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Angels in America

Angels in America (2003)

Set in New York at the dawn of the AIDS crisis, Angels in America is the story of several very different, but closely intertwined, lives. At the heart of...

Jennifer
Arthur (1981)

Arthur (1981)

There I was, chewing a mouthful of dinner, when I was transported back to the early 80’s. It was the AFI 100 Years 100 Songs special that did it—song...

Jennifer
Picnic (1955)

Picnic (1955)

Picnic is a prime example of what happens when a bunch of ordinary people get together to celebrate the last day of summer under a full moon: everyone goes...

Linda
Wimbledon (2004)

Wimbledon (2004)

Wimbledon is one of those movies that is inoffensively pleasant and watchable, then leaves your mind as soon as you’ve finished it. There is nothing wrong with it, and...

Linda
The Sugarland Express (1974)

The Sugarland Express (1974)

Lost in the shuffle between Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed first movie, the made-for-TV thriller Duel, and his blockbuster shark tale Jaws, was a chase movie called The Sugarland Express. I...

Linda
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)

Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (2004)

Apparently someone somewhere thought maybe, just maybe, if they dumped this film into the cinematic wasteland that is late-August, it might ring up a little box office change. So...

Vickie
People I Know (2002)

People I Know (2002)

You’d think that if Robert Redford produced a movie and Al Pacino starred in it, the final product would be pretty amazing. People I Know is an intriguing story,...

Jennifer
ALF: Season One

ALF: Season One (1986-1987)

I remember trying to sneak-watch ALF when it first came on TV in 1986. I was endlessly intrigued by this Alien Life Form and his human companions, but my...

Jennifer
Last Life in the Universe (Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) (2003)

Last Life in the Universe (Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) (2003)

Kenji (Tadanobu Asano, Twilight Samurai) is a Japanese library clerk in Bangkok. His work environment is as orderly and tidy as it is uninteresting, with fluorescent lights seemingly washing...

Linda
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

As for the movie itself… The plot is a fairly thin one, but one that provides a nice thread onto which the filmmakers pile heaps and heaps and HEAPS...

Vickie
Touch of Pink (2004)

Touch of Pink (2004)

I have had the biggest crush on Jimi Mistry ever since he starred in The Guru, one of the funniest and most enjoyable movies of 2002. I heart Jimi...

Eric
King Arthur (2004)

King Arthur (2004)

At no point do the Knights in King Arthur link arms and sing: “We’re Knights of the Round Table! We dance when e’er we’re able!” Perhaps saddest of all,...

Linda