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Title Score Year Director Cast Comments IMDB Times seen Favorite
Cable Guy, The 7.75 1996 STILLER, Ben Jim Carrey, Mathew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Ben Stiller, Eric Roberts, Janeane Garafalo, Andy Dick, Harry O'Reilly Surprisingly good film really makes a point; Jim is extremely clever http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115798/ 1 No
Calendar 8.75 1993 EGOYAN, Atom Atom Egoyan, KHANJIAN, Arsinee, ADAMIAN, Ashot Unusual cyclic film of loser Armenian photographer's lost love, pay-for-dates, and beautiful ruined churches http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106504 2 Yes
Canadian Bacon 7.00 1995 MOORE, Michael CANDY, John; ALDA, Alan; PERLMAN, Rhea, TORN, Rip, AYKROYD, Dan Hilarious low-budget political satire about Americans' view of Canada. Dr. Strangelover meets Jonny Canuck http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0109370/ 1 No
Cape Fear 7.25 1962 THOMPSON, J. Lee Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, BERGEN, Polly Somehow failed to swing my sympathies the way it intended. Ending seems tame after knowing remake. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0055824/ 1 No
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 7.75 2001 MADDEN, John CAGE, Nicolas; CRUZ, Penélope; HURT, John Charming but formulastic and unoriginal http://us.imdb.com/Title?0238112 1 No
Career Girls 9.00 1997 LEIGH, Mike CARTLIDGE, Katrin; STEADMAN, Lynda Excelent, funny. Extraordinarily well directed, written, and acted. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0118818 1 No
Caro Diario 7.00 1993 MORETTI, Nanni Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Antonio Neiwiller Funny, puzzling film. Confusing symbolism. Pleasant http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0109382/ 1 No
Carrington 7.50 1995 HAMPTON, Christopher THOMPSON, Emma; PRYCE, Jonathan; WADDINGTON, Steven; WEST, Samuel ? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0112637/ 1 No
Casablanca 8.75 1942 CURTIZ, Michael Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Heinreid, Konrad Veidt, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lore, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Wilson Unbeatable romance, intrigue. part corny, but highly sentimental http://us.imdb.com/Title?0034583 5 Yes
Casino 8.00 1995 SCORCESE, Martin Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharron Stone Well made (violent) gangster Vegas movie. Clever double narration, montage. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/ 1 No
Casino Royale 8.50 2006 CAMPBEL, Martin CRAIG, Daniel; GREEN, Eva; MIKKELSEN, Mads; DENCH, Judi Surprisingly and refreshingly thoughtful. Nicely faithful to the book (including making it Bond's first mission). Missing John Cleese as Q though… http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/ 1 No
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 8.25 1958 BROKS, Richard (I) TAYLOR, Elizabeth; NEWMAN, Paul; IVES, Burl Great performances including several long and intense scenes http://us.imdb.com/Title?0051459 1 No
Cat People, The 7.50 1942 TOURNEUR, Jacques Simon Simon, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Kent Smith, Jack Holt q http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0034587/ 1 No
Catch Me If You Can 7.75 2002 SPIELBERG, Steven DiCAPRIO, Leonardo; HANKS, Tom; WALKEN, Christopher Surprisingly good. Rather sychophantic extra features with real character. Over-the top lighting http://us.imdb.com/Title?0264464 1 No
Caught 8.25 1949 OPHULS, Max BEL GEDDES, Barbara, MASON, James, RYAN, Robert Excelent performances and direction. Very clever script. High tension with unpredicable but believable outcomes. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0040221/ 1 No
Chamber, The 8.00 1996 FOLEY, James Chris O'Donnel, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunnoway Good film about death penalty, guilt, family coming to grips with biggotted grandfather. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115862/ 1 No
Chaplin 7.00 1992 ATENBOROUGH, Richard Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline Downey good; narative interview is embarrasingly predictable, unsubtle http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0103939/ 1 No
Chicken Run 8.00 2000 LORD (I), Peter; PARK, Nick GIBSON, Mel; RICHARDSON, Miranda Excelent - cleaver parallels with POW camps, very good for grown-ups and children alike. The 'acting' is wonderful! http://us.imdb.com/Details?0120630 2 Yes
China's Top Female Acrobats 5.00 0 Xia JueHua and Shun Yunxin various ? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0051201/ 1 No
Chocolat 8.25 2000 HALLSTROM, Lasse BINOCHE, Juliette; OLIN, Lena; DEPP, Johnny; DENCH, Judi; MOLINA, Alfred, MOSS, Carrie-Anne; CARON, Leslie Wonderful and charming. Slightly formulated and predictable, but thoroughly lovely. Nice use of motifs (fire and wind) http://us.imdb.com/Details?0241303 1 No
Cider House Rules, The 7.25 1999 HALLSTROM, Lasse q Painfully boring. Michael Caine good but the film is just so uncaptivating http://us.imdb.com/Title?0124315 1 No
Citizen Kane 8.25 1941 WELLES, Orson Orson Welles, Joseph cotton, Everett Sloane, Dorothy Comingore, Ruth Warwick Expressionism, photography, flashback structure interesting. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0033467 3 No
Citizen Ruth 7.25 1996 PAYNE, Alexander Laura Dern, Tippi Hedren, Burt Reynolds, Mary Kay Place Laura's performance is excellent. Movie covers both sides of abortion issue, reveals fanatacism superceding caring for the woman on both sides. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0115906 1 No
City Hall 7.00 1996 BECKER, Harold Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda... ? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115907/ 1 No
Claire of the Moon 5.75 1992 CONN, Nicole TODD, Tricha Somewhat boring lesbian film; too issue-oriented; low on plain film quality. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0103977/ 1 No
Clerks 8.25 1994 SMITH, Kevin Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer Remarkably good for $27,000. Absolutely hilarious, leads excellent. Watch out for this director!
1 No
Clockers 8.75 1995 LEE, Spike Harvey Keitel, Spike Lee More narative than Lee's usual; interesting styalism
1 No
Clockwork Orange, A 7.50 1971 KUBRICK, Stanley Malcolm MacDowel, Patrick Magee Chilling satire about crime and political treatment
1 No
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 7.75 1977 SPIELBERG, Steven DREYFUSS, Richard; TRUFFAUT, Francois; GARR, Teri; DILLON, Melinda ? http://us.imdb.com/Title?0075860 3 No
Close to Eden 8.00 0 ? ? Beautiful display of cultural integration and tollerance, very well made
1 No
Clueless 7.00 1995 HECKERLING, Amy SILVERSTONE, Alicia Surprisingly good Beverley Hills comedy
1 No
Code inconnu 8.75 2000 HANEKE, Michael BINOCHE, Juliette; NEUVIC, Thierry; BIERBICHLER, Josef Very clever somewhat non-narative film. Juliette is well restrained. Made only of long brilliant long sequential shots. Very Atom Egoyan-ish. (DVD making-of documentary worth watching.) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0216625/ 1 No
Cold Mountain 8.50 2003 MINGHELLA, Anthony LAW, Jude; KIDMAN, Nicole, ZELLWEGER, Renée; SOUTHERLAND, Donald Very powerful and emotional, very very well-made. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0159365/ 1 No
Color of Money, The 7.50 1986 SCORSESE, Martin NEWMAN, Paul; CRUISE, Tom, MASTRANTINIO, Mary Elizabeth; SHAVER, Helen; TURTURRO, John; WHITAKER, Forest; POP, Iggy; COBBS, Bill Rather dissapointing after 'The Hustler' but pretty good nonetheless. Good performances; filming. Weak, protracted story.
2 No
Commitments, The 6.75 1991 PARKER, Alan Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle, Dave Finnegen, Branagh Gallagher, Felim Gormley, Glean Hansard, Dick Massey, Johnny Murphy, Kenneith McCluskey, Andres Strong, Colin Meaney Lead was akward, mostly good, does not stand repeated viewing. Great soundtrack of course. Lead singer great. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101605/ 2 No
Consenting Adults 7.50 1992 PAKULA, Alan J. KLINE, Kevin; SPACEY, Kevin; MASTRANTONIO, Mary Elizabeth; MILLER, Rebecca; WHITAKER, Forest Corny psychological non-thriller. Gets better after the murder. http://us.imdb.com/Title?Consenting+Adults+(1992) 1 No
Conspiracy Theory 7.50 1997 DONNER, Richard GIBSON, Mel; ROBERTS, Julia; STEWART, Patrick (thanks for the update, Kathaleen!) Clever plot; not bad acting from Mel and Julia. Not too too many improbabilities too. Well filmed. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0118883/ 1 No
Contempt 9.00 1963 GODDARD, Jean-Luc BARDOT Splendid self-referential film. Interesting critical commentary - which neglects to suggest that the title perhaps refers also to Godard's view of the mainstream which he is joining? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0057345/ 1 No
Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover, The 8.50 1989 GREENAWAY, Peter Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciaran Hinds, Gary Olsen, Ewen Stewart... Highly peculiar, gloriously colourful theatrical film. Interestingly 'Evergon' aesthetic. Captivatingly disturbing. http://us.imdb.com/cache/title-exact/23449 1 No
Cool Lakes of Death, The 7.00 1982 VAN BRAKEL, Nouchka ? ?
1 No
Cop Land 6.50 1997 MANGOLD, James STALONE, Sylvester; KEITEL, Harvey; DeNIRO, Robert same old same old cop movie. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0118887/ 1 No
Cotton Mary 7.50 1999 MERCHANT, Ismail SCACCHI, Greta; JAFFREY, Madhur; WILBY, James Rather plain. Little sympathy generated for anybody. Too long. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0159373 1 No
Count of Monte Cristo, The 7.75 2002 REYNOLDS, Kevin CAVIEZEL, James; PEARCE, Guy; HARRIS, Richard; FRAIN, James; DOMINCZYK, Dagmara; GUZMAN, Luis Best thriller I've seen in quite a while http://us.imdb.com/Title?0245844 1 No
Cradle Will Rock 8.50 1999 ROBBINS, Tim AZARIA, Hank; BLADES, Ruben; CUSACK, Joan; CUSACK, John; ELWES, Cary; Almost over the top but just and brilliantly not. Maybe too thick with the name/issude dropping http://us.imdb.com/Title?0150216 1 No
Craft, The 8.00 1996 FLEMING, Andrew TUNNEY, Robin; BALK, Fairuza; CAMPBELL, Neve; TRUE, Rachel; SHAVER, Helen Good performance, especially by 'Nancy' character. Great story.
1 No
Crash 8.75 1996 CRONENBERG, David James Spader, Holly Hunter…, Elias Koteas Excelent unabashed film about certain people's association of car crashes and sex. Wonderfully shot, directed, and performed.
2 No
Crimes and Misdemeanors 8.75 1989 ALLEN, Woody Martin Landau, Angelica Huston, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston Very clever, ironic, symbolic interplay of stories. Partly hilarious, partly critical.
1 No
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Draggon 8.00 2000 LEE, Ang CHOW, Yun-Fat; YEOH, Michelle, ZHANG, Ziyi Admittedly well made, but stunts are NOT acting and beautiful scenery is NOT cinematography http://us.imdb.com/Details?0190332 1 No
Croupier, The 8.50 1998 HODGES (I), Mike OWEN, Clive; HARDIE, Kate;; KINGSONT, Alex; McKEE, Gina; BALL, Nicholas Superb, thoughtful moody. Action packed and sometimes funny. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0159382 1 No
Crumb 8.25 1994 ZWIGOFF, Tery CRUMB, Robert Excelent documentary about a very weird but interesting cartoonist http://us.imdb.com/Title?0109508 1 No
Crying Game, The 7.75 1992 JORDON, Niel Jaye Davidson, Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Forrest Whittaker, Jim Broadbent "The Surprise" hype detracts from a very good film
1 No


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