ABCD - This is a deeply layered, multi-textured piece that continually weaves a meaningful theme which, although easy to follow, is quite complex.

Able Edwards - One of the most intriguing and titillating indie films to appear at film festivals across America this year.

About a Boy - A story that is both a breath of fresh air and a thoughtful and honest fable.

Ascension - Young filmmakers with a shoestring budget in search of the primer on how to make a small independent film look visually stunning would be wise to take a look at "Ascension."

The Acid House - After "Trainspotting," Irvine Welsh's book sales must have shot through the roof. Small wonder, then, that a film based on his short stories should pop into theaters now. He's still a hot property. And "The Acid House," should continue that trend, even if it fails on some levels.

Adam and Steve - I giggled so much I thought I was gonna shit.

Adaptation - Simply one of the most brilliant films you will ever see... again and again.

Adored: Diary of a Porn Star - A complete mess as a film.

The Adventures of Felix - Is one of the few films I've ever seen about a main character who just "happens to be gay.

The Adventures of Pinocchio - A really dull live action version of the story we all loved as a cartoon.

The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D - Very saccharine and very tame.

A Farewell to Arms - This film isn't just bad; It's long and boring and badly acted and crammed with uninteresting Technicolor images that look like an unimaginative travel brochure.

The Affair - A silly and passionless film by Carl Colpaert.

Affliction - A subdued masterpiece.

AFF Shorts - Rejected,Allred Fishburns in Love,Waking Mele , Genesis and Catastrophy, The Closet, f-stop, Me and My Old Man,Boundaries, Hot Broads.

AFF's Shorts 2001 - The Cutting Room, Frank's Book, Dents Are Us, Golden Gate, Shower, and many other AFF shorts are reviewed.

After the Flood - Gritty, poetic, erotic and deeply troubling.

Afraid of Everything - is Bergman meets Jarmusch's "Stranger than Paradise." Imagine if you took the clinched, claustrophobic, stylized, squeaky clean slate of Bergman's most celluloid of films and threw a 90's wild child into the mix. That's basically what this film seems to be to me. It's a great idea and one that is expanded upon perfectly here.

After The Rehearsal - As much a meditation on aging as it is about the theater process or male/female relationships.

Against the Ropes - The characters here have "zingers" as a new form of language. And the zingers ain't even all that good.

Agliff 2002 Festival Shorts - Uh you guessed it....Agliff 2002 Festival Shorts.

AGLIFF 2004 Shorts - Lodger takes a look into the shorts!

The Agronomist - Jonathan Demme, obviously working on a labor of love.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Yes, Stanley Kubrick is spinning in his grave.

Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer - This film is mainly for those already quite familiar with the case.

Aimee and Jaguar - The story and exposition in this film is so convoluted and impossible to decipher that I can't even tell you why it's called "Aimee and Jaguar."

Air Bud - This likable Disney fare harkens back to the glory days of the studio and brings us a live action film with a lot of heart and plenty of chuckles.

Air Force One - It throws us back to the cold war and features a baddie that wants to restore Mother Russia to it's beloved Communist days.

The Alamo - History is given the Disney treatment.

Alexander - This is one of the gayest films that I have ever seen.

Alias Betty - Plot is almost all the film has going for it.

All About Eve - There is an underlying feeling of lesbianism running throughout much of the female characters here.

All About My Father - This is fascinating and voyeuristic stuff.

All About My Mother - is a masterpiece. Filled with Almodovar's usual bright colors, brilliant, vivid visuals, unusual characters and soap opera plotting, it is also one of the most profound odes to motherhood ever to grace the screen.

All Cheerleaders Die - It's love of the genre it recreates is infectious. It's not spoof or camp, however. It's almost like homage.

All the Pretty Horses - Bloop... so much plot on the cutting room floor.

All the Queen's Men - Sure, it's not as fiercely gay as "To Wong Foo" or as colorful and poignant as "Priscilla." This is more like "Tootsie" in 1942.

Alma Mater - The storylines are so interesting, the characters so unique and diverse and the tone of the film so pitch perfect that it is easy to like the film and to remain involved.

Almost Famous - It was the 70's. The time was so important. Have we idealized it? I don't think so.

Almost Heroes - It's sad the man's career ended here.

Along Came Polly - Just take the hint from Aniston here and relax and enjoy it for what it is.

A Lot Like Love - An edgy, interesting, well-written and cool post-2K romantic comedy.

Amargosa - Is about the life of one of America's greatest and most obscure artists.

Amateur - It doesn't have the urgency and the immediacy of his earlier work.

Amelie - Rather sadly, we've seen most of it before.

American Astronaut - Is an avant-garde, black and white,independent, low-budget, science fiction musical. I shit you not. Talk about creating a new genre.

American Beauty - It's a remarkable film delving into the nature of one man's rise from white collar suburban hell into the clarity and beauty of the understanding of life's true nature and reward.

American Buffalo - Maybe I'm just too thick to understand all of what Mamet is trying to say here. Whatever he's saying, it isn't really that clear cut, nor is it interesting.

Americanese - It's hard to imagine a romantic drama that is more unromantic.

American History X - Wanting to be poetic, topical and hard-hitting all at the same time, this Tony Kaye film comes up short a little too often.  

American Movie - This isn't just an "American Movie," it's The Great American Movie. It's the American Dream OF film ON film. It's one of the most moving and humorous and sweet films ever to be commited to celluloid. It's wonderful.

American Outlaws - This is "Young Guns 3."

American Pie -It gets down and dirty. 

American Pie 2 - There are no pastries used for fornication in this film. But there sure are a lot of sex jokes. Tons of them, often at the expense of plot, character development and reality.

American Pimp - One of the most vile, repulsive, degrading, inhuman and suspect films I have ever seen.

American Psycho - Is the first film to truly pay homage to the master of horror and suspense since his death.

American Splendor - Dumb critics THINK they are supposed to like it.

American Wedding - Still provides more guffaws per minute than any other comedy that has come out in the summer of 2003.

America So Beautiful - Filmed well before these current events, the film nonetheless address racism and cultural identity which has become remarkably relevant today.

America's Sweethearts - The trouble is, it doesn't have the balls to really stick it to itself.

Amores Perros (AKA Love's a Bitch) - Quite intriguing and added many layers, making me wonder what might happen next.

Anastasia - If Julie Andrews were 20 today or if it were 1967, she would be making Anastasia, not Don Bluth.

Anchorman - Anyone who thinks "Anchorman" is just an extended SNL skit molded into a feature film is really selling the piece short.

And God Spoke (the making of...) - It lampoons B-movies better than any other film ever has and makes us laugh at not only inner-circle gags but the characters antics too.

Angels Crest - A well acted, well written and engrossing film that even the casual viewer can appreciate given the opportunity to see it.

Anger Management - This film is so crappy and so ridiculous that I felt I might need a few of the titular sessions myself.

A Night of Ferocious Joy - Rebellion has really changed.

The Animal - Mindless, pointless and silly, Rob Schneider's "The Animal" has everything it needs to be a summer blockbuster.

Anonymous - Is a doozy: a creepy, discomforting, pornographic treatise on masochism and monogamy that is often as troubling as it is boring.

Another State of Mind - In a lot of ways, "Another State of Mind" could be considered the "On the Road" of the 80's.

Ant - one of the most beautifully filmed and promising shorts I've seen in quite a while.

Antitrust - Phillippe's charm and acting and Tim Robbins nice essay of a Bill Gates-like software tycoon give the film some punch.

Antz -Boring, drab, lifeless, computer animated feature from Dreamworks.

Any Given Sunday (by Jason Lee) - Isn't about whether or not you give a damn about football -- it's about sheer intensity.

Anything but Love - This film tries desperately to have a heart and be romantic but it just seems to miss the mark at most every beat.

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

The Apostle - Robert Duvall is a powerhouse off and on screen here.

Apollo 13 - Howard captures the spirit of the times without ever lampooning them or making them overly bold.

Apres vous - One of the dullest, most yawn-inducing, supposed romantic comedies to disgrace the screens of American arthouses in quite a while.

Apt Pupil - "Apt Pupil" clearly and plainly presents the duality of the nature of man.

Ararat - This is an amazing script weaving stories and moments of profound depth and emotion.

The Aristocrats - There's a true respect for comedy here. Fall to Grace - Yes, this is a great story. Yes, there is a great script and a great cast to bring it to life. The cinematography is top-notch; the music is great; and the editing is nearly perfect.

The Arrival - Almost right after the opening credits are finished, "The Arrival" is off and running.

Arizona Dream - It's pure, unadulterated, quirky fluff that is often enjoyable even though it makes almost no sense.

Arlington Road - What can you say about Arlington Road that won't negate it's impact or stifle it's creative path?

Around the Bend - If King Kong finally overcame constipation and dropped a two ton turd on New York City, you still wouldn't have a bigger, more forced piece of shit.

Around the Fire - There are two ways to look at this film: Either it's a very well written Afterschool Special, or it's a really bad teen angst drama.

Around the World in 80 Day - The new version of the classic Jules Verne tale is vastly different from its originator, it is its more politically correct and much more entertaining.

As Good As It Gets - In the end, everything rings so Hollywood, that we just can't accept the film as anything but a film.

A Slipping-Down Life - Everything about the film is odd.

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud - Todd Haynes first "real" short film, if you will, is intriguing in many ways, including how it foreshadows his later work.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon - If your idea of an enjoyable movie going experience is watching a character being mistreated for an hour, then this is the film for you.

Assisted Living - Is a quiet and graceful film and one that treats its story and its characters with the reverence they deserve.

Atanarjuat - Is about the slowest-moving dud to be seen this summer.

Atlantis - Disney Schmisney. "Atlantis" is a floating turd.

A tout de suite - This film seems very much like a beginning filmmaker's piece, a film by a new voice in cinema.

Austin Powers 2 - Seems more fun and more funny than the first.

Austin Powers in Goldmember - The best fricken Austin Powers film yet.

Auto Focus - The plot here is secondary to the troubling themes and the darkened atmosphere filmmaker Paul Schrader creates.

Avalon - This is my family. This is every-family.

The Avengers - Horribly god-awful.

The Aviator - A great film, a masterpiece, an epic of great importance.

A Very Long Engagement - This is a sumptuous film, beautifully photographed, perfectly detailed and full of wondrous images.

A Woman is a Woman - What may have been quirky, cute and new in 1961 is typical, boring and annoying in 2003.

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