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A Lot Like Love (2005)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: A harmless romantic comedy that isn't original, but is still entertaining.
Rating: 6 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
The Abandoned (2006)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Creepy thriller and a movie the really did deserve the theatrical life.
Rating: 7 Readers: 4
Comments: 0
About Schmidt (2002)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Nicholson is funny in an old man way.
Rating: 8 Readers: 6
Comments: 7
Accepted (2006)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: An amalgam of other college movies which never finds its footing.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
According to Occam's Razor (1999)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Pseudo-documentary that is little more than a curiosity but may be fun for the gang.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Adam & Eve (2005)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: The two stories in this film are not two tastes that taste great together.
Rating: 3 Readers: 0
Comments: 3
Adaptation (2002)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: So reflexive you see doubles of Nicolas Cage.
Rating: 9 Readers: 7
Comments: 4
Adaptation. (2002)
      by Cinema Guru Boy
Highlight: Adaptation's theories and themes on a second layer.
Rating: 10 Readers: 9
Comments: 2
The Addams Family/Addams Family Values (1991)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: Two great movies on one DVD at a great price.
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Addio Zio Tom (1971)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Brilliant, if hard to watch, pseudo-doc about slavery.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimensnion (1984)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Prepare for a painful experience.
Rating: 2 Readers: 0
Comments: 3
The Adventures of Indiana Jones (1981)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: A great adventure trilogy yields a fantastic DVD set.
Rating: 10 Readers: 10
Comments: 8
Age of Innocence (1993)
      by Matt Fuerst
Highlight: Scorsese delivers more beauty than I thought could be held on celluloid, with an engaging story and characterizations to boot.
Rating: 9 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: If you thought that this was nothing more than a young James Bond, you're right.
Rating: 6 Readers: 1
Comments: 9
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: Bad movie, bad DVD, just plain bad.
Rating: 2 Readers: 1
Comments: 18
Aladdin (1992)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: An animated classic which has managed to outlive many of its jokes.
Rating: 8 Readers: 1
Comments: 0
Alias: The Complete First Season (2001)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: A smart and exciting show comes home in a nice DVD set.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 6
Alice in Chains: Unplugged (1996)
      by Matt Fuerst
Highlight: For fans of AIC, it's like returning to 1996. For fans of rock, I'd recommend giving it a whirl.
Rating: 9 Readers: 9
Comments: 16
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: A beautiful, well-made film which offers little in the way of story -- the new 2-disc DVD is packed with extras.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 10
Alien 3 (1992)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Dark, mean, and a vastly under-appreciated film.
Rating: 8 Readers: 8
Comments: 6
Almost Famous - Bootleg Cut (2000)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Cameron Crowe has taken what was already a very well made, very thoughtful film, and has made it even better.
Rating: 9 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Almost Famous - theatrical cut (2000)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: It’s a hell of a film
Rating: 9 Readers: 10
Comments: 4
Alpha Dog (2006)
      by Rosie
Highlight: He's bringin' sucky back ... (yeah).
Rating: 4 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Amadeus (1984)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Salieri's love/hate relationship with the great composer Mozart, is one of the greatest films of its decade.
Rating: 9 Readers: 10
Comments: 20
American Dad!: Volume One (2005)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: OK, the alien makes it funny, but this is surprisingly good show.
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 1
Amelie (2002)
      by crosshairs
Highlight: Wonderful little film about the happy things in life.
Rating: 10 Readers: 9
Comments: 10
American Dreamz (2006)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: I challenge Carrot Top to create better satire out of American Idol and George W. Bush. It shouldn't be tough.
Rating: 2 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
This American Life: Season 1 (2007)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: One of the best shows on radio is now one of the most interesting shows on Cable.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern (1999)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: A couple of white trash boobs make a bad horror movie; this should be a reality show!
Rating: 7 Readers: 6
Comments: 5
American Pie: The Naked Mile (2006)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Its like the first Pie, but 70 % of the funny jokes were transformed into naked women.
Rating: 4 Readers: 0
Comments: 1
American Splendor (2003)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Living a comic book life without the fancy pants turns out to make great movie material.
Rating: 8 Readers: 5
Comments: 0
American Wedding (2003)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Silly, brainless sex comedy which hits more times than it misses.
Rating: 7 Readers: 3
Comments: 2
The Amityville Horror boxed set (1979)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Great original, mediocre sequels, and some interesting docs, er, oh...my?
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
The Amityville Horror (2005) (2005)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Alas, this is one house that's only haunted by mediocrity.
Rating: 6 Readers: 0
Comments: 1
An Evening With Kevin Smith (2002)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: A perfect rental and a decent buy, this is truly for the fans, by the fans, and all about the fans.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 6
Anger Management (2003)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Nicholson is bustin' Sandlers balls in this laugher!
Rating: 6 Readers: 5
Comments: 4
The Animatrix (2003)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Two Words - Yawn, and umm...yawn, that was my second word as well.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 5
Anthropophagus (1980)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: A trashy Joe D'Amato movie by any other name...is still trashy grindhouse gore.
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
The Ape (2005)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Well made, and intentioned but lackluster directorial debut from actor James Franco.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
Apocalypto (2006)
      by Tom Blain
Highlight: Impressive movie for the details even if it does drag in the middle.
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Aquamarine (2006)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: It seemed OK to me, but I'm not a girl.
Rating: 4 Readers: 0
Comments: 4
The Aristocrats (2005)
      by Cinema Guru Boy
Highlight: Funny, but is more of a chopped-up stand-up special than a documentary
Rating: 5 Readers: 10
Comments: 1
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: Not a terrible movie, but the various parts never equal a cohseive or entertaining film.
Rating: 4 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
Arrested Development: Season One (2003)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: A fantastic, addictive show which proves that TV can be truly good.
Rating: 10 Readers: 0
Comments: 10
Arrested Development: Season Three (2005)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: It's hard to say goodbye to this fantastic series.
Rating: 10 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Arrested Development: Season Two (2004)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: Watch this show NOW!
Rating: 10 Readers: 0
Comments: 4
Art School Confidential (2006)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: Is it art? I don't know. Is it funny? No.
Rating: 5 Readers: 8
Comments: 2
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Classic Carpenter actioner that is as thoughtful as it is action packed.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
Asylum (2005)
      by Mike Long
Highlight: An incredibly well-made movie which is simply too bleak for its own good.
Rating: 5 Readers: 0
Comments: 0
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: Surreal and spooky tale of killer mushroom people.
Rating: 7 Readers: 0
Comments: 2
Auto Focus (2002)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: It’s a wonderfully made film that really is deserving.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 1
The Aviator (2004)
      by The Grim Ringler
Highlight: One of the year's best, an engaging and unfortunate portrait of a man who had it all and lost it to his own madness.
Rating: 8 Readers: 0
Comments: 1


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