Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

Drama Rated PG

James Caviezel went from one saintly figure to the next with Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, a golfing biopic so reverent of its subject that it might as well be titled The Passion of the Bobby. An amateur golfer who lived from 1902 to 1971, Jones is the only player to ever win all four

Adaptation (2002)

Comedy Rated R

Very clever about being very clever, Adaptation stars Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman – the real-life screenwriter who wrote Adaptation, in which ‘Kaufman’ struggles to adapt a novel into a movie and eventually writes himself into his screenplay. It’s all a hoot for struggling scribes and Hollywood insiders, if ultimately less insightful than Kaufman’s previous

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…a fable for adults.”

Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

“One of those old movies that refuses to become musty.

Dead Alive (1992)

Horror Rated R

This early horror comedy from Peter Jackson, also known as Braindead, reveals the director’s gonzo tendencies before he reined them in for the Lord of the Rings films. A mama’s boy (Timothy Balme) finds catering to mommie dearest even harder when she turns into a zombie (now it involves gluing slabs of flesh back onto

Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The (2000)

Comedy Rated PG

Live actors and animated characters combine to bring Jay Ward’s cute and corny 1960s television series to the big screen. Natasha, Boris and Fearless Leader – played by Rene Russo, Jason Alexander and Robert De Niro – once again face off against ‘moose and squirrel’ (playing themselves). This has some charm and it’s certainly wittier

Gods and Generals (2003)

Drama Rated PG-13

A boon for history buffs but a bore for me, this 220-minute prequel to the equally gargantuan Gettysburg is like a grade-school book report on the Civil War blown up for the big screen. Peppered with random facts and countless characters, the movie follows a rote pattern – speech, speech, speech, speech, battle, speech, speech,

Desperado (1995)

Action/Adventure Rated R

Robert Rodriguez’s big-studio sequel to his breakthrough 1992 debut, El Mariachi, this glaringly reveals the very weaknesses that the modest Mariachi allowed us to forgive. Here the emphasis on violent spectacle and effusive gore nearly snuffs out the comic flair of the first film. (Rodriguez seems to forget his mariachi’s own advice: “It is easier

Raising Victor Vargas (2002)

Drama Rated R

Smaller films have a better chance of capturing life’s smaller moments, and so the independent Raising Victor Vargas is a more touching evocation of puppy love than most Hollywood teen romances. Set in a low-income Latino community, Raising Victor Vargas gets amazingly naturalistic performances from its two leads: Victor Rasuk, as the would-be Casanova of

After the Sunset (2004)

Drama Rated PG-13

Woody Harrelson makes a welcome return here as a FBI agent who has been bumbling for years after notorious thieves Max and Lola (Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek). The three meet up in the Bahamas, where Max and Lola are supposed to be enjoying retirement but are enticed by a diamond on a nearby ocean