Slumdog Millionaire A young boy in India endures unfathomable lows but his travels to a better life are nothing short of brilliant to watch. The Dark Knight Freed from the confines of an origin story, director Christopher Nolan lets loose with an intense, challenging, flawed and, yes, dark vision of Gotham under siege, featuring an […]
Before I get to the list I have to mention the films that didn’t crack the top ten that were very worth seeing: · Milk · Flash of Genius · Miracle at St. Anna · Frozen River · Vicky Cristina Barcelona · Encounters at the End of the World · Constantine’s Sword · Anamorph · […]
Talk about an impossible mission: Tom Cruise plays a German WWII Colonel with plans to assassinate Hitler in this distractingly anachronistic fact-based tale from Bryan Singer.
Mike Leigh’s ode to optimism revolves around Poppy, a London teacher who loves life almost as much as I love this movie.
Screen giants Streep and Hoffman go head-to-head in this otherwise ordinary tale of seaminess at a Catholic school in the 1960s.
Lame and extremely forced con artist yarn evokes neither emotion nor excitement.
A young tightrope walker danced on a cable between the Twin Towers in this exceedingly well-made documentary. While not addressed here, the joy of the day is tempered by what was to follow.
1. The Dark Knight My favorite film of the year and arguably the best superhero movie of all time. Christopher Nolan’s gothic epic is heightened by the maniacal flair of Heath Ledger (R.I.P.) and the notable absence of Katie Holmes. 2. The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky (“Requiem For A Dream“) is a master of bleak storytelling, […]
Joel Hopkins’ pleasant but forgettable romance is like “Before Sunrise” for the older, less intellectually-demanding crowd.
Relentlessly sentimental tearjerker succeeds solely on the charm of its stars on two and four legs.
