Movies I've Seen and Felt Compelled to Write About

Dogma (I haven't actually seen this yet)
Kevin Smith "is still the same inspired guy who, in 'Clerks', raised a question about the morality of blowing up the Death Star in 'Star Wars' because it undoubtedly killed innocent subcontractors." - Mark de la Vina, San Jose Mercury News

Being John Malkovich
Don't read anything about this movie. Just see it.

The Matrix
So far, there have been only two movies I was intrigued enough by to see twice while they were still in their first release. The first was A Room With A View. The Matrix is the other one. I'm still peeling back the layers on it somewhere in my brain and I'll be trolling for someone with a DVD player and subwoofer when it is released for home viewing. (update: just saw it the week of DVD release; thanks Paul!) The craftsmanship of this movie and the hard work the actors put in is extremely admirable.

Charade
Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. How can you go wrong? The joy in this movie lies in the unexpected realistic turns in the dialog. A perfect Audrey role. And yes, that's James Coburn as Tex, early in his movie career. IMDB lists a remake of this movie for 2000. They've redone Sabrina already, I'll let them redo this one, but if anyone dares to touch Breakfast at Tiffany's they will see my true wrath revealed. (update: the remake appears to be gone from IMDB. Good.)

Jeffrey
I thought this was hilarious. And with Patrick Stewart to boot. It's about a gay man who decides that he's through with dating. It is brimming over with satire and reminds you that you shouldn't take life too seriously, even when that seems to be the only option. Almost entirely pure fun, with a touching dose of reality.

a few more words on movies can be found on my Humor page