does a remarkable job of sorting through his footage to make a flowing story. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Triplets of Belleville, The Release date: 11/26/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A strange and wonderful tale that relies on and indulges in the luxuries of hand-drawn animation 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barbarian Invasions, The Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Arcand's fluid camera weaves through the hallways and casually surveys the characters' faces, rem... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: 21 Grams Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I applaud Inarritu's trust in the audience and letting us actively participate in his film. 132 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a noisy nightmare, a hugely impersonal, manufactured product. It shows not only a complete d... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The Release date: 11/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The problem with The Matrix Revolutions comes from writer/director team Larry and Andy Wachowski,... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alien Release date: 10/29/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The sheer starkness of the filmmaking, Scott's brutal, inventive use of light, space and sound, a... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 3 Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As with Scary Movie parts one and two, you pays your money, you gets your laughs, and you won't r... 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brother Bear Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (4/3) A collection of terrible songs by Phil Collins continuously halts the movie in its tracks. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 1 Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kill Bill takes a cue from Spaghetti Western master Sergio Leone and turns every little twist and... 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flower of Evil, The Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The picture wanders a bit, but every so often the master unleashes something very cool -- such as... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mystic River Release date: 10/8/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It would be wrong to single out any one of these performances. Eastwood has assembled a bonanza c... 142 other reviews of this movie Movie: School of Rock Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Linklater is] so smart and has such a sure touch that he was able to take the otherwise formulai... 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Station Agent, The Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Carefully and lovingly documents the ways in which these characters fill their time and grow clos... 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Life Without Me Release date: 9/26/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Uses a loose cinema verite style to give the film a dreamy blanket of quiet, avoiding the 'diseas... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Casa de Los Babys Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Strong performances. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: So Close Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Contains some clever set-pieces, mostly involving a Cyrano-type communication between the sisters... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The storytellers behind The Cradle of Life concentrate mostly on transportation: the best parts o... 132 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Capture the Castle Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of those movies in which the main characters talk endlessly about the great passions and burn... 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [The filmmakers] assume that we viewers have absolutely no knowledge of these characters whatsoev... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Release date: 7/9/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not only wildly surpasses its poor expectations, but also stands tall as one of the very best sum... 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Swimming Pool Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A taut, psychological tete-�-tete that rivets us and keeps us guessing. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Terminator 3 does a reasonable job of generating suspense from time to time, but the emotional in... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: 28 Days Later Release date: 6/27/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In its defense, 28 Days Later does reveal the occasional inspired moment. 60 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alex & Emma Release date: 6/20/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Doesn't even look like a professional movie. 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gloomy Sunday Release date: 6/20/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This strange movie has a hard time balancing all these elements, but the film's enormous passion ... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Word, The Release date: 6/13/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A good-but-not-great caper film. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Release date: 6/13/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Completely worthless. 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hollywood Homicide Release date: 6/13/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) To take Hollywood Homicide at surface level is to miss the point, yet it may be far too bombastic... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Whale Rider Release date: 6/6/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has the feel of a great and rare children's movie. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Whale Rider Release date: 6/6/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has the feel of a great and rare children's movie. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Together Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Chen restrains his movie; he polishes it to the point of a high glossy shine -- but it emerges wi... 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Italian Job, The Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Crisp, uncluttered and wildly playful. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friday Night Release date: 5/23/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Denis continually references the dreamlike non-reality of the situation, which makes the experien... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Woman Is a Woman, A Release date: 5/16/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As always, Godard is more interested in making a comment on films -- specifically the musical -- ... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Down With Love Release date: 5/16/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The same kind of artless, airless studio product as the Hudson/Day films and will no doubt age ju... 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The Release date: 5/15/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's the technical wizardry that keeps "The Matrix Reloaded" going at all, which should not be th... 228 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shape of Things, The Release date: 5/9/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The balanced struggle between and among sexes is engaging for a good chunk of the film. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: X2: X-Men United Release date: 5/2/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) May be the best super-hero movie yet made. 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spellbound Release date: 4/30/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A nailbiter in the finest tradition. 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: City of Ghosts Release date: 4/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fortunately, Dillon was smart enough to hire one of our best living crime authors Barry Gifford t... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: People I Know Release date: 4/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Pacino unleashes every trick in his actor's bag... The accent alone batters us into the back of t... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: It Runs in the Family Release date: 4/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) They must have made an intimidating pair because all during production no one had the courage to ... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bulletproof Monk Release date: 4/16/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Garbage. 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Better Luck Tomorrow Release date: 4/11/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Shen and Tobin are particularly good as the straight-laced, handsome Ben and the half-mad Virgil. 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Waiting For Happiness Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A moving picture that does not move. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Phone Booth Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) For most of its lean 81 minutes, Phone Booth crackles with the raw energy of a filmmaker on the f... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Levity Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Actually plays more like a short story than a feature film. 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stevie Release date: 3/28/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) James probes into some terrifyingly difficult places in an attempt to discover Stevie's soul as w... 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Assassination Tango Release date: 3/28/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Assassination Tango has very little to do with style -- or even plot -- and everything to do with... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Head of State Release date: 3/28/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Head of State is very funny and -- at least right now -- absolutely essential. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bringing Down the House Release date: 3/7/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Shankman ruins a lot of gags with poor timing, brain-dead cuts and uninspired staging. 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ten, The Release date: 3/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Works in its own mysterious ways. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: All the Real Girls Release date: 2/14/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Green, who co-wrote the story with Schneider, allows the characters to say and do whatever feels ... 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shanghai Knights Release date: 2/7/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Chan's best and giddiest movie since the original Shanghai Noon in 2000, and maybe even 1994's Dr... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Final Destination 2 Release date: 1/31/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) As grisly as the movie is, you have to admire its twisted invention and the way it plays the audi... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Mirror of Maya Deren Release date: 1/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Better late than never, In the Mirror of Maya Deren reminds us of what a treasure Deren was and g... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Amen Release date: 1/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It goes without saying that no one will disagree with the movie's politics, but the movie itself ... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: City of God Release date: 1/17/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a credit to Meirelles and Mantovani that they're able to pack such an epic tale into such a ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Son, The Release date: 1/10/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Son presents an astonishingly simple story told with power and restraint; the film doesn't ev... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Circle, The Release date: 1/10/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An accomplished caper film. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sky Blue Release date: 1/1/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While the story leaves something to be desired, and the film drags more than just a bit, the beau... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Uzumaki Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:46 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A brilliant horror film with an original idea and style to spare. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: O Fantasma Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This odd, distant Portuguese import more or less borrows from Bad Lieutenant and Les Vampires, an... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Murderous Maids, The Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Murderous Maids has a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by Testud ... and Pa... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: I'm Going Home Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the greatest films I've ever seen. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Happiness of the Katakuris Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Miike is also counting on the fact that even if you've seen his other films, they won't help you ... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harrison's Flowers Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Like Black Hawk Down, Harrison's Flowers left me with mixed feelings. Will people want to experie... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Thief, The Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a great surprise that The Good Thief actually works, leaving Melville behind and giving us t... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dog Soldiers Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Truth to tell, if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films, there's nothing here you haven... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cat Returns, The Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film has some of Miyazaki's exquisite timing, pacing and use of space. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pianist, The Release date: 12/27/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It shattered me like no other film since Dead Man Walking. 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Catch Me If You Can Release date: 12/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Spielberg gives the movie the snappy, glitzy gusto of his early chase films, The Sugarland Expres... 169 other reviews of this movie Movie: Antwone Fisher Release date: 12/19/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's no surprise that as a director Washington demands and receives excellent performances, from ... 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: 25th Hour Release date: 12/19/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lee's best, most cohesive and most passionate film since Do the Right Thing. 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek: Nemesis Release date: 12/13/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It almost plays like Solaris, but with guns and jokes. 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Release date: 12/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Jackson's precision and passion make every second of the movie hum with bravado and excitement. 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adaptation Release date: 12/6/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nervy and sensitive, it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement, and at the same time presents a ... 141 other reviews of this movie Movie: Talk to Her Release date: 11/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Talk to Her is so darned assured, we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until th... 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a solid work; it's effortlessly entertaining, generous... 195 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a solid work; it's effortlessly entertaining, generous... 195 other reviews of this movie Movie: 8 Mile Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When the climactic rap battle takes place, it's one of the most mesmerizing scenes from all of 20... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Far From Heaven Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An unnerving, entertaining and brilliant piece of film criticism that's not dry or academic. 147 other reviews of this movie Movie: Femme Fatale Release date: 11/6/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Brian De Palma returns in full style with his best movie since Scarface. 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: Truth About Charlie, The Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Demme's loose approach kills the suspense. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: All or Nothing Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Sure, it would be nice to see more of the droll humor like that of Life Is Sweet or the toxic ene... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Take Care of My Cat Release date: 10/18/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but Take Care of My ... 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Swept Away Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) We hate [Madonna] within the film's first five minutes, and she lacks the skill or presence to re... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Punch-Drunk Love Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Anderson presents some of the sweetest, and most heartbreaking, moments in any movie this year. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Below Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Gave me the willies. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rules of Attraction, The Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's secondary to American Psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bloody Sunday Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Intense and difficult, but rewarding. 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heaven Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) On the surface, it's a lovers-on-the-run crime flick, but it has a lot in common with Piesiewicz'... 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Dragon Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film oozes contempt for its audience, caring nothing for the characters or suspense and only ... 136 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tuxedo, The Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I found myself enjoying it more than I should have. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spirited Away Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An animation landmark as monumental as Disney's 1937 breakthrough Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs... 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: 8 Women Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This Ozon comes much closer to the nasty little prankster that I liked so much with Sitcom. 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Igby Goes Down Release date: 9/13/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Steers turns in a snappy screenplay that curls at the edges; it's so clever you want to hate it. ... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Praise of Love Release date: 9/6/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Viewing In Praise of Love... should be approached as if you were attempting to drink out of a wat... 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Girl, The Release date: 8/7/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Aniston is] so good, she manages to overcome the occasional nuggets of preciousness and self-con... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Kiss, The Release date: 8/2/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than a... 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: I am Trying to Break Your Heart Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Tweedy] appears a shy, truthful artist, and his songs back up that image. But is the movie a pro... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: K-19: The Widowmaker Release date: 7/19/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film pays tribute to those involved without a hint of pretension. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Road to Perdition Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Road to Perdition does display greatness, and it's worth seeing. But it also comes with the lazin... 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Me Without You Release date: 7/5/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The rich performances by Friel -- and especially Williams, an American actress who becomes fully ... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Songs From the Second Floor Release date: 7/3/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A valuable and rare movie experience. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pumpkin Release date: 6/28/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A satire is supposed to be funny in some way -- and, overall, I found Pumpkin to be a rather grim... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunshine State Release date: 6/21/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A movie that both feels and thinks. It's a must-see. 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Emperor's New Clothes, The Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's too self-important and plodding to be funny, and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic. 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Identity, The Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I complain all the time about seeing the same ideas repeated in films over and over again, but Th... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Release date: 6/7/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's like a vintage automobile that sometimes runs smoothly, and sometimes lurches and sputters. ... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Insomnia Release date: 5/24/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Registers as a superb, intricate, emotional thriller, complete with an ending that complements th... 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Release date: 5/16/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dozens of moments catch you up and take your breath away. 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man Release date: 5/3/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not only does Spider-Man deliver, but I suspect it might deliver again and again. 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Release date: 5/3/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I suspect many viewers will be disoriented and put off by Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, but if y... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jason X Release date: 4/26/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A movie that's just plain awful but still manages to entertain on a guilty-pleasure, so-bad-it's-... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chelsea Walls Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Reeks with phony posturing and lot of talking without really saying anything. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Triumph of Love, The Release date: 4/17/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I found myself full of glee while watching it. Merchant-Ivory could learn a thing or two from it,... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sweetest Thing, The Release date: 4/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A fast, funny, highly enjoyable movie. 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cat's Meow, The Release date: 4/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not only a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be mad... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: New Best Friend Release date: 4/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lucky Break Release date: 4/5/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid Americans will get a ... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Piano Teacher, The Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Taken as a straight drama, not everything in the film makes sense. 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: No Such Thing Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt. 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rookie, The Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) My all-time favorite baseball movie. 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Time Out Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (7/0) I found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as Vincent became more and more abho... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blade II Release date: 3/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's so much adrenaline-pumped B-movie fun, it's nearly worth full price. 107 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sorority Boys Release date: 3/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The stupidest, most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Time Machine, The Release date: 3/8/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Stripped of all the ingenuity and observations that made the original story worthwhile. 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Queen of the Damned Release date: 2/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The picture keeps the action and gore moving at a nice clip, invents a few interesting and funny ... 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Release date: 2/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kalesniko manages to keep all this stuff entertainingly cynical and doesn't let the ever-present ... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monsoon Wedding Release date: 2/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) So purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of Hollyw... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Slackers Release date: 2/1/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I found myself laughing a lot. 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beijing Bicycle Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a pity, but we wind up with a meaningless morality film that seems most at home clattering a... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Storytelling Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior, as Happiness was... Hence, Storytelling is fa... 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Italian for Beginners Release date: 1/18/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nora Ephron's films should be this enchanting. 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Release date: 1/11/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While most studio products more and more tend to resemble one another, a blast of B-movie origina... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Business of Fancydancing, The Release date: 1/1/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fancydancing has a totally open heart and showcases a bravura centerpiece performance by Evan Ada... 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is the kind of dialogue that sparks our three actors into zany life. 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hidden Half, The Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's clear that director Milani is more concerned with the emotion of the story than with its pol... 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ginger Snaps Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A terrific Halloween-type movie for those wishing to celebrate a little early. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Everything Put Together Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:30 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Everything Put Together spirals off into some weird Twilight Zone where nothing makes any emotion... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Code Unknown Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a film that will constantly offer new twists and will live for years to come while most othe... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Hawk Down Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Whenever the battle stops for even a moment to focus on characters, just about every John Wayne w... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dark Blue World, The Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The problem is that Casablanca is Casablanca and Dark Blue World is not. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: A Beautiful Mind Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is a precision story as told by filmmakers who are shooting at the side of a barn with water... 151 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kandahar Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Offers filmgoers an astonishingly well-timed chance to learn the truth about the world today. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Royal Tenenbaums, The Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's one of the year's very best films. 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ocean's Eleven Release date: 12/7/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Soderbergh and Griffin concoct a doozy of a robbery, seemingly impossible with a new hitch around... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: No Man's Land Release date: 12/7/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) By film's end I was impressed by the rich tapestry of characters, dark humor and violence, all ca... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Affair of the Necklace, The Release date: 11/30/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Far too sodden to light my fire. 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Devil's Backbone, The Release date: 11/21/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It stands alongside this year's The Others as a coolly accomplished ghost story that doesn't have... 40 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tape Release date: 11/2/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Though I admired the idea behind the film, the execution, and the performances, the material does... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man Who Wasn't There, The Release date: 10/31/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Stands as another masterful Coen brothers effort and ranks as one of the best films of 2001. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: K-Pax Release date: 10/26/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's extremely satisfying watching [Spacey] here. Moreover, the always-underrated Bridges complim... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Voyage to Italy Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Scorsese's documentary becomes less a clip show and more a private diary about exploring his Ital... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: From Hell Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Jack the Ripper has proven a far more durable movie baddie than Freddy, Jason and Hannibal combin... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Y Tu Mama Tambien Release date: 10/17/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Y Tu Mama Tambien is a most refreshing import and an absolute must-see for anyone open to it. 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mulholland Dr. Release date: 10/12/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mulholland Drive delivers the suspense and the tension, but you'll find -- more often than not --... 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Training Day Release date: 10/5/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dares to be a cop movie based on character and not on pyrotechnics. 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rock Star Release date: 9/7/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An accomplished retread of an old-time story. 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Others, The Release date: 8/10/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) While most horror movies aim for the stomach, The Others is made to tingle the spine. 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Princess Diaries, The Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This old-time story works one more time due to newcomer Hathaway. 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Original Sin Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Cristofer] presents it like one of those late-night HBO softcore flicks that tries to be 'artist... 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Planet of the Apes Release date: 7/27/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It doesn't even seem like Burton showed up to direct this turkey. 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ghost World Release date: 7/20/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In the name of all that's beautiful and brilliant, do not miss this movie. 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: America's Sweethearts Release date: 7/20/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film does indeed deliver the laughs, and I suppose we can't ask much more than that in these ... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Legally Blonde Release date: 7/13/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Had the responsibility, the obligation, to be clever enough to deserve Reese Witherspoon, and it ... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within Release date: 7/11/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) By the movie's end, I was too busy sniggering at the horrible lines ... to enjoy the visuals. 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kiss of the Dragon Release date: 7/6/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the all-out worst films of the year. 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 2 Release date: 7/4/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I laughed enough to qualify the film as a solid bargain matinee. 72 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crimson Rivers, The Release date: 6/29/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A good thriller with all the right thrills and all the right twists. 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence Release date: 6/29/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [The] middle section [of A.I.] contains perhaps Spielberg's finest work, ever. 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Princess and the Warrior, The Release date: 6/22/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) We wait for the build to climax and pay off, and it never really does. 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Release date: 6/15/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I feel sorry for Jolie and the myriad of stunt trainers and set builders who designed all this gr... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anniversary Party, The Release date: 6/8/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A most entertaining and heartfelt American movie. 72 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pearl Harbor Release date: 5/25/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's bad all right -- I was wincing at the overwritten dialogue within the first five minutes. 107 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bread and Roses Release date: 5/11/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The entire blend just doesn't jell. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Under the Sand Release date: 5/4/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I loved the subversive nature frosting Ozon's other films, I found myself scratching my head afte... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mummy Returns, The Release date: 5/4/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Feels like so much scrap metal picked up off the factory floor at the place where they made the f... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Luzhin Defence, The Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) BOR-ing. 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tailor of Panama, The Release date: 3/30/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I had forgotten that thrillers could possibly be this much fun and rippingly intelligent at the s... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Say It Isn't So Release date: 3/23/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter, are beginning to make the same mistake that the Zucker br... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monkeybone Release date: 2/23/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie doesn't seem to have a purpose other than to fill space. 69 other reviews of this movie Movie: Million Dollar Hotel, The Release date: 2/2/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If you're tired of feeling numb, The Million Dollar Hotel is a great place to check into for a co... 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scarlet Diva Release date: 1/24/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Argento, at only 26, brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: L.I.E. Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Right in the center, it explodes with a powerful life force in actor Brian Cox, who saves the fil... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Bedroom Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Easily the most powerful American directorial debut since last year's George Washington. 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Waking Life Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Even without the animation, Waking Life remains a living, breathing entity, full of real thought,... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chopper Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Whether or not you care if Chopper lives or dies, you simply can't take your eyes off him. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A rock 'n' roll movie that remembers what it's like to truly rock and roll. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Donnie Darko Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Donnie Darko ranks among Gattaca, Pi and Dark City for pure imagination -- and surpasses them for... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Memento Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nolan's skill lies in creating an atmosphere for this story. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Town is Quiet, The Release date: 1/17/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The characters themselves do not really engage us -- they depress us instead of breaking our hear... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Greatest Show on Earth, The Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's an entertaining film, but it's certainly no masterpieceand doesn't really stand up to the ye... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shadow of the Vampire Release date: 12/29/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ultimately, Shadow of the Vampire is more a gift for film buffs than casual moviegoers. 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Malena Release date: 12/25/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A fully-fleshed out portrait, swirled in sweetness and nostalgia. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Space Cowboys Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It wants to get the details of the mission right, but it wants to move fast enough to give us a r... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Emperor's New Groove, The Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It looks like director Mark Dindal has been watching a lot of Chuck Jones lately. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chocolat Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hallstrom is too lazy to bother inventing any new ways to tell this story. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Unbreakable Release date: 11/22/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Shyamalan has already established his own personal stamp for his films. 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: You Can Count on Me Release date: 11/10/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A quiet, amazingly sharp character study. 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wonder Boys Release date: 11/8/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's very refreshing to see a movie that celebrates writing and intelligence without stooping to ... 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: George Washington Release date: 10/27/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) A film that feels truly unusual, refreshing, and ultimately affecting. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Contender, The Release date: 10/13/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite a few phony moments, the dialogue is sharp and the directing is immediate. 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet the Parents Release date: 10/6/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Does the usual Hollywood bit of setting up the gags way in advance so that even a coma patient ca... 72 other reviews of this movie Movie: Best in Show Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Willard's delivery is so earnest and so pitch-perfect that he had me howling with laughter for th... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dancer in the Dark Release date: 9/22/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Von Trier is vicious when it comes to milking the melodrama. 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nurse Betty Release date: 9/8/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A strong contender for one of the best films of the year. 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Platform Release date: 8/30/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Tells a specifically Chinese story, and yet it does so in a completely universal way. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Battlefield Earth Release date: 5/12/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Just too absurd to pay full price to see in a theater. 84 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gladiator Release date: 5/5/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Is this thrilling to anyone? 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rules of Engagement Release date: 4/7/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not exactly a triumphant return to form for maverick director William Friedkin, but it's not bad,... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beau Travail Release date: 3/31/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Denis gets right to the spiritual and emotional core with her brilliant staging and long shots. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Filth and the Fury, The Release date: 3/29/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Loaded with great music and classic Sex Pistols moments. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mission to Mars Release date: 3/10/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The race for the worst movie of the year is on! 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pitch Black Release date: 2/18/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Manages to surprise and delight, thanks to its small-scale attitude. 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scream 3 Release date: 2/4/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The new movie strays pretty far from the original idea -- that the Scream characters are horror-m... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Our Song Release date: 1/20/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The power of Our Song finally comes through in its dozens of mesmerizing moments. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Same Old Song Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In his middle seventies, Resnais is still going full-tilt. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Girl, Interrupted Release date: 12/21/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) We end up getting thin supporters as seen through the eyes of a main character that doesn't do an... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Magnolia Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Anderson brings us his third movie... with more confidence and skill than his 29 years would sugg... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Emperor and the Assassin, The Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Chen mixes in rich details and politics to make it all come alive and seem relevant. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Topsy-Turvy Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There are individual scenes that, when looked at by themselves, are knockouts. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cider House Rules, The Release date: 12/10/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Just as tepid and surface-level as Simon Birch was. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: End of the Affair, The Release date: 12/3/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Writer/director Neil Jordan takes the right approach to the material. Instead of trying to spruce... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ride With the Devil Release date: 11/24/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Does for Civil War movies what 1991's Mobsters did for gangster movies. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sleepy Hollow Release date: 11/19/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Burton's] vision of the ominous woods, the shadowy town, and its pale inhabitants give the film ... 40 other reviews of this movie Movie: All About My Mother Release date: 11/19/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A weepie movie with a brainy sensibility, an open heart, and a wicked sense of humor. 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mansfield Park Release date: 11/17/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mansfield Park works because it not only comes from the novel...but also from Austen's letters an... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bone Collector, The Release date: 11/5/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The real killer... is easily spotted in the movie's one scene that isn't specifically designed to... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Movie Release date: 11/5/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Smith takes care not to make fun of his subject, even though the temptation must have been there. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Being John Malkovich Release date: 10/29/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Wonderful and inspired weirdness. 85 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bringing Out the Dead Release date: 10/22/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Martin Scorsese's new movie is both amazing and darkly hilarious. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond the Mat Release date: 10/22/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A very good film that both wrestling fans and non-wrestling fans will enjoy. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fight Club Release date: 10/15/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An exciting, dangerous, and intense story. 69 other reviews of this movie Movie: Straight Story, The Release date: 10/15/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the best pictures of the year. 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Show Me Love Release date: 10/15/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A simple, charming, and slightly edgy romance between two teenage girls. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Limey, The Release date: 10/8/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Soderbergh returns to the crime genre, but The Limey couldn't be more different than Out of Sight... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Three Kings Release date: 10/1/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Three Kings refuses to be pigeonholed. 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: Guinevere Release date: 9/24/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Gives us a working relationship in progress rather than the usual Hollywood sitcom. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Beauty Release date: 9/15/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dark, intelligent, scandalous, emotional, and truthful -- one of the year's best. 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Girl on the Bridge Release date: 9/4/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a mish-mash of bits of old movies, but they've been wrapped up nicely. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Acid House, The Release date: 8/6/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) ...assaults our jaded senses... 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eyes Wide Shut Release date: 7/16/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Eyes Wide Shut represents a major artistic advancement in the career of Stanley Kubrick. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Autumn Tale Release date: 7/9/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A superb and delightful movie. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lovers on the Bridge, The Release date: 7/2/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A film for the ages. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Run Lola Run Release date: 6/18/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Run Lola Run takes a few moments to muse about the nature of time and the purpose of man... But i... 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tarzan Release date: 6/18/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An exciting, accomplished work that ranks with the wonderful Johnny Weissmuller movies. 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Buena Vista Social Club Release date: 6/4/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Wenders... is not interested in too many hows, whys, whens, or wheres. He simply wants to spotlig... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Notting Hill Release date: 5/28/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hugh Grant teams up with writer Richard Curtis for the second time, and we've got a winner. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Three Seasons Release date: 4/30/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A light and lovely movie that satisfies, but goes away quickly. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pushing Tin Release date: 4/23/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie takes a dive at the end, but it's wonderful fun before that. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dial M For Murder Release date: 4/9/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A rare and exciting experience. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix, The Release date: 3/31/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An inventive science fiction idea that rivals the brilliant thinking behind such movies from last... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mod Squad, The Release date: 3/26/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Mindless, stylish fun. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: True Crime Release date: 3/19/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Eastwood handles it professionally, intelligently, and beautifully. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Comedian Harmonists Release date: 3/12/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A very entertaining true story. 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Name Is Joe Release date: 2/5/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Another great achievement from England's Ken Loach. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Dreams Release date: 1/15/1999 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Pretty much falls into the bin with the many other serial killer movies made recently. 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gingerbread Man, The Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Altman and his great cast make the most of the material and deliver a solid movie. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's unafraid of the consequences of its existence, and it's brutally nasty , offensive, and abra... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Affliction Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A terrifying movie that faces the truth of cruelty and its everlasting results. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thin Red Line, The Release date: 12/25/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The equal of Saving Private Ryan in creating devastatingly potent battle sequences. And it is its... 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shakespeare in Love Release date: 12/25/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Shakespeare in Love moves fast, and may deserve multiple viewings. It's a delicious feast of lowb... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: General, The Release date: 12/18/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film glides on seriocomic wings and whisks us rapturously away. It ranks with Boorman's own c... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: You've Got Mail Release date: 12/18/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a good date movie, and I recommend it. But don't forget to rent The Shop Around the Corner. 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rushmore Release date: 12/11/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) Rushmore is no ordinary movie. 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Little Voice Release date: 12/4/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Rises to... delirious heights with Horrocks' performance. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Home Fries Release date: 11/25/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Drew comes through for us. Her easy charm and winning smile put us back on track, giving us somet... 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Release date: 11/13/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's frustrating, not to mention insulting. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beloved Release date: 10/16/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Demme masterfully exhibits both the harsh realities of the time with the unexplainable mystical w... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saving Private Ryan Release date: 7/24/1998 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Saving Private Ryan is an incredible movie, a near-masterpiece. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mirror, The Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A worthy and captivating picture. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Le Plaisir Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Le Plaisir is a miracle. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: John Grisham's The Rainmaker, The Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:35 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Rainmaker is easily the best of the Grisham movies so far, and it has touches of excellence, ... 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fireworks Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A fascinating film. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Batman & Robin Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This fourth modern Batman film features perhaps the worst screenplay -- or at least the worst dia... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jackie Brown Release date: 12/25/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) These are unquestionably Tarantino's greatest characters, and the actors eat them up with verve. 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: As Good As It Gets Release date: 12/23/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is Jack at his best, the kind of role that makes him a star. He gets to bear his teeth, take... 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Titanic Release date: 12/19/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A brilliantly designed, but emotionally shallow romance set during the infamous sinking of the lu... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Titanic Release date: 12/19/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A brilliantly designed, but emotionally shallow romance set during the infamous sinking of the lu... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Deconstructing Harry Release date: 12/12/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A slightly unpleasant and shocking film. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Will Hunting Release date: 12/5/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Can get overly sentimental at times, but Gus Van Sant's sensitive direction... and his excellent ... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gattaca Release date: 10/24/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of my favorite sci-fi films of recent years. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Boogie Nights Release date: 10/17/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If it weren't for the porn, drugs, and violence, this would be an ideal movie to take the kids to... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: L.A. Confidential Release date: 9/19/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) You could call it a huge epic, but it's also a scrappy movie, full of energy as well as style. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Men in Black Release date: 7/2/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Will Smith, the only spark of life in Independence Day, now is allowed to shine in brighter, smar... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Face/Off Release date: 6/27/1997 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Watching Face/Off, I was reminded again and again of the great artist who made those great Hong K... 40 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barb Wire Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There isn't a scene that Anderson-Lee walks through that didn't grab my attention. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: 301/302 Release date: 12/21/1996 11:01:12 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In the great tradition of bizarre food movies. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jerry Maguire Release date: 12/13/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Surely the film could have been shorter, but this unabashed Hollywood exercise tricked me into li... 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek: First Contact Release date: 11/22/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Among the two or three best of the Star Trek films. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: English Patient, The Release date: 11/15/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In many ways, it's just a giant book-on-tape. 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trainspotting Release date: 7/19/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Has] a wild cinematic style that suggests a lust for the new, the different. 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rock, The Release date: 6/7/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie, directed by sophomore Michael Bay (Bad Boys) is almost unwatchable. 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead Man Release date: 5/10/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A visual, poetic journey not unlike Coppola's Apocalypse Now. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: James and the Giant Peach Release date: 4/12/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A very satisfying movie. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fargo Release date: 3/8/1996 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) She's a sharp cookie. 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Whisper Of The Heart Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Enchanting. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead Man Walking Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dead Man Walking is one courageous film, one of the very best of its time. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: 12 Monkeys Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:10 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) 12 Monkeys seems to go down smoothly without compromising anything or dumbing itself down. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sense and Sensibility Release date: 12/14/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unlike most of the usual rolling hills, costume period drama, Merchant-Ivory type, century-old no... 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Casino Release date: 11/22/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Garish, rhythmic and intoxicating. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Toy Story Release date: 11/22/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Remains a groundbreaking work in the field of animation, and is still a wonderfully entertaining ... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Usual Suspects, The Release date: 8/18/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) To many young film buffs, this is where film history begins and ends. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Clueless Release date: 7/21/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A very funny movie that elevates its genre. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Belle De Jour Release date: 6/30/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Any number of conclusions may be drawn as to the purpose of the film, and they'd all be correct. ... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Batman Forever Release date: 6/16/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film ultimately lacks genuine suspense, and Schumacher unwisely moves the film back towards t... 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Braveheart Release date: 5/26/1995 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A great big splendorific Hollywood epic that's not exactly original or cliche-free, but fairly sa... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ashes of Time Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of those rare movies that can be enjoyed strictly for style and atmosphere, it is difficult, ... 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pulp Fiction Release date: 10/14/1994 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) How many movies have there been since which have copied this "formula" that are as fresh, energet... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ed Wood Release date: 9/28/1994 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ed Wood would make a great double feature with Citizen Kane, the sad, fascinating lives of two me... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Four Weddings and A Funeral Release date: 3/9/1994 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The colorful cast brings it all home, and the film has become something of a minor classic in its... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Schindler's List Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Spielberg is enough of a master showman to break up the horror with small rewards. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Piano, The Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Campion's pet themes and ideas never came together with more physical clarity and emotional reson... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Target Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of my greatest guilty pleasures. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Unforgiven Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:46 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) In the 90's it stands alone as a great achievement in American filmmaking. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a seriously underrated work and one of Lynch's purest dives into his own twisted soul. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Reservoir Dogs Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere with perhaps the most astonishing, explosive American debut... 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A step above the standard slasher flick and comes with some unusual ideas (along with some silly ... 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Husbands and Wives Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of [Woody Allen's] greatest films. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Aladdin Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A satisfying little gem. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Batman Returns Release date: 6/19/1992 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A bizarre mixture of poetic brilliance and clumsy ineptitude. 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country Release date: 12/6/1991 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Meyer's direction and dialogue are among the most fluid and exciting of the whole series, and he ... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beauty and the Beast Release date: 11/22/1991 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Remains a near-perfect film, the second best Disney film after 1941's Dumbo. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Silence of the Lambs, The Release date: 2/13/1991 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Academy also rightly awarded Best Actress to Foster for being the heart and soul of the piece... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cape Fear Release date: 1/1/1991 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The heart-warming story of a hardened convict returning to exact revenge on the lawyer who put hi... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Point Break Release date: 1/1/1991 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Bigelow] has a great eye not only for action, but also for the psychological push and pull behin... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Goodfellas Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I've come around to admiring this big monster of a movie. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Steal, The Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Siegel packs lots of chases and action into 72 minutes, with a great ending. 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bullet in the Head, A Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Left me silent and wide-eyed. 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Godfather, Part III, The Release date: 12/25/1990 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (5/2) Very few have stepped up to bat to defend The Godfather Part III (1990), which I consider a maste... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wild At Heart Release date: 1/1/1990 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When [Lynch is] on track, though, the film shines with a gaudy beauty. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Left Foot Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Daniel Day-Lewis gives a startling, dazzling performance. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Field of Dreams Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Anyone who loves their father or baseball -- or both -- will find it difficult -- no, impossible ... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Do the Right Thing Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Inarguably one of the greatest American films ever made. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Say Anything Release date: 4/1/1989 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) John Cusack has unwittingly become Generation X's romantic screen icon. 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heathers Release date: 1/1/1989 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Michael Lehmann and writer Daniel Waters keep things dark and tasty, and the dialogue an... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tabu Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If D.W. Griffith created the language of film, he left it up to his successors to add their own p... 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Temptation of Christ, The Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film actually makes more sense than the noble storybook versions that have been passed on thr... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eight Men Out Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:30 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Sayles gives the film an intelligent, well-researched, nostalgic tone with plenty of quiet moment... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vanishing, The Release date: 1/1/1988 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Brilliant, unforgettable Dutch/French suspense flick. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Untouchables, The Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:46 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film mostly revels in nostalgia and feels numb. 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This slapstick comedy -- with Steve Martin playing the fussy straight man -- should never have wo... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Emperor, The Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The best I can say for it is that it is a smart epic, and I think it will age very well. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Morning, Vietnam Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Robin Williams found his perfect role in this Vietnam comedy/drama. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Element of Crime, The Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:30 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) That old predicament of too much style, not enough substance. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Full Metal Jacket Release date: 12/21/1987 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) That first half is jaw-droppingly good. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn Release date: 1/1/1987 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) That's just the kind of movie Evil Dead II is. You can't not watch it. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Robocop Release date: 1/1/1987 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the smartest, funniest and most exciting satires of the year. And the ravages of time have... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hannah and Her Sisters Release date: 12/31/1986 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film lives and breathes. It's a masterwork. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fly, The Release date: 12/21/1986 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Charles Edward Pogue and Cronenberg's intelligent script and Goldblum's heartfelt performance mak... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Aliens Release date: 12/21/1986 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Everything a sequel should be. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blue Velvet Release date: 9/19/1986 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lynch's fourth feature film still stands as a bona fide masterpiece, one of the few such films th... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Manhunter Release date: 8/15/1986 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Unlike Hannibal, [Mann is] able to balance style and substance with a late-night hearse pace. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Day of the Dead Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Darker and more contained than the first two, this is one film that deserves a second look. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brazil Release date: 12/1/1985 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A masterly film (and still one of the ten best films of the 1980s. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Re-Animator Release date: 10/18/1985 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A clever, madcap mid-80s cult classic combining sinister comedy with bloody horror. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ran Release date: 8/1/1985 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a clean, pure 160 minutes of film and a masterpiece. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Philo Bregstein directed this brief, interesting documentary about the life, career and untimely ... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Repo Man Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite, or perhaps because of, being British, Cox [has] a great handle on America and L.A.; espe... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Once Upon A Time In America Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Hugely complex, achingly sad and splendidly gorgeous. 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension, The Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) There's so much going on here and so much fun to be had, I've never really been sure what the plo... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Amadeus Release date: 9/1/1984 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Most costume epics come complete with a deadly seriousness, a dreary self-importance that demands... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek III Release date: 6/1/1984 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the best of the series. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ghostbusters Release date: 6/1/1984 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I had a good giggle watching Ghostbusters again, and I recommend checking it out for an evening o... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Videodrome Release date: 12/31/1983 11:01:47 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The director captures the worst-case scenario of what might happen at the dawn of the video era, ... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Osterman Weekend, The Release date: 12/31/1983 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite some script contrivances, it finds Peckinpah high in the saddle again and full of the sam... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead Zone, The Release date: 12/31/1983 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cronenberg tells the story with measured strokes and a sure emotional touch as well as nifty blas... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scarface Release date: 12/9/1983 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Painted in exuberant, extravagant swaths of red, Brian De Palma's foolhardy epic is a thing of de... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Return of the Jedi Release date: 5/25/1983 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The third Star Wars film, and the sixth in the series, begins with a bang as our heroes try to wr... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Identification of a Woman Release date: 12/31/1982 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Identification of a Woman is not an easy film, but it's a most welcome addition to Antonioni's ca... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Release date: 12/31/1982 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Amy Heckerling almost encourages the film's shapelessness, letting the individual moment... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan Release date: 6/4/1982 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Many fans consider this the best of the series, and I like it very much. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Time Bandits Release date: 12/31/1981 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's amazing how the homemade special effects of this comparatively low-budget picture are still ... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark Release date: 6/1/1981 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Allows for a certain worldliness, cautiousness, and darkness in Indy's character. He's far from r... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Raging Bull Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The boxing sequences have little to do with reality, but cinematically they explode. 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Popeye Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Most people hate this rambling, Robert Altman-directed comic strip movie, but I loved it as a kid... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Long Good Friday, The Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) John Mackenzie directs this cornerstone of the British gangster genre with a minimum of flash and... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dressed to Kill Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dressed to Kill (1980) is a flat-out masterpiece. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cruising Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cruising can now be ranked among Friedkin's very best films. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Red One, The Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An American masterpiece by one of the last great American directors. 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Airplane! Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The definition of 'deadpan' starts and ends with Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker's Ai... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shining, The Release date: 5/23/1980 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Kubrick's use of space and the eerie steadycam have never been put to better use. 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Empire Strikes Back, The Release date: 5/21/1980 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The second act is very strong, cutting back and forth between Luke training with Yoda and Han, Le... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stalker Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I found the overall atmosphere, benign but potentially dangerous, far more stimulating and imagin... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Manhattan Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I recently saw Manhattan again, for perhaps the fifth time, and my absolute joy as I sat there su... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breaking Away Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The screenplay by Oscar-winner Steve Tesich sometimes turns a little precious, but the character ... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Apocalypse Now Release date: 1/1/1979 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A loony, foolhardy, giant-sized masterpiece. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: In a Year of 13 Moons Release date: 12/31/1978 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One bizarre film, even for Rainer Werner Fassbinder. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Days of Heaven Release date: 12/31/1978 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It is among the most startlingly beautiful of color films. But it is not beauty for beauty's sake... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Die Ehe der Maria Braun, The Release date: 12/31/1978 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The film's epic structure and period detail has always pleased critics, but Fassbinder avoids the... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Release date: 12/20/1978 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's not only the best of the four films based on Jack Finney's story, but also one of the best f... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Waltz, The Release date: 4/26/1978 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Leave your inhibitions in the daylight -- The Last Waltz will make you want to sing and dance. 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Killer of Sheep Release date: 12/21/1977 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If this film had been more widely available, it would have a secure place not only as the greates... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Wars Release date: 5/25/1977 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) All in all, this movie is a classic. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Annie Hall Release date: 4/20/1977 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Annie Hall is refreshing because it showed an astonishing leap in creativity, exploration, and ci... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Season of the Witch Release date: 12/31/1976 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's certainly an interesting film, but fans of Romero's Martin (1978) or his zombie films will n... 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rocky Release date: 12/31/1976 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Though far from a masterpiece, the first Rocky (1976) still feels fresh and miraculous, a true Ci... 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: All the President's Men Release date: 12/31/1976 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Because we haven't been told what to think, the film remains urgently relevant today. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taxi Driver Release date: 12/21/1976 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Acclaimed for its gritty realism, but it has an equal amount of cinematic reverie. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad News Bears, The Release date: 1/1/1976 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Matthau's perfectly restrained, brilliantly comic performance holds it together. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Release date: 12/31/1975 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I laughed so hard I thought I would stop breathing. 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Enter the Dragon Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:30 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's easy to see why Lee was -- and still is -- such a big star. He had a charm and charisma that... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cries and Whispers Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An amazing masterpiece. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Long Goodbye, The Release date: 12/21/1973 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [A] great classic. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sting, The Release date: 12/1/1973 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Still fairly entertaining, though its tricky twists have been co-opted by many subsequent films, ... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bang the Drum Slowly Release date: 1/1/1973 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a good film, avoiding all the obvious goop and the 'big game' clich� at the climax. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Winter Soldier Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Amazingly relevant, and impossible to watch without thinking of current events. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Snoopy, Come Home Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Snoopy Come Home was mostly a nostalgia trip for me, so I can't say how well it will play to new ... 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Junior Bonner Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:35 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of Peckinpah's loveliest films, simmering with family animosity but also brimming with terrif... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) But though Bu�uel himself is gone, his films remain to skewer [the bourgeoisie] whenever we feel ... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Duck, You Sucker, A Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Leone's genius is clearly on display here, and it's a near-great film. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Straw Dogs Release date: 12/31/1971 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Director Peckinpah effectively explores the levels of so-called 'manhood' and takes them to a lud... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Duel Release date: 12/31/1971 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Not even Hitchcock could have shot or paced Duel any better. Spielberg understands precisely wher... 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beware of a Holy Whore Release date: 12/31/1971 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fassbinder stacks the cast around the limited space with the mastery of a chess player, creating ... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: McCabe & Mrs. Miller Release date: 12/21/1971 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Altman and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond present the film in grainy browns, as if the film were... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: French Connection, The Release date: 12/21/1971 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of three gritty, street-smart cop movies in 1971 that sent all other cop movies packing. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Clockwork Orange, A Release date: 12/19/1971 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a very dark message, but maybe that's why the film caught on as a video cult item in the 80s... 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Five Easy Pieces Release date: 12/31/1970 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It hasn't aged as well as some of its 1970s counterparts, but it's still a heartbreaking film and... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Conformist, The Release date: 10/22/1970 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Bertolucci's reckless, youthful skill (he was 29) and Storaro's ravishing photography hold it tog... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: MASH Release date:* 1/25/1970 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Robert Altman's biggest success to date is also one of his least interesting films. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Performance Release date: 1/1/1970 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Very much a product of the late '60s and early '70s. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Once Upon a Time in the West Release date: 12/31/1969 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The 165-minute feature doesn't always make perfect sense, but it's a thrill to just sit back and ... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Release date: 1/1/1969 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Dario Argento came into his own with this outstanding widescreen Italian suspense flick in which ... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Night of the Living Dead Release date: 10/1/1968 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Night of the Living Dead happens to rank squarely with the greatest films ever made, period. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Signs of Life Release date: 7/5/1968 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Signs of Life is more controlled, more fully-formed than many of Herzog's later, madly grasping, ... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Producers, The Release date: 3/18/1968 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Scathingly hysterical. 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey Release date: 1/1/1968 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If you ask me, Kubrick's effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey, which were made by human hands, are st... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Petulia Release date: 1/1/1968 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Petulia lives on with its vague curiosity and a genuine emotional sting. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Two For the Road Release date: 12/31/1967 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Despite its visual trickery, it's one of the most emotionally honest films ever made in America. 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: For a Few Dollars More Release date: 12/31/1967 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Every scene crackles with energy. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Closely Watched Trains Release date: 12/31/1967 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Meznel's greatest work, and indeed the pinnacle of all Czech New Wave films. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Playtime Release date: 12/16/1967 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Playtime] leaves you smiling and feeling good about the way we humans have of demolishing order ... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bonnie and Clyde Release date: 1/1/1967 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Freed from the production code that drove most of the old Warner Brothers gangster films of the 1... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Point Blank Release date: 1/1/1967 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lee Marvin makes a perfect, unfazed human center to John Boorman's bizarre, psychedelic universe. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fearless Vampire Killers, The Release date: 12/31/1966 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Polanski rarely indulged in his taste for overwrought slapstick, but here it is. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blow-Up Release date: 12/31/1966 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The ennui stretches into the very story itself. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Persona Release date: 1/1/1966 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Ingmar Bergman's most actively astonishing film. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Othello Release date: 12/31/1965 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a bloated corpse of a movie, running a numbing 166 minutes with only Olivier's lifeblood to ... 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fists in the Pocket Release date: 12/31/1965 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Still a shocking, forceful film, and it seems every bit as alive today as it must have in 1965. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Repulsion Release date: 10/2/1965 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) This is Roman Polanski's most microscopically focused tale of paranoia, and arguably his greatest... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sound of Music, The Release date: 4/1/1965 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a bulldozer of a musical, plowing straight through things like taste, restraint, grace, and ... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Juliet of the Spirits Release date: 1/1/1965 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Fellini stands on the brink, desperately grabbing at bits of his past, and boldly looking forward... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fistful of Dollars, A Release date: 12/31/1964 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's Leone's shortest and simplest film, but all of his hallmarks -- a masterly use of space with... 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Diary of a Chambermaid Release date: 12/31/1964 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Seems less and less a product of the great Bunuel and more and more like an imitator. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Contempt Release date: 12/31/1964 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An expensive international production, but still one of Godard's most personal and most perverse ... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dr. Strangelove Release date: 1/29/1964 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It remains that Dr. Strangelove is an extremely funny movie today. 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trial, The Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Trial plays closer to an actual nightmare than just about any other film I've seen. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Knife in the Water Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the greatest of all feature debuts. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bay of Angels Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Varda has done a beautiful job of restoring the film's crisp, ruthless black-and-white imagery. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Leopard, The Release date: 7/15/1963 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the most coveted and elusive of all home video releases, Luchino Visconti's The Leopard fi... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Great Escape, The Release date: 7/4/1963 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) With its luxurious three hours, the film deliberately details all the ins and outs, the successes... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Birds, The Release date: 1/1/1963 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) This masterpiece is one of Hitchcock's purest forays into cinema; it's such a complete piece that... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Release date: 12/31/1962 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Ford's] greatest film. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird Release date: 12/25/1962 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Regardless of its flaws, it occupies a specific place in American cinema; it's easy to enjoy and ... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lawrence of Arabia Release date: 12/16/1962 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a truly magnificent film. 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Carnival of Souls Release date: 9/26/1962 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The movie is a triumph of mood over character. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Manchurian Candidate, The Release date: 1/1/1962 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's both exciting and disheartening that a 42 year-old satire like this still works as pointedly... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Exterminating Angel, The Release date: 1/1/1962 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I watched it and I don't know what it means either, but it's a hell of a movie. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Viridiana Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:47 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) See Viridiana, and all other movies will seem to be missing something from then on. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lola Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Has a springy, musical quality to it. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: L' Avventura Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) To date, this is the best Italian film I've seen. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breakfast At Tiffany's Release date: 1/1/1961 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Breakfast at Tiffany's will live on as long as there are lovers to watch it. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Young One, The Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:50 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It gets under the skin of these characters, but offers little relief. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Virgin Spring, The Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:47 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The master guides us through this heartbreaking tale with a delicate hand and a gorgeous, poetic ... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spartacus Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Many scenes ring passionate and rousing, while others are campy and silly, and somehow they all w... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Peeping Tom Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Contains the most lurid use of Technicolor ever. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Psycho Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If Hitchcock had used a pseudonym on Psycho, it would have announced the arrival of a great new f... 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shoot the Piano Player Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) An affectionate tribute to the low-budget crime movies that Truffaut so loved, and it's one of my... 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Apartment, The Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Billy Wilder somehow took a story about infidelity and suicide and made it into a comedy. 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eyes Without a Face Release date: 12/31/1959 11:01:30 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Director Franjau] concentrates on weaving an incredibly frail spell and keeps it wafting in just... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anatomy of a Murder Release date: 12/31/1959 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Preminger takes a while to set up the story, but his pacing and style are perfection. 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: North By Northwest Release date: 12/21/1959 11:01:39 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) North By Northwest is still a classic, coming as it does during Hitchcock's most creative period,... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: 400 Blows, The Release date: 1/1/1959 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of the best movies about childhood ever made because it's really a movie for adults. Without ... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hidden Fortress, The Release date: 12/31/1958 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [An] exciting adventure epic. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bride and the Beast, The Release date: 12/31/1958 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's unmistakably Wood's project, and a must-see for his fans. 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Touch of Evil Release date: 5/21/1958 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's one of the truly great works of the American cinema, and it shows just what kind of excellen... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vertigo Release date: 1/1/1958 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Everything is perfect in Vertigo. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wild Strawberries Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) My favorite Ingmar Bergman film, without question. 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Written on the Wind Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) [Sirk's] masterpiece, the grand-daddy of them all. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: 20 Million Miles to Earth Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:11 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nathan Juran's film differs from most sci-fi monster movies of the period in that the monster sho... 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sweet Smell of Success Release date: 6/27/1957 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Loose, sleazy, brilliant and hyper-cool. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seventh Seal, The Release date: 1/1/1957 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It manages some powerful images, but it feels a bit too calculated to really get under the skin. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love in the Afternoon Release date: 1/1/1957 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's quite long, Hepburn sports one of her worst hairstyles, and Cooper and Hepburn's glaring age... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nights of Cabiria Release date: 1/1/1957 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Nights of Cabiria may be Fellini's best film for its effortless poetry, its love, and its grace. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seven Men From Now Release date: 12/31/1956 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It deserves to be viewed, as one of the greatest Westerns -- possibly one of the greatest films -... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man Escaped, A Release date: 12/31/1956 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's so good that I submit that just about anyone -- even people who hate French films -- will lo... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ten Commandments, The Release date: 10/5/1956 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) DeMille's film fairly bursts with color and hugeness, even when the characters sit around on one ... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Killing, The Release date: 6/6/1956 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Stanley Kubrick's third film established him as a full-fledged filmmaker and a potential master. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Searchers, The Release date: 3/13/1956 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The Searchers gets so close to greatness you can almost smell it. It's easy to see why Martin Sco... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: To Catch a Thief Release date: 12/31/1955 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's one of Hitchcock's lightest and most purely enjoyable exercises. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mr. Arkadin Release date: 12/31/1955 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) A spectacular film, a complete and total Orson Welles film with his unique fingerprints all over ... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bob le Flambeur Release date: 12/31/1955 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Duchesne's smooth, handsome performance puts him in a league with cool guys like Bogart, Eastwood... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lady and the Tramp Release date: 6/22/1955 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) One of Disney's simplest and most delightful animated features 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Night of the Hunter, The Release date: 1/1/1955 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Easily ranks among the greatest American films. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seven Samurai Release date: 12/31/1954 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The action scenes in this movie are virtually unequaled by any other movie in history, even if so... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pather Panchali Release date: 12/31/1954 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) There were some moments in the film of pure magic that swept me away. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crime Wave Release date: 12/31/1954 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) A nasty little masterpiece. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Diary of a Country Priest Release date: 12/21/1954 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A supreme viewing experience. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rear Window Release date: 8/1/1954 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) A brilliant idea for a movie. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: War of the Worlds, The Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) This version has more soul than the remake. 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ugetsu Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:46 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Mizoguchi employs his trademark fluidity to brilliant effect. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tokyo Story Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Could easily change your life. 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Naked Spur, The Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:39 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Mann never failed to deliver an astonishing ending to his Westerns, but this is one of his best. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Confess Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's still very much worth watching. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) My personal favorite of Marilyn Monroe's films. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: House of Wax Release date: 4/10/1953 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) House of Wax is not particularly scary or suspenseful, but it is a lot of fun and effectively cre... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Roman Holiday Release date: 1/1/1953 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Roman Holiday is [Audrey Hepburn's] perfect picture. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Narrow Margin, The Release date: 12/31/1952 11:01:39 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The Narrow Margin rumbles along at a good speed with a minimum of fuss, making beautiful use of i... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monkey Business Release date: 12/31/1952 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Perhaps the greatest Hollywood director who ever lived, Howard Hawks knew instinctively how to us... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Golden Coach, The Release date: 12/31/1952 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) One of his greatest achievements. 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Clash By Night Release date: 12/31/1952 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) A moving, nervously effective film. 3 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rancho Notorious Release date: 3/1/1952 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Because the small budget kept Lang sequestered on the studio lot, he found a way to use the sets ... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Singin' in the Rain Release date: 1/1/1952 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Sure, we respect An American in Paris. But we truly love Singin' in the Rain. 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Strangers On a Train Release date: 12/31/1951 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Patricia Highsmith's malicious writing seems perfectly suited to Alfred Hitchcock. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Streetcar Named Desire, A Release date: 12/31/1951 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Brando pulls off astonishing things as Stanley Kowalski, and Vivien Leigh gives a performance tha... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rashomon Release date: 1/1/1951 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) I suspect that most people who come to Japanese cinema first enter it through Kurosawa. 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Un Chant D'Amour Release date: 12/31/1950 11:01:46 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a very effective film, and quite lovely at times. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Los Olvidados Release date: 12/21/1950 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's a heartbreaking, compulsively watchable work, and more truthful even than the Italian Neorea... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kind Hearts and Coronets Release date: 12/21/1950 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Easily the most beloved and durable film from the Ealing stable. 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: In a Lonely Place Release date: 5/17/1950 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a truly great film. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunset Boulevard Release date: 1/1/1950 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Arguably Wilder's best film. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Was a Male War Bride Release date: 12/31/1949 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's very entertaining. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Late Spring Release date: 1/1/1949 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Late Spring is, along with Tokyo Story, Ozu's greatest work. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red River Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Hawks never did anything self-consciously. You always realize how great his films are after you'r... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Shoes, The Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Effortlessly combines the freedom of a Disney animated feature, the grace of ballet, the inventiv... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Portrait of Jennie Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Directed by William Dieterle, the film has a wistful, dreamy quality (which may be why Bunuel was... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: La Terra Trema Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a remarkable social document. 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fallen Idol, The Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The Fallen Idol has a good dose of Hitchcockian spice, with its patient set-up, tense details and... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hamlet Release date: 12/21/1948 11:01:33 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Olivier's direction of the film is inspired. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Miracle on 34th Street Release date: 12/31/1947 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The only really good [Santa Claus movie] is this gentle, yet modern tale. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Out of the Past Release date: 1/1/1947 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Jacques Tourneur directed one of the all-time greatest film noirs with Out of the Past, which als... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: It's a Wonderful Life Release date: 12/25/1946 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) By now everyone knows Frank Capra's holiday classic and the tears it so effortlessly conjures up ... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beauty and the Beast Release date: 12/21/1946 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Cocteau filters the story through the strangeness of dreams... you can't quite get a firm handle ... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: To Have and Have Not Release date: 12/31/1945 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Director Howard Hawks made a bet with Ernest Hemingway that he could make a good movie out of his... 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead of Night Release date: 12/31/1945 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Absolutely one of the spookiest films ever made. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Detour Release date: 12/31/1945 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Detour, for those who have not seen it, may be the greatest achievement in B-movie making in hist... 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jane Eyre Release date: 12/31/1944 11:01:35 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's difficult to watch the film without considering aspects of authorship, but if you can, there... 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet Me in St. Louis Release date: 11/28/1944 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) One of Hollywood's most astonishing achievements in Technicolor. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: To Be or Not to Be Release date: 12/31/1942 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Lubitsch carefully mixes his usual brand of sophisticated humor with a bit of bittersweet. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bambi Release date: 12/21/1942 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) I had forgotten how utterly, astonishingly beautiful the film is. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Casablanca Release date: 1/1/1942 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) When it all comes down to the end, I think I'd rather be curled up in front of Casablanca (1942) ... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sergeant York Release date: 9/27/1941 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Sergeant York brought him Hawks one and only Oscar nomination for Best Director, and it's arguabl... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Citizen Kane Release date: 1/1/1941 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) No scene in Kane ever fails to amaze me, and watching it for perhaps the 15th time on this new DV... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gone With the Wind Release date: 12/15/1939 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) It's the kind of movie that simply turns a movie reviewer's brain off. You get swept up in the ma... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wizard of Oz, The Release date: 8/15/1939 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) The key to The Wizard of Oz is its pure, simple theme: Dorothy's desire to get back home, to safe... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pygmalion Release date: 12/31/1938 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Like My Fair Lady, Pygmalion has been falsely perceived as a romantic comedy...But Pygmalion does... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bringing Up Baby Release date: 12/31/1938 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Comedian Harold Lloyd called this the most perfectly constructed comedy he'd ever seen, and he wa... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bride of Frankenstein, The Release date: 1/1/1935 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) A classic, much better than the relatively straightforward original. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chu Chin Chow Release date: 12/31/1934 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) This 1934 talkie gives Ms. Wong a couple of powerful scenes to play, looking both dangerous and s... 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Cat, The Release date: 12/31/1934 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Creates a superb feeling of dread and darkness. 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: L' Atalante Release date: 1/1/1934 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Even with this limited output, Vigo remains one of the cinema's great masters. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zero for Conduct Release date: 12/31/1933 11:01:51 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's Vigo's most personal work... unrefined, reckless, and sloppy. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gabriel Over the White House Release date: 12/31/1933 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) A classic example of pre-code Hollywood getting away with all kinds of depression-era madness. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shanghai Express Release date: 12/31/1932 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Although he was working on a sound stage, [Sternberg] makes China seem claustrophobic, dirty and ... 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scarface Release date: 12/31/1932 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Scarface is unquestionably one of the greatest talking American movies ever made, and has been te... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: Freaks Release date: 12/31/1932 11:01:31 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's a truly amazing film, not so much horrific as it is funny, touching and extraordinary; you'd... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trouble in Paradise Release date: 1/1/1932 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) If one considers that motion picture sound had only been in place for three years when Trouble in... 6 other reviews of this movie Movie: City Lights Release date: 1/1/1931 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (7/0) Incredibly powerful and heartbreaking ending. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: M Release date: 1/1/1931 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Even after 75 years, Fritz Lang's first German talkie works beautifully as a carefully constructe... 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blood of a Poet, The Release date: 12/31/1930 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Cocteau's film contains unforgettable moments of cinematic poetry in its purest form. 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blue Angel, The Release date: 1/1/1930 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) I still think it's a lesser Sternberg/Deitrich picture, but I can now recommend it unequivocally. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man With the Movie Camera, The Release date: 1/1/1929 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) It's one of the most amazing, beautiful, complicated and ground-breaking films ever made, and yet... 7 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pandora's Box Release date: 12/31/1928 11:01:41 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Pabst was a psychologically astute filmmaker, but it's the shockingly sensual, charismatic Brooks... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cameraman, The Release date: 12/31/1928 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The Cameraman gave Buster one of his best roles and he filled it with one of his most touching an... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunrise Release date: 12/31/1927 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Sunrise is an incredible achievement, and perhaps the greatest silent drama ever made. 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: General, The Release date: 12/31/1927 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Ranks among the greatest movies ever made. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Faust Release date: 1/1/1926 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The overall film is truly masterful. 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tartuffe Release date: 12/31/1925 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) One of the first post-modern films (in which characters watch and are aware of films). 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gold Rush, The Release date: 12/31/1925 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The Gold Rush was one of [Chaplin's] purest comedy-fantasies, with some brilliant set-pieces incl... 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Battleship Potemkin Release date: 12/31/1925 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Nowadays, the film's technical achievements take center stage; its astonishing 'montage' editing ... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nosferatu Release date: 12/31/1922 11:01:39 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Brilliant artistry. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond the Rocks Release date: 12/31/1922 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) Beyond the Rocks is not the world's greatest movie, but the fact that it exists at all makes it o... 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Intolerance Release date: 12/31/1916 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/0) The film presents its stories on the grandest of scales, sparing no expense in re-creating the pe... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: Masters of Horror - Dario Argento: Pelts Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference An amusing and effective little chiller. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven - The First Annual Camp Out Live Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference The audio is excellent, but the concert footage is only average. 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alex Borstein - Drop Dead Gorgeous Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference Don't miss this. 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Night, And Good Luck Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference The most exciting film about journalism and the media since All the President's Men (1976). 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Just Like Heaven Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Harkens back to Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) without being quite so clev... 130 other reviews of this movie Movie: 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference A surprisingly funny, if disposable, movie. 168 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tamala 2010 Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This anime may be just about the weirdest thing I've ever seen. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Riri Yeye Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:43 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference One thing is for sure: This movie does not tell you a whole lot about Lily Chou-Chou. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dawn of the Dead Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This new film has a definite bite, thanks to the superior brand of character actors and the intel... 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hero Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Hero is a film of movement and color and poetry, an all-time cinema classic that deserves our unr... 151 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ladykillers, The Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (4/3) No reference Most of the gags are repeated from old time sources, and they're repeated over and over again. 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Along Came Polly Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Stiller anchors the movie in neurotic tension, literally squelching the laughs and snuffing them ... 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Battle of Algiers-Reissue, The Release date: 1/9/2004 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (4/3) No reference A startling and still-potent view of the double standard of war. 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: What I Want My Words to Do to You Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This film is one bitter pill, but a hugely rewarding one. 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cold Mountain Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It's difficult to tell whether Minghella chronically miscasts these epics, or if his mediocre dir... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Release date: 11/14/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Surprisingly, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World plays more like an old-time adventu... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love Actually Release date: 11/7/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference [Curtis'] sheer glee is infectious. He's playing us like fiddles, we know he's playing us like fi... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Singing Detective, The Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Watching Robert Downey Jr. perform is one of the great pleasures of going to the movies today. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond Borders Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It's a big message that tries to appear in movie clothing. But, like a cow trying to wear a Brook... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Runaway Jury Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Fleder coaxes hugely appealing performances from his leads, especially in their poker-faced verba... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pieces of April Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I'm thankful that Pieces of April is one fall movie that is not a turkey and does not rely too he... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference All of those outraged holier-than-thou reviews ("Revolting!" "A waste of time!") that wrongly cam... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good Boy! Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Eventually bogs down in yucky platitudes and badly-written speeches that cause most of the actors... 72 other reviews of this movie Movie: Out of Time Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Franklin ramps the heart-thumping pace up and keeps it there for so long, the film feels like a s... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wonderland Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference We've frankly heard it all before. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Prey For Rock & Roll Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference So far this year we've had the wussiest rock movie ever made, Garage Days, and now Prey for Rock ... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rundown, The Release date: 9/26/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Whatever Scott drains from the picture, The Rock adds back in. He's a natural, a presence we take... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cold Creek Manor Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference All of the characters behave like idiots at every turn, even when the facts are staring them in t... 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anything Else Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Will Allen come out the other side and find the gentle, romantic side of life once more? Anything... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cabin Fever Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A half-witted knock-off. 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Once Upon a Time in Mexico Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Moves with uncanny cool; it has a strange lukewarm energy that most Hollywood action films lack. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matchstick Men Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Passes the time in a pleasant way then disappears like a carelessly placed wallet. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lost In Translation Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (4/3) No reference Murray is only one of many superb elements in Coppola's new film, a masterpiece on a level with h... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Release date: 9/5/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Only the latest in a long line of forgettable, unfunny "comedies" in which we're supposed to care... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Weather Underground, The Release date: 8/29/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The film does a remarkable job of showing both sides of the story. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Uptown Girls Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Yakin and the great cinematographer Michael Ballhaus give the afternoon such a primal, heartbreak... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Splendor Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Character actor Giamatti does brilliant things in the role, most notably with his flicking eyes. 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Freddy vs. Jason Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Call it nostalgia, but there's something strangely entertaining, even comforting, about these mov... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Princess Blade, The Release date: 8/8/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The beautiful, elegant swordfights are filmed clearly and poetically, and even the down-time betw... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Magdalene Sisters, The Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference One of the year's most powerful films and an absolute must-see. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gigli Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (4/3) No reference Gigli is so unrelentingly bad that people may want to see it just as a bonding experience; viewer... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secret Lives of Dentists, The Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Director Alan Rudolph does not shy away from the pain -- that hollow, gnawing feeling that comes ... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Buffalo Soldiers Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Falling far short of a brilliant satire like Three Kings -- but too satirical to be a goofy Army ... 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seabiscuit Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference All that and more constantly threatens to rip Seabiscuit apart, but after all, I'm not made of st... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference [Rodriguez has] never been very good at endings, and the final 20 minutes of this new film are am... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dirty Pretty Things Release date: 7/18/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Not only does Frears dress this London with a palpable atmosphere -- and even a kind of rank smel... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garage Days Release date: 7/18/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Absolutely the wussiest rock 'n' roll movie since Rick Springfield's Hard to Hold (1984). 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Housekeeper, The Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Berri plays both the bedroom scenes and the beach scenes with the same tender touch, so that the ... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Unfortunately, if the new animated Sinbad were among the stories she told, poor Sahrazad wouldn't... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Only the Strong Survive Release date: 5/9/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The scrappy country cousin to the high-gloss Standing in the Shadows of Motown. 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man Without a Past, The Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This is the first amnesia movie in which we root for the hero not to get his memory back. 69 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference As with any big screen version of a comic book/TV series, the filmmakers up the stakes a great de... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference As with any big screen version of a comic book/TV series, the filmmakers up the stakes a great de... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Life of David Gale, The Release date: 2/21/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference First-time screenwriter Charles Randolph has figured out a way to combine his message movie with ... 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Release date: 2/14/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The movie continues into an unwieldy third segment that suddenly expects us to take Ang�lique's c... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: P.S. Your Cat Is Dead Release date: 1/17/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Guttenberg's Jimmy is such a natural extension of the actor himself, which adds a dimension the o... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Second Time Around Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference In addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the ba... 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shanghai Ghetto Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:44 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes Shanghai Ghetto move beyond a good, d... 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Grin Without A Cat, A Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:32 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Marker's incredible collection of newsreel footage -- TV footage from various countries, home mov... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Evelyn Release date: 12/13/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Evelyn has little to do with real life. For a more realistic true story, try this: Clueless movie... 80 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights Release date: 11/27/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Not even Steven Spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie. 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friday After Next Release date: 11/22/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Writer Cube and director Marcus Raboy vigorously mix Christmas cheer and and real life, and the r... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Food of Love Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference How can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing? In truth, it has all the heart of ... 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: All the Queen's Men Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A horrible, 99-minute stink bomb. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Naqoyqatsi Release date: 10/18/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The filmmaker seems determined to deliver profound messages about mankind, but most are so simple... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Just a Kiss Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies... except that it would have worked ... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trials of Henry Kissinger, The Release date: 9/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Lucid, entertaining and journalistically intact. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Invincible Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Das Experiment Release date: 9/18/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Every time a chunk of plot passes by, the filmmakers insert increasingly implausible elements, as... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stealing Harvard Release date: 9/13/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes... 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: feardotcom Release date: 8/30/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Feardotcom invents a whole new kind of bad. 85 other reviews of this movie Movie: Satin Rouge Release date: 8/23/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Lackluster and uninspired. 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Possession Release date: 8/16/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference So unabashedly romantic and passionately goofy that it not only confirms LaBute as one of America... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Master of Disguise, The Release date: 8/2/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants... who might be distracted by the mo... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Who Is Cletis Tout? Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Not only is this film completely useless, it's also about five years too late. 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Who Is Cletis Tout? Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Not only is this film completely useless, it's also about five years too late. 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sex and Lucia Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It's warm and open to the idea of sex, unlike other recent films -- such as Romance, Lies, Fat Gi... 50 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, The Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This is a truly, truly bad movie. 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Notorious C.H.O. Release date: 6/28/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference With Notorious C.H.O. Cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with Pryor, Carlin and Murphy. 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Juwanna Mann Release date: 6/21/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I didn't actively hate it; it simply bored me to tears. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference In the new release of Cinema Paradiso, the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when th... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sum of All Fears, The Release date: 5/31/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference If we're going to be swept away by a thriller of this kind, we need a hero that we can depend on ... 134 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elling Release date: 5/29/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The movie ultimately relies a bit too heavily on grandstanding, emotional, Rocky-like moments ...... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Late Marriage Release date: 5/17/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Has the pulse of real life and the daring to allow logic and emotion to collide with painful resu... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It uses an old-time formula, it's not terribly original and it's rather messy -- but you just hav... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: High Crimes Release date: 4/5/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Our enjoyment of High Crimes depends entirely on how much we identify with these characters -- ou... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crossroads Release date: 2/15/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It manages to charm by evoking that special summer-road-trip vibe, despite the movie's many potho... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mothman Prophecies, The Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A solid, spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chi-hwa-seon Release date: 1/1/2002 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference It contains many great and beautiful passages, but the overall effect is too fast and basic. As i... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wedding for Bella, A Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears. 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vertical Ray of the Sun, The Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:47 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Clearly the work of a master poet. 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matter of Taste, A Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:38 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I can admit to being both thrilled and amused by its strange goings-on. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The film mostly succeeds, and that's thanks to Schneebaum himself, who has an extraordinary scree... 36 other reviews of this movie Movie: Innocence Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:34 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Despite Cox's worst meddling, most of the passion and excitement comes through. 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Baise Moi Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference The adult genre has received ... an invigorating jump start. 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Auggie Rose Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Mostly succeeds, thanks to Tabak's level pacing and Goldblum's rich performance. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Joe Somebody Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The film is too busy concentrating on its various dumb plots and subplots when it should have tos... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: High Heels and Low Lives Release date: 10/26/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference With the tiny I.Q.s of the characters in this film, it wouldn't have been much harder for the lik... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Burnt Money Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference [Pi�eyro] carefully builds unreleased sexual tensions, heat, thickness and boredom to make the mo... 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ma Soeur!, A Release date: 10/12/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Time to let your breath out. The worst movie of 2001 is here. 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tell Me Something Release date: 8/24/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference How can filmmakers from other countries make basically the same films we're making here but make ... 13 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thomas in Love Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The fact that we never see [Thomas'] face or his eyes, and yet still get to know him, is a magic ... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rush Hour 2 Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The final tally: four stars for Jackie Chan, no stars for director Brett Ratner, and minus two st... 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bread and Tulips Release date: 7/27/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Offers a delightful fairy-tale solution for those feeling trapped in a pre-assigned role, a momen... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lumumba Release date: 6/27/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A powerful portrait and provides more than enough material for someone like me who knew nothing. 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adventures of Felix, The Release date: 6/15/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I like to see gay characters in films, but filmmakers can't specifically rely on their gayness to... 32 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fast Food, Fast Women Release date: 5/18/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference This movie's goofy charm won me over by the time it ended. 22 other reviews of this movie Movie: Golden Bowl, The Release date: 4/27/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference If we are to make any advances in the art of cinema, we're going to have to leave producer Ismail... 37 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gleaners and I, The Release date: 3/7/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It not only informs and educates, it enlightens, and does all this with supreme enchantment and p... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Price of Milk, The Release date: 2/14/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Sinclair is aware of natural spaces and silences and uses them to air out the movie and make it s... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Signs & Wonders Release date: 2/9/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference I hate to drag out that word again, but it's seriously needed here: pretentious. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sugar & Spice Release date: 1/26/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference Brain-dead but pleasantly so. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Together Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The movie knows how to have fun with this strange way of thinking and still make it seem human. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trembling Before G-d Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference My heart sang as I saw how much these tortured souls loved their ways and beliefs and how much st... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Low Down, The Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference It feels completely organic and our interest never flags, despite the fact that nothing really si... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Resort Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Captures a small breath of life in a place where we might not otherwise look for it. 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jump Tomorrow Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Manages to be a charming and accomplished comedy on its own terms. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: 101 Reykjavik Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Far too minor for me to bother with any loud complaints, and it definitely has enough material fo... 12 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dogtown and Z-Boys Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference I know exactly nothing about skateboarding, but this wild, exuberant documentary puts it all in p... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jump Tomorrow Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Manages to be a charming and accomplished comedy on its own terms. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beautiful Creatures Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A fun, Bound-like off-kilter psycho-dance. 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mauvaises frequentations Release date: 1/20/2000 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference I was certainly swept up into its horrible clutches. But to what end? 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: Captain Pantoja and the Special Services Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference For a long time, the moive gets by on kooky, erotic charm. 9 other reviews of this movie Movie: Way Home, The Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference The best recent argument for sterilization. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Boiled Release date: 1/1/1992 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference The action sequences here are less overtly beautiful than in his previous films, but they're far ... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Once Upon A Time In China Release date: 12/31/1991 11:01:40 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Tsui was smart enough to craft his film as an observant period piece, but also smart enough not t... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Back to the Future Part III Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference A triumphant combination of comedy, science fiction, romance and the Western. 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chocolat Release date: 12/21/1989 11:01:28 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (4/3) No reference Burton brings back film noir elements to the new Batman, elevating it to a dark, demented opera. 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Les Ailes de la Colombe Release date: 12/31/1981 11:01:37 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference A gorgeous and heartbreaking look at angels in Berlin. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: That Obscure Object of Desire Release date: 1/1/1977 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference At age 77, Bu�uel had not dimmed this playful fury, as shown by his last film, one of his masterp... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad Company Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:27 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A smart, character-driven Western. 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: W.R. Misterije Organizma Release date: 12/31/1971 11:01:48 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference A truly weird film. 1 other reviews of this movie Movie: Torture Zone, The Release date: 12/31/1968 11:01:45 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference Fear Chamber embodies everything that's great about 0 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kill Baby Kill Release date: 12/31/1966 11:01:36 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/4) No reference Bava has never presented his moods so vividly and with such effervescence. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Release date: 1/1/1966 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) No reference [Leone] weighs every movement carefully; every footstep, every squeeze of the trigger, screams ep... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Juliet of the Spirits Release date: 1/1/1965 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference Despite Fellini's best efforts to make her seem dull, Masina anchors the film with her clear-eyed... 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: All About Eve Release date: 1/1/1950 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/4) No reference A home run all the way. 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adventures of Robin Hood, The Release date: 12/31/1938 11:01:26 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/3) No reference Fast-paced and loose, this 120-minute production concentrates mostly on fun, energy and high spir... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Der Letzte Mann, The Release date: 12/31/1924 11:01:29 PM Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (3/3) No reference The film is notable for its smooth, moving, tracking camera and its complete lack of intertitles,... 4 other reviews of this movie Movie: My Father and I Release date: 1/30/1900 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/3) No reference How I Killed My Father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching a... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dream In Hanoi, A Release date: 1/30/1900 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner: (3/3) No reference The film succeeds due to Weidlinger's brave ability to show everyone in a realistic light. 2 other reviews of this movie Movie: Northfork Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid: (6/1) Not Reachable A beautiful, superbly crafted, constantly surprising film that completely transports you into its... 63 other reviews of this movie Served turbo style