[ This format was blatantly filched from the smart folks behind the four word film review ]

May 2003

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) - Three women, three stories. Excellent.

Live from Baghdad (2002) - OK. Great promo for CNN.

The Believer (2001) - Best film seen in ages.

X2: X-Men United (2003) - Great sequel; Nightcrawler positively ROCKS.

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) - Bit of a glorified episode.

Ringu (1998) - More subtle than Hollywood's version.

25th Hour (2002) - Ed Norton does it again!

The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Decent little drama, worth watching.

Atanarjuat (2001) - All not well up north.

Far from Heaven (2002) - Well acted; a bit slow.

Eraser (1996) - Loved that jump from aeroplane.

April

Identity (2003) - Much better than reviews said.

March 2003

Swimfan (2002) - Brain-dead teeny-bopper dull.

The Hours (2002) - Complete justice to the book.

Dark Blue (2002) - OK. Good role for Russell.

February 2003

Gangs of New York (2002) - Not enough budget for editor?

Darkness Falls (2003) - Two hours of life wasted.

January 2003

LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) - Great job on difficult plot.

Unfaithful (2002) - Lane unworthy of Globe nomination.

Blue Crush (2002) - chessy, predictable, watched on plane.

December 2002

8 Mile (2002) - White rapper struggles, eventually succeeds.

LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) - Fell asleep. Will try again.

November 2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Liked the first one better.

Monsoon Wedding (2001) - Colourful, delicious, the perfect comedy!

The Ring (2002) - JE-SUS! Closed my eyes alot.

Spiderman (2002) - Boring, disappointing, Kirsten Dunst sucked.

October 2002

Queen of the Damned (2002) - Waste of time, don't bother.

The Natural (1984) - Baseball rookie shot, triumphantly returns.

Kandahar (2001) - Fascinating insight into Afghani life.

Insomnia (2002) - Pacino good or bad cop?

Frailty (2002) - Pretty much slept right through.

Red Dragon (2002) - better than the reviews said.

September 2002

Murder by Numbers (2002) - terrible script and ghastly acting.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) - Does disservice to Alzheimer's sufferers.

[Film festival reviews got more than five words].

August 2002

The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - can't wait for the sequel.

Mulholland Drive (2001) - Lynch: must be in mood.

July 2002

Orange County (2002) - OK thanks to Jack Black.

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) - dark, interesting but for Gere.

Monster's Ball (2001) - Amazing, compelling, and great ending.

The Others (2001) - good, old-fashioned, scary, unforseen ending.

The Bourne Identity (2002) - Damon OK, Franka Potente rocks.