Reviews by Jeff Vorndam
Reviews by Jeff Vorndam
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After Life, aka Wandafuru raifu (1998). Japanese language. Starring Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima. Directed by Horokazu Kore-eda. Grade: A
All About My Mother, aka Todo Sobre Mi Madre (1999). Spanish language. Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Grade: A-
American Beauty (1999). Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari. Directed by Sam Mendes. Grade: A-
American Psycho (2000). Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto. Directed by Mary Herron. Grade: C-
Angela's Ashes (1999). Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen. Directed by Alan Parker. Grade: C+
Antwone Fisher (2002). Derek Luke, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant. Directed by Denzel Washington. Grade: C
Any Given Sunday (1999). Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz. Directed by Oliver Stone. Grade: C-
Aprile (1998). Italian language. Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Daniele Luchetti. Directed by Nanni Moretti. Grade: B+
The Astronaut's Wife (1999). Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton. Directed by Rand Ravich. Grade: D
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Barracks, aka Barak (1999). Russian language. Irina Senotova, Yeveeny Sidikhni, Yulia Svezhakova. Directed by Valeri Ogorodnikov. Grade: C
Barton Fink (1991). John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis. Directed by Joel Coen. Grade: A
Beau Travail (1999). French language. Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin. Directed by Claire Denis. Grade: B
The Best Man (1999). Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut. Directed by Malcolm Lee. Grade: B
Black and White (2000). Bijou Phillips, Robert Downey Jr, Oli "Power" Grant. Directed by James Toback. Grade: C+
Blind Chance, aka Przypadek (1982). Polish language. Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz. Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Grade: A
Blissfully Yours, aka Sud sanaeha (2001). Kanokporn Tongaram, Min Oo, Jenjira Jansuda. Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Grade: C+
Boiler Room (2000). Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long. Directed by Ben Younger. Grade: B-
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A Chronicle of Corpses (2000). Marj Dusay, Oliver Wyman, Margot White. Directed by Andrew Repasky McElhinney. Grade: D
Close-Up aka Nema-ye Nazdik (1990). Persian language. Hossain Sabzian, Hossain Farazmand, Abolfazl Ahankhah. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Grade: A-
The Closed Doors aka Al abwab al moghlaka (1999). Arabic language. Sawsan Badr, Ahmed Azmi, Mahmoud Hemeida. Directed by Atef Hetata. Grade: B
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Dark Water, aka Honogurai mizu no soko kara (2002). Japanese language. Hitomi Kuroki. Directed by Hideo Nakata. Grade: B-
Dead Man Walking (1995). Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Robert Prosky. Directed by Tim Robbins. Grade: A+
Decasia (2002). Written, produced, and directed by Bill Morrison. Grade: C
Derrida (2002). Featuring Jacques Derrida. Directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman. Grade: B+
Dogma (1999). Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck. Directed by Kevin Smith. Grade: B-
The Dreamlife of Angels aka La vie rêvée des anges (1998). French language. Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégorie Colin. Directed by Erick Zonca. Grade: B+
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8 Mile (2002). Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Grade: B-
The End of The Affair (1999). Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea. Directed by Neil Jordan. Grade: B+
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Failan (2001). Korean and Cantonese language. Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Son Byeong-ho. Directed by Song Hye-sung. Grade: B
Farewell, Home Sweet Home a.k.a. Adieu, plancher des vaches! (1999). French language. Nico Tarielashvili, Lily Lavina, Otar Ioseliani. Directed by Otar Ioseliani. Grade: D
Felicia's Journey (1999). Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Claire Benedict. Directed by Atom Egoyan. Grade: B
Fight Club (1999). Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by David Fincher. Grade: A
Final Destination (2000). Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith. Directed by James Wong. Grade: B-
Fulltime Killer, aka Chuen jik sat sau (2001). Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Kelly Lin. Directed by Johnny To, Wai Ka-fai. Grade: B
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris. Directed by James Foley. Grade: A
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Delroy Lindo. Directed by Dominic Sena. Grade: C
Guinevere (1999). Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Jean Smart. Directed by Audrey Wells. Grade: B-
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Happy Times, aka Xingfu shiguang (2000). Mandarin language. Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie, Li Xuejian. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Grade: C
Hell House (2001). A documentary directed by George Ratliffe. Grade: B
Hoop Dreams (documentary, 1994). William Gates and Arthur Agee. Directed by Steve James. Grade: A
Hybrid (2000). Documentary. Milford Beeghly. Directed by Monteith McCollum. Grade: B
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Infernal Affairs, aka Wu jian dao (2002). Starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Anthony Wong. Directed by Wei Keung Lau, Sui Fai Mak. Grade: B+
Intact, aka Intacto (2001). Spanish language. Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Max Von Sydow. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Grade: B
Inugami (2001). Japanese language. Yuki Amami, Atsuro Watabe, Eugene Harada. Directed by Masato Harada. Grade: C+
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Jesus' Son (1999). Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Denis Leary. Directed by Alison Maclean. Grade: B-
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The Legends of Rita a.k.a. Die Stille nach dem Schuß (2000). German language. Bibiane Beglau, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl. Directed by Volker Schlöndorf. Grade: B
Limbo (1999). David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kris Kristofferson. Directed by John Sayles. Grade: B-
The Limey (1999). Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Grade: A-
Liquid Sky (1983). Anne Carlisle, Paula Sheppard, Susan Doukas. Directed by Slava Tsukerman. Grade: B
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1999). Jason Flemyng, Nick Moran, Jason Statham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Grade: B+
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Maborosi aka Maboroshi no hikari (1995). Japanese language. Starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naito. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Grade: A-
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001). Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco. Grade: B+
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway. Directed by Luc Besson. Grade: D
My Voyage to Italy, aka Il Mio Viaggio in Italia (2001). Documentary. Featuring Martin Scorsese. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Grade: A-
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The Ninth Gate (2000). Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin. Directed by Roman Polanski. Grade: C+
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Orfeu (1999). Portuguese language. Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício. Directed by Carlos Diegues. Grade: B+
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Pulp Fiction (1994). Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Grade: A+
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Ride with the Devil (1999). Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright. Directed by Ang Lee. Grade: B-
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller. Directed by Wes Anderson. Grade: B+
Rushmore (1998). Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams. Directed by Wes Anderson. Grade: A
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Grade: A+
Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999). Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman. Directed by George Lucas. Grade: B
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Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine in DaeHakRoh, aka Daehakno-yeseo maechoon-hadaka tomaksalhae danghan yeogosaeng ajik Daehakno-ye Issda (2000). Korean language. So-yun Lee, Dae-tong Kim. Directed by Gee-woong Nam. Grade: C-
The Third Miracle (1999). Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl. Directed by Agnieszka Holland. Grade: C
Three Kings (1999). George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. Directed by David O. Russell. Grade: B+
Traffic (2000). Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Grade: A
Trixie (1999). Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte. Directed by Alan Rudolph. Grade: D-
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The War Zone (1999). Ray Winstone, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe. Directed by Tim Roth. Grade: A-
Wisconsin Death Trip (1999). John Baltes, Nathan Butchart, Zeke Dasho. Directed by James Marsh. Grade: C+
The World of Apu a.k.a. Apur Sansar (1959). Bengali language. Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Swapan Mukherjee. Directed by Satyajit Ray. Grade: A
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The Young Unknowns (2000). Devon Gummersall, Eion Bailey, Arly Jover. Directed by Catherine Jelski. Grade: F
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