Shopgirl - The love that dare not speak its name - at least, not without a snigger.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Suck Suck Yawn Yawn.

The Ape - The film is a simple and obvious metaphor about the aspirations of a screenwriter.

The Dying Gaul - Is just to dark and dissatisfying to recommend.

Brick - What starts out as a silly and confusing mess pretty much ends up as a silly and confusing mess.

Bee Season - Can you spell D-I-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G.

Mrs. Henderson Presents - What a movie event!

Three... Extremes - Two-thirds a great movie.

Stomp! Shout! Scream! - Long on homage but short on laughs.

Prime - A relationship and family comedy that stands head and shoulders above most in the genres.

Manderlay - Ah, Lars Van Trier. I wish someone would slap the shit out of him.

Transamerica - To achieve this with a transgendered lead and a bisexual hustler as a secondary character is revolutionary.

The Squid and the Whale - Imagine if Todd Solondz directed "The Ice Storm" and you've got a pretty good idea of what "The Squid and the Whale" is all about.