(C) A horrifying true crime story, but with too many missteps to totally work, especially in the oft cheesy second half.

(B+ for just Lodger) A stylish, superior remake of Hitchcock's effective original. An underappreciated thriller from the 40s.

(B+) Altman's satiric adaptation of the classic novel is quite entertaining and surprising, though I don't buy it thematically. It's be nice to have a more faithful, straight adaptation, but this is good for what it is.

(A-) A massively entertaining, impressively made old fantasy/adventure film. It's not so PC nowadays, but it holds up beautifully as entertainment.

(B-) Tsukamoto film comes off as a mix of Nightmare on Elm Street and The Cell. The story is a rehash and the characters cliched, but Tsukamoto's always intoxicating visuals make it worth a watch.

(B) A somewhat slow but well-acted and executed military/court drama. Bogart plays an atypical role very well.

(B-) Disturbing "erotic" thriller from Tsukamoto. Like most of his films, it doesn't totally come together, but it's intriguing enough to be worth seeing.

(B) PT Anderson's Romantic Comedy/Drama plays as a weird revision of Sandler's career, throwing his typical character into a more real world. It's unusual, and Sandler is quite good, though it's all a bit of a novelty.

(C+) This disturbing Japanese tech-horror pic is stylish and disturbing but is also so damn repetitive that the effect withers well before the credits.

(B) A methodical but intriguing prison pic from Siegel and Eastwood. It may not grab you at all times, but it's always watchable.

(B-) PT Anderson's follow up to Boogie Nights is grandiose and self-important w/o justifying why it thinks so highly of itself. The terrific performances largely mitigate the films unearned ambitions and make it generally watchable, but it falls far short of what Anderson wanted it to be.

(B) Ringu director Nakata makes a Hitchcockian psych thriller. The extremely elaborate plot is very intriguing, though Nakata's style is tad flat and distancing.

(A-) Allen's bleakly comedic drama serves as a beautiful distillation of Allen's nihilistic view of humanity. It's also strongly performed and has always interesting dialogue. Probably the best flim I've seen from him.

(A-) An extremely dark drama with elegant B&W cinemascope and a breakout performance from Newman. He's excellent, as are Scott and Gleason. Definitely something of a classic.