Spun (2002)
If you’ve seen Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, then you’ve already seen Spun, even if you’ve never bothered to watch it. Even if you haven’t seen those others, unless you like...
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
Based on the old bestseller by Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity might have also been a classic movie had it been made around the time it was written. However, being made in a time long after...
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Three years, three Oscar-worthy performances for Russell Crowe, who won it in 2000 for his role as Maximus Meridus in Gladiator. Crowe deserved and received another nomination with his incredible performance with this one, and...
Ali (2001)
Ali is the type of movie that is hard not to disappoint people with, since Ali is a much loved figure around the world, and one of the most popular personalities of the Sixties and...
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
If you’re intrigued as to how they could scale back Jack Ryan’s age thirty years (going from Harrison Ford to Ben Affleck, you might take an educated guess and suppose The Sum of All Fears is...
Insomnia (2002)
Insomnia is probably made for those viewers who are unfamiliar with the 1997 original by Norway’s Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Those who have seen it may see this incarnation as redundant in theme, while the new...
About Schmidt (2002)
I’m beginning to think that if Alexander Payne were to write and direct a film about the process of bee pollination, it would still be one of the best films of the year. Of...
About a Boy (2002)
About a Boy is directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, the duo that also directed the juvenile comedy American Pie and the sophomoric Chris Rock film, Down to Earth. Just like the main character of their third film,...
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Perhaps a large part of the reason I seem to be enjoying the new STAR WARS arc more than most comes down to my educational background. Having a degree in Classical Civilization, I have always had...
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Cameron Crowe made a memorable splash debut as a writer with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a typical teenage sex flick with a big difference: it had heart. More of the same can be said...