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A

Almost Famous

  A-

Cameron Crowe's energizing ode to music and its rabid fans. Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson star.

  2000

American Psycho

   B+

Christian Bale plays a yuppie serial killer in Mary Harron's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel.

  2000

 

B

Bamboozled

 C-

Spike Lee's Minstrel Show satire, starring Damon Waynes.

 2000

The Beach

  C

Leonardo Di Caprio in Danny Boyle's Gen-X fantasy.

  2000

Bedazzled

 C-

Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley act real annoying for about 90 minutes, under the direction of Harold Ramis.

 2000

Black and White

  C

Robert Downy Jr., Brooke Shields, Mike Tyson, and Ben Stiller mix it up.

  2000

Body Shots

  D-

Vapid ensemble drama starring attractive, though not overly talented, thesps.

  1999

Boiler Room

  B

Giovanni Ribisi in ensemble stock exchange drama.

  2000

Boys Don't Cry

  B+

Acclaimed gender bending drama with Hilary Swank.

  1999

C

 

The Cell

  C+

Tarsem Singh's visual poetry finds itself in the background of a convulted sci-fi thriller plot. Jennifer Lopez stars.

  2000

D

Deep Blue Sea

B-

Samuel L. Jackson headlines a cast of indie stalwarts in Renny Harlin's guilty pleasure.

1999

Disappearing Acts (HBO)

C

Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan star in a lightweight Terry McMillan adaptation.

2000

Drive, He Said

C

Jack Nicholson's directorial debut starring Bruce Dern.

1971

Duets

C+

Rambling musical starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Andre Braugher, and Paul Giamatti.

2000

E

8MM

  D+

Nicholas Cage in dopey pulp thriller.

  1999

Erin Brockovich

  B

Julia Roberts in Steven Soderbergh's crowd-pleaser.

  2000

F

G

Gladiator

  C+

Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott's acclaimed sword and sandals epic.

  2000

Gone In Sixty Seconds

  D-

Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie in Jerry Bruckheimer's car porn.

  2000

Gossip

  D

Obnoxious teens start a rumor that takes on a life of its own. James Marsden stars.

  2000

Guinevere

  B-

Sarah Polley in older man\younger woman drama.

  1999

H

High Fidelity

  B

John Cusack in Stephan Fears' idiosyncratic relationship dramedy.

  2000

Hollow Man

  C-

Kevin Bacon in Paul Verhoeven's Mad Slasher take on the Invisible Man sub-genre.

  2000

I

In Too Deep

  C+

Omar Epps and LL Cool J in familiar ghetto thriller.

  1999

J

Jesus' Son

  B

Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton star in another indie about the junkie lifestyle but whoa…this one's actually good!

  2000

K

Keeping the Faith

  B-

Edward Norton, Ben Stiller, and Jenna Elfman in Edward Norton's directorial debut.

  2000

L

The Laughing Policeman

  C

Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern as mis-matched partners in sleazy police procedural.

  1974

The Limey

  B+

Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda in Steven Soderbergh's clever revenge thriller.

  1999

Loser

  D

Amy Heckerling's dreadful college comedy starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari.

  2000

M

Magnolia

  B+

Progressive ensemble drama with  Tom Cruise.

  1999

McCabe and Mrs. Miller

  A-

Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in Robert Altman's classic western.

  1971

Meet the Parents

  B

Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller star in Jay Roach's surprisingly funny broad comedy.

  2000

Me, Myself and Irene

  C-

Jim Carrey returns to the Farrely Brothers in this disappointingly labored comedy also starring Rene Zellweger.

  2000

Mission Impossible 2

  C-

Tom Cruise grins and struts his way through John Woo's brainless sequel.

  2000

N

Nowhere to Hide

 B

Fast paced Korean action from director Lee Myung-Se.

  2000

Nurse Betty

  C-

Neil LaBute's messy comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, and Chris Rock.

  2000

O

P

Pay it Forward

  D

Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osmet try to fix the world.

  2000

Pitch Black

  B

David Twohy's entertaining ALIEN-rip-off starring Vin Diesel.

  2000

Play It To The Bone

  C-

Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas in Ron Shelton's over cooked buddy movie.

  2000

The Pledge

  B-

Gloomy thriller directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

 2001

Prince of the City

  A-

Treat Williams in Sidney Lumet's deft cop drama.

  2000

 

Q

Quills

 C+

A wimpy rendering of Marquis De Sade's life starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, and Joaquin Phoenix.

  2000

 

R

Reindeer Games

  D-

Ben Affleck as an ex-con in this mishmash of twists and turns. Charlize Theron and Gary Sinise also star.

  2000

Road Trip

  C

Sophomoric comedy starring Tom Green, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart.

  2000

S

Shaft (2000)

  B-

Samuel L. Jackson as the title role in John Singleton's update of the blaxploitaion semi-classic.

  2000

Shanghai Noon

  C+

Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in a comic Western\Eastern buddy movie.

  2000

Slap Shot

  B

Paul Newman in hokey farce.

  1977

Space Cowboys

  C+

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this geriatric space adventure.

  2000

Sparkler

  D

Park Overall and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Darren Stein's trailer park fable.

  1999

T

The Talented Mr. Ripley

  B+

Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow in Anthony Minghella's old fashioned thriller.

  1999

Tempest

  B-

John Cassavetes, Susan Sarandon, and Gena Rowlands in Paul Mazursky's update of Shakespeare's play.

  1982

Ten Benny

  C-

Scorsese wannabe starring Adrien Brody.

  1997

Titan A.E

  C+

Don Bluth's animated STAR WARS wannabe with voice work by Matt Damon and Drew Barrymore.

  2000

28 Days

  C

Sandra Bullock in another bad movie.

  2000

U

Urban Legend

  F

Dog shit masquerading as a movie.

  1998

V

W

Way of the Gun

  C-

Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Torro as hardened criminals in Christopher McQuarrie's directorial debut.

  2000

What Planet Are You From?

  B-

Cult comic Garry Shandling as an alien attempting to mate with Annette Benning in Mike Nichols messy but smile-inducing comedy.

  2000

Wonder Boys

  B

Michael Douglas in Curtis Hanson's slight but engaging dramedy.

  2000

X

X-Men

  B

Bryan Singer's character driven adaptation of the comic.

  2000

Y

Z

Zabriskie Point

  C

Pretentious Michelangelo Antonioni student revolution flick.

  1970

 

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