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Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

I must admit that based on the title, I never had any interest in seeing Three Days of the Condor. For me, it conjured vague impressions of a missile...

Jennifer
The Warriors

The Warriors

I stared stunned and mute at my co-worker. “CANNNNN YOOOUUUUU DIG IT?????” he bellowed with his arms triumphantly in the air. “I have no idea what you are talking...

Linda
Flightplan (2005)

Flightplan (2005)

Jodie Foster plays Kyle, a grieving woman who is flying to New York from Berlin to bring back the body of her dead husband. He “fell” from the roof...

Linda
My Summer of Love (2004)

My Summer of Love (2004)

Despite its placement in assorted gay and lesbian film festivals, its heaps of accolades and shelf full of awards, this moody British drama doesn’t really reflect its title. It’s...

Vickie
The Clearing (2004)

The Clearing (2004)

I might as well admit that I don’t usually love the kind of movies that play at film festivals. Even though I have the utmost respect for independent films,...

Jennifer
Sin City (2005)

Sin City (2005)

Out of all of the women characters in Sin City, I perhaps related to Jessica Alba’s Nancy Callahan the most. Maybe it is because I’m not an assassin hooker....

Linda
The Prophecy (1995)

The Prophecy (1995)

I’m not that big on horror movies, but I have to say, The Prophecy turned out a lot better than I expected. First, it reunites Elias Koteas and Eric...

Linda
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

The opening sequence of Assault on Precinct 13 is an assault on the senses. Let me say this: The handheld camera with grainy and contrasty cinematography, combined with MTV-style...

Linda
Ladder 49

Ladder 49 (2004)

Why? Because about two minutes into Ladder 49, as a crew of firefighters are climbing stairs in a burning warehouse, Robert Patrick’s character says, “I’m gettin’ too old for...

Vickie
The 4th Floor

The 4th Floor (1999)

In the tradition of Pacific Heights and Single White Female, The 4th Floor plays upon the universal fear of being unsafe in one’s own home, of having neighbors so...

Jennifer
Crimson Tide (1995)

Crimson Tide (1995)

Thank God for Viggo Mortensen. Without him I would never have watched Crimson Tide, and I would have missed out on a fantastic, edge-of-your-seat, nail-biter of a movie. Any...

Jennifer
The Life of David Gale (2003)

The Life of David Gale (2003)

About 20 minutes into The Life of David Gale, I was so simultaneously bored and restless that my mind wandered. I found myself playing mental word games for fun,...

Linda