Top 50 Films of the Decade (2000–2009)
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 24, 2009 · 7 Comments
As always, I have not seen every film made in the decade, so this list is only complete as of posting. There are those diamonds in the rough I’ve yet to witness that could render this entire list obsolete. The ‘Naughts’, I believe an appropriate term being used for the decade spanning from 2000–2009, the […]
Category essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists · Tags 2001: A Space Odyssey, 21 Grams, 300, Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón, Amélie, American Psycho, Amores Perros, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Angela Lindvall, Atonement, Audrey Tautou, Avatar, Batman, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, Benicio Del Toro, Björk, Bloody Sunday, Bret Easton Ellis, Brick, Brokeback Mountain, Bugsy Malone, Casey Affleck, Cashback, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, City of God, Clint Mansell, Closer, CQ, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Curtis Hanson, Damien Rice, Dancer in the Dark, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, Das weiße Band, David Bowie, David Lynch, David O. Russell, Dennis Lehane, Dogville, Duncan Jones, Édgar Flores, ELO, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fernando Meirelles, Frank Miller, Garden State, Glen Hansard, Gone Baby Gone, Guillermo Arriaga, Guillermo del Toro, Hollywoodland, Huey Lewis, Hugh Jackman, I Heart Huckabees, Imogen Heap, Inception, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Nesbitt, Jason Schwartzman, Javier Bardem, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jeremy Davies, Jim Carrey, Joe Wright, John Hillcoat, Junebug, Kate Winslet, Kevin Smith, L.A. Confidential, Lars von Trier, Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Lust Caution, M. Night Shyamalan, Mad Men, Mar adentro, Marc Forster, Mark Wahlberg, Markéta Irglová, Memento, Michael Douglas, Michael Haneke, Michael Shannon, Michel Gondry, Mickey Rourke, Moon, Moulin Rouge!, Mulholland Drive, Munich, My Life Without Me, Naomi Watts, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Once, Paul Greengrass, Paulina Gaitan, Phil Collins, Pride and Prejudice, Quentin Tarantino, Rachel Getting Married, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Requiem for a Dream, Revolutionary Road, Rian Johnson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rodriguez, Roman Coppola, Ryan Gosling, Sam Mendes, Sam Rockwell, Sarah Polley, Sean Ellis, Shania Twain, Sin City, Sin Nombre, Slumdog Millionaire, Spike Jonze, Stay, Steven Spielberg, Sunshine, Synecdoche New York, Tarsem Singh, The Bourne Supremacy, The Brøken, The Constant Gardener, The Fall, The Fountain, The Guess Who, The Proposition, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Sea Inside, The Village, The White Ribbon, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Wrestler, There Will Be Blood, Toby Maguire, U2, United 93, Up, War of the Worlds, Wes Anderson, Where the Wild Things Are, William Hurt, Wo hu cang long, Wonder Boys, Zach Braff, Zack Snyder
REVIEW: The Hangover [2009]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
“Couldn’t find a meter, but here’s four bucks” The success of Old School pretty much vaulted Todd Phillips onto the A-list for comedy directors. We waited and waited for his second hit, (I didn’t forget about Road Trip which was good as a precursor to Old School), but only got the mediocre Starsky and Hutch […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Four Christmases, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Luke Wilson, Mike Tyson, National Treasure, Nicolas Cage, Old School, Out Cold, Phil Collins, Rachael Harris, Rain Man, Road Trip, Saturday Night Live, School for Scoundrels, Starsky and Hutch, The Hangover, The Office, Todd Phillips, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis
REVIEW: American Psycho [2000]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 1, 2008 · 1 Comment
“I was returning some videotapes” Oh, the 1980’s, such happy times. Excess in full force, younger upstart yuppies making money that they could only imagine as children while doing as little work as possible. When did going to lunch, out to dinner at restaurants booked for months in advance, and vying for the biggest ego […]
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