2002 Film Viewing Log

The list of films I've seen this year, in reverse chronological order.

December
   Dec 30 Spirited Away   (2002, Japan, D: Hayao Miyazaki)   3.75 / 5   [dub, r]
   Dec 29 Heaven   (2002, USA/UK/Germany/Italy, D: Tom Tykwer)   3.25 / 5  
   Dec 28 Adaptation.   (2002, USA, D: Spike Jonze)   3.75 / 5  
   Dec 27 One Hour Photo   (2002, USA, D: Mark Romanek)   2.75 / 5  
   Dec 24 Maid In Manhattan   (2002, USA, D: Wayne Wang)   2.75 / 5  
   Dec 22 Gangs Of New York   (2002, USA, D: Martin Scorsese)   2.5 / 5  
   Dec 20 Mad Mad Kung Fu   (1980, Hong Kong, D: Chien Yueh Sheng)   3 / 5  
   Dec 20 24 Hour Party People   (2002, UK, D: Michael Winterbottom)   3 / 5  
   Dec 19 The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers   (2002, USA, D: Peter Jackson)   3.5 / 5  
   Dec 17 The Heroic Ones   (1973, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh)   3.5 / 5   [dvd]
   Dec 16 It's A Wonderful Life   (1946, USA, D: Frank Capra)   4.5 / 5  
   Dec 15 Eve   (2002, Canada, D: Neil St. Clair)   2.75 / 5  
   Dec 15 Song Of The Firefly   (2002, short, Canada, D: Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof)   3.5 / 5   [video]
   Dec 15 Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl   (2002, short, Canada, D: Brad Peyton)   3 / 5   [video]
   Dec 15 Stone Of Folly   (2002, short, Canada, D: Jesse Rosensweet)   3.75 / 5   [video]
   Dec 15 Aria   (2001, short, Canada/Norway, D: Pjotr Sapegin)   3 / 5   [video]
   Dec 15 Resident Evil   (2002, USA, D: Paul W.S. Anderson)   2.5 / 5   [dvd]
   Dec 15 Jason X   (2002, USA, D: James Isaac)   3.5 / 5   [dvd]
   Dec 14 Barbershop   (2002, USA, D: Tim Story)   2 / 5  
   Dec 11 The Rules Of Attraction   (2002, USA, D: Roger Avary)   3.5 / 5  
   Dec 8 Bowling For Columbine   (2002, USA/Canada, D: Michael Moore)   3.5 / 5  
   Dec 7 Solaris   (2002, USA, D: Steven Soderbergh)   3.25 / 5  
   Dec 4 Read My Lips   (2002, France, D: Jacques Audiard)   3.75 / 5  
   Dec 3 Sans Soleil   (1982, France, D: Chris Marker)   3.25 / 5  
   Dec 2 The Stewardesses   (1969, 3D, USA, D: Al Silliman Jr.)   2 / 5  
   Dec 1 Mysterious Object At Noon   (nr-2000, Thailand, D: Apichatpong Weerasethakul)   3 / 5  
November
   Nov 30 My Fair Lady   (1964, USA, D: George Cukor)   3.25 / 5  
   Nov 29 A Grin Without A Cat   (1977/92, France, D: Chris Marker)   3.25 / 5  
   Nov 26 Spike And Mike's Classic Festival Of Animation 2001      
   Caged Birds Cannot Fly   (2000, short, France, D: Luis Briceño)   2.5 / 5  
   The Pigeon And The Onion Pie   (short, USA, D: Stephen Holman & Josephine Huang)   3 / 5  
   Drink   (short, USA, D: Patrick Smith)   2.75 / 5  
   Father And Daughter   (2000, short, Netherlands, D: Michael Dudok de Wit)   3.25 / 5  
   Europe And Italy   (1999, short, Italy, D: Bruno Bozzetto)   2 / 5  
   Brother   (1999, short, Australia, D: Adam Benjamin Elliot)   3 / 5  
   Rejected   (2000, short, USA, D: Don Hertzfeldt)   3.75 / 5  
   The Man With The Beautiful Eyes   (1999, short, UK, D: Jonathan Hodgson)   3.5 / 5  
   Ill Communication   (short, UK, D: Danny Capozzi)   2.5 / 5  
   The Last Drawing Of Canaletto   (2000, short, USA, D: Cameron McNall)   2.5 / 5  
   Hello, Dolly!   (2000, short, USA, D: Mariko Hoshi)   2.75 / 5  
   Insect Poetry   (short, USA, D: Marilyn Zornado)   2.5 / 5  
   Metropopular   (2001, short, USA, D: Jonah Hall)   3 / 5  
   The Prince And The Princess   (2000, short, France, D: Michel Ocelot)   3.5 / 5  
   For The Birds   (2000, short, USA, D: Ralph Eggleston)   3 / 5   [r]
   Nov 25 Aerograd   (1935, USSR, D: Alexander Dovzhenko)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 23 The Navigator   (1924, USA, D: Donald Crisp & Buster Keaton)   3 / 5  
   Nov 23 One Week   (1920, short, USA, D: Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton)   4 / 5  
   Nov 21 Secretary   (2002, USA, D: Steven Shainberg)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 20 Mr. Kafka's Holiday   (2002, short, Canada, D: Linda Feesey)   1 / 5   [vp]
   Nov 20 Nudes (A Sketchbook)   (1974, short, USA, D: Curt McDowell)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 20 Hold Me While I'm Naked   (1966, short, USA, D: George Kuchar)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 20 Cyclone Alley Ceramics   (2000, short, USA, D: George Kuchar)   2.5 / 5   [vp]
   Nov 19 Sid And Nancy   (1986, USA/UK, D: Alex Cox)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 18 The Four Feathers   (2002, USA, D: Shekhar Kapur)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 18 The Good Girl   (2002, USA, D: Miguel Arteta)   2.5 / 5  
   Nov 17 The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring [long version]   (2001, USA, D: Peter Jackson)   3.5 / 5   [dvd]
   Nov 16 The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad   (1958, USA, D: Nathan Juran)   2.75 / 5  
   Nov 15 Eagle's Claw   (1978, Hong Kong, D: Lee Tso Nam)   3 / 5  
   Nov 15 Earth   (1930, USSR, D: Alexander Dovzhenko)   3 / 5  
   Nov 14 Code Unknown   (nr-2000, France/Germany/Romania, D: Michael Haneke)   4 / 5  
   Nov 12 Fudoh, The New Generation   (1996, Japan, D: Takashi Miike)   3.5 / 5   [r]
   Nov 12 Man With A Movie Camera   (1929, USSR, D: Dziga Vertov)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 12 Now   (1965, short, Cuba, D: Santiago Alvarez)   3 / 5  
   Nov 10 Mouchette   (1967, France, D: Robert Bresson)   3 / 5  
   Nov 10 Jammin' The Blues   (1944, short, USA, D: Gjon Mili)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 9 Nostalghia   (1983, Italy/USSR, D: Andrei Tarkovsky)   2 / 5   [zzz]
   Nov 9 The Music Room   (1958, India, D: Satyajit Ray)   3.25 / 5  
   Nov 9 C'est L'aviron   (1944, short, Canada, D: Norman McLaren)   4.25 / 5   [r]
   Nov 8 Far From Heaven   (2002, USA, D: Todd Haynes)   4 / 5  
   Nov 8 Underworld   (1927, USA, D: Josef von Sternberg)   3.25 / 5  
   Nov 8 Chess Fever   (1925, short, USSR, D: Vsevolod Pudovkin)   3.25 / 5  
   Nov 7 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre   (1974, USA, D: Tobe Hooper)   3.5 / 5   [qba]
   Nov 6 The Text Of Light   (1974, USA, D: Stan Brakhage)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 5 XXX   (2002, USA, D: Rob Cohen)   2 / 5  
   Nov 4 Sanjuro   (1962, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 4 Yojimbo   (1961, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3.75 / 5  
   Nov 3 Manji   (1964, Japan, D: Yasuzo Masumura)   4 / 5   [dvd]
   Nov 3 Stalker   (1979, USSR, D: Andrei Tarkovsky)   3.5 / 5  
   Nov 2 Human Resources   (nr-1999, France, D: Laurent Cantet)   3.5 / 5   [video]
   Nov 2 Marketa Lazarová   (1967, Czechoslovakia, D: Frantisek Vlácil)   2.5 / 5  
October
   Oct 30 Solaris   (1972, USSR, D: Andrei Tarkovsky)   4.25 / 5  
   Oct 29 Magazine Rack [aka I Like Mountain Music]   (1933, short, USA, D: Rudolf Ising)   3 / 5  
   Oct 29 Koko's Barnyard [possibly aka Koko Gets Egg-cited]   (1926?, short, USA, D: Dave Fleischer)   3.25 / 5  
   Oct 29 Soda Squirt [a Flip The Frog cartoon]   (1933, short, USA, D: Ub Iwerks)   2.5 / 5  
   Oct 29 The Sunshine Makers   (1935, short, USA, D: Ted Eshbaugh & Burt Gillett)   3 / 5  
   Oct 29 Switches Witches [a Felix The Cat cartoon]   (1927, short, USA, D: Otto Messmer)   2.75 / 5  
   Oct 29 Futuritzy [a Felix The Cat cartoon]   (1928, short, USA, D: Otto Messmer)   2.75 / 5  
   Oct 29 Gertie   (1914, short, USA, D: Winsor McCay)   3 / 5   [r]
   Oct 29 The Adventures Of Mr. Everhard [possibly aka Buried Treasure]   (1929?, short, USA, D: E. Hardon?)   3 / 5   [r]
   Oct 29 Dial M For Monster   (1960, short, USA, D: Kim Deitch & Tony Eastman)   3 / 5  
   Oct 26 Fat Choi Spirit   (nr-2002, Hong Kong, D: Johnny To & Wai Ka-Fai)   2.75 / 5   [dvd]
   Oct 25 Mr. Vampire   (1985, Hong Kong, D: Ricky Lau)   3.25 / 5  
   Oct 24 Drunken Angel   (1948, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3.5 / 5  
   Oct 24 Stray Dog   (1949, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3.25 / 5   [zzz]
   Oct 23 The Kid Stays In The Picture   (2002, USA, D: Nanette Burstein & Brett Morgen)   3 / 5  
   Oct 23 Road To Perdition   (2002, USA, D: Sam Mendes)   3.25 / 5  
   Oct 21 The Bad Sleep Well   (1960, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3.75 / 5  
   Oct 20 Possession   (2002, USA, D: Neil LaBute)   3.25 / 5  
   Oct 20 Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams   (2002, USA, D: Robert Rodriguez)   3 / 5  
   Oct 19 Red Beard   (1965, Japan, D: Akira Kurosawa)   3 / 5  
   Oct 18 The Lady And The Duke   (2002, France, D: Eric Rohmer)   3 / 5  
   Oct 16 Biggie And Tupac   (nr-2002, UK, D: Nick Broomfield)   3 / 5  
   Oct 14 Scarlet Diva   (2002, Italy, D: Asia Argento)   3 / 5  
   Oct 13 Andrei Rublev [205-minute version]   (1969, USSR, D: Andrei Tarkovsky)   3.5 / 5   [ot]
   Oct 11 Come Drink With Me   (1966, Hong Kong, D: King Hu)   3.75 / 5   [ot, tntv]
   Oct 7 Trembling Before G-d   (2002, USA/Israel, D: Sandi Simcha Dubowski)   3 / 5  
   Oct 7 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing   (2002, USA, D: Jill Sprecher)   2.75 / 5  
   Oct 4 Sunshine State   (2002, USA, D: John Sayles)   3 / 5  
   Oct 4 Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars   (1973, UK, D: D.A. Pennebaker)   3.5 / 5  
   Oct 1 La Belle Et La Bête   (1946, France, D: Jean Cocteau)   3.75 / 5   [r]
   Oct 1 Wings Of Desire   (1987, Germnay, D: Wim Wenders)   3.5 / 5  
September
   Sept 29 Full Frontal   (2002, USA, D: Steven Soderbergh)   3 / 5  
   Sept 27 Deadend Of Besiegers   (1992, Hong Kong, D: Zhang Siu Wai)   3.5 / 5  
   Sept 25 Lovely & Amazing   (2002, USA, D: Nicole Holofcener)   2.5 / 5  
   Sept 24 The Emperor's New Clothes   (2002, UK/Italy, D: Alan Taylor)   3 / 5  
   Sept 23 Happy Times   (2002, China, D: Zhang Yimou)   3 / 5  
   Sept 18 Top Of The Food Chain   (1999, Canada, D: John Paizs)   3.5 / 5   [r,tv]
   Sept 18 Tadpole   (2002, USA, D: Gary Winick)   2 / 5  
   Sept 14 Cabin Fever   (nr-2002, USA, D: Eli Roth)   2.75 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 14 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello   (nr-2002, UK, various directors)   2.5 / 5   [tiff]
      Histoire D'eaux   (D: Bernardo Bertolucci)   --   3 / 5
      About Time 2   (D: Mike Figgis)   --   2 / 5
      One Moment   (D: Jirí Menzel)   --   2 / 5
      10 Minutes After   (D: István Szabó)   --   2.5 / 5
      Vers Nancy   (D: Claire Denis)   --   2 / 5
      The Enlightenment   (D: Volker Schlöndorff)   --   2 / 5
      Addicted To The Stars   (D: Michael Radford)   --   3 / 5
      Dans Le Noir Du Temps   (D: Jean-Luc Godard)   --   3.25 / 5
   Sept 14 Vendredi Soir   (nr-2002, France, D: Claire Denis)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 14 Russian Ark   (nr-2002, Russia, D: Alexander Sokurov)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 13 Volcano High   (nr-2001, South Korea, D: Kim Tae-gyun)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 13 A Snake Of June   (nr-2002, Japan, D: Shinya Tsukamoto)   3 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 13 Dolls   (nr-2002, Japan, D: Takeshi Kitano)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 12 Alive   (nr-2002, Japan, D: Ryuhei Kitamura)   2.5 / 5   [tiff, zzz]
   Sept 12 Irreversible   (nr-2002, France, D: Gaspar Noé)   3.75 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 12 8 Women   (2002, France, D: François Ozon)   3.25 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 12 Divine Intervention   (nr-2001, Palestine, D: Elia Sulieman)   3 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 11 MC5 * A True Testimonial   (nr-2002, USA, D: David C. Thomas)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 11 Happy Here And Now   (nr-2001, USA, D: Michael Almereyda)   2.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 11 Yellowknife   (nr-2002, Canada, D: Rodrigue Jean)   2 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 11 Monrak Transistor [A Transistor Love Story]   (nr-2001, Thailand, D: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang)   2.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 10 My Little Eye   (nr-2002, UK, D: Marc Evans)   2 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 10 Dirty Deeds   (nr-2002, Australia, D: David Caesar)   2.5 / 5   [tiff, zzz]
   Sept 10 Sweet Sixteen   (nr-2002, UK, D: Ken Loach)   3.25 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 10 Spider   (nr-2002, Canada/UK, D: David Cronenberg)   4 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 9 The Eye   (nr-2002, Hong Kong/Thailand, D: Oxide & Danny Pang)   3.25 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 9 All Or Nothing   (2002, UK, D: Mike Leigh)   4 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 9 The Quiet American   (nr-2002, USA, D: Phillip Noyce)   2.5 / 5   [tiff, zzz]
   Sept 9 Spirited Away   (2002, Japan, D: Hayao Miyazaki)   3.75 / 5   [tiff, orig]
   Sept 9 Past Perfect   (nr-2002, Canada, D: Daniel MacIvor)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 8 Once Upon A Time In The Midlands   (nr-2002, UK, D: Shane Meadows)   2.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 8 Roger Dodger   (2002, USA, D: Dylan Kidd)   3.75 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 8 A Peck On The Cheek   (nr-2002, India, D: Mani Rathnam)   3 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 7 Bubba Ho-Tep   (nr-2002, USA, D: Don Coscarelli)   2 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 7 Intacto   (nr-2001, Spain, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo)   2.75 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 7 Lost In La Mancha   (nr-2002, UK, D: Keith Fulton & Louis Pepe)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 7 Bad Guy   (nr-2001, South Korea, D: Kim Ki-duk)   3 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 6 Spun   (nr-2002, USA, D: Jonas Akerlund)   2.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 6 Marie-Jo And Her 2 Lovers   (nr-2002, France, D: Robert Guédiguian)   3.5 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 6 Morvern Callar   (nr-2002, UK, D: Lynne Ramsay)   3.25 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 6 The Conversation   (1974, USA, D: Francis Ford Coppola)   4 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 5 Take Care Of My Cat   (nr-2001, South Korea, D: Jeong Jae-eun)   3 / 5   [tiff]
   Sept 3 Blue Crush   (2002, USA, D: John Stockwell)   3.25 / 5  
   Sept 2 Signs   (2002, USA, D: M. Night Shyamalan)   3.25 / 5  
August
   Aug 26 Uzumaki   (2002, Japan, D: Higuchinsky)   2.5 / 5  
   Aug 21 Lan Yu   (2002, Hong Kong, D: Stanley Kwan)   2.5 / 5  
   Aug 19 Unfaithful   (2002, USA, D: Adrian Lyne)   3 / 5  
   Aug 16 Windtalkers   (2002, USA, D: John Woo)   3 / 5  
   Aug 13 Insomnia   (2002, USA, D: Christopher Nolan)   3.25 / 5  
   Aug 11 Austin Powers In Goldmember   (2002, USA, D: Jay Roach)   2.75 / 5  
   Aug 9 A Chinese Ghost Story   (1987, Hong Kong, D: Ching Siu-Tung)   3.5 / 5  
   Aug 6 Fubar   (2002, Canada, D: Michael Dowse)   2.75 / 5  
   Aug 5 Devdas   (2002, India, D: Sanjay Leela Bhansali)   3.5 / 5  
   Aug 4 The Bourne Identity   (2002, USA, D: Doug Liman)   3.5 / 5  
   Aug 2 Happiness Of The Katakuris   (2002, Japan, D: Takashi Miike)   2.5 / 5  
   Aug 1 Rocco And His Brothers   (1960, Italy, D: Luchino Visconti)   2.5 / 5  
July
   July 30 The Early Autumn [aka The End Of Summer]   (1961, Japan, D: Yasujiro Ozu)   3 / 5  
   July 30 Late Spring   (1949, Japan, D: Yasujiro Ozu)   3.5 / 5  
   July 27 Pepe Le Moko   (1937, France, D: Julien Duvivier)   3.25 / 5  
   July 26 Operation Scorpio   (1991, Hong Kong, D: David Lai)   3.25 / 5  
   July 26 The Pornographer   (2002, France/Canada, D: Bertrand Bonello)   3 / 5  
   July 25 Songs From The Second Floor   (2002, Sweden/Norway/Denmark, D: Roy Andersson)   4.5 / 5   [r]
   July 24 Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne   (1945, France, D: Robert Bresson)   3 / 5   [zzz]
   July 22 The Cranes Are Flying   (1957, USSR, D: Mikhail Kalatozov)   4 / 5   [dvd]
   July 21 Kevin & Perry Go Large   (nr-2000, UK, D: Ed Bye)   2.75 / 5   [fest]
   July 20 That Obscure Object Of Desire   (1977, France/Spain, D: Luis Buñuel)   4 / 5  
   July 20 The Young One   (1960, USA/Mexico, D: Luis Buñuel)   3.75 / 5  
   July 19 Él [This Strange Passion]   (1952, Mexico, D: Luis Buñuel)   3.5 / 5  
   July 19 The Exterminating Angel   (1962, Mexico, D: Luis Buñuel)   4 / 5  
   July 18 The Tenth Victim   (1965, Italy, D: Elio Petri)   4 / 5   [dvd]
   July 17 Undercover Brother   (2002, USA, D: Malcolm D. Lee)   3 / 5  
   July 16 Las Hurdes [Land Without Bread]   (1933, short, English version, Spain, D: Luis Buñuel)   3.25 / 5  
   July 16 L'Âge D'Or   (1930, France, D: Luis Buñuel)   3.5 / 5   [r]
   July 16 Un Chien Andalou   (1929, short, France, D: Luis Buñuel)   4 / 5   [r]
   July 15 Changing Lanes   (2002, USA, D: Roger Michell)   2.75 / 5  
   July 14 Reign Of Fire   (2002, USA, D: Rob Bowman)   2.5 / 5  
   July 14 Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory   (1971, USA, D: Mel Stuart)   3 / 5  
   July 13 Model Shop   (1969, USA/France, D: Jacques Demy)   3 / 5  
   July 12 Five Masters Of Death   (1975, dubbed, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh)   3 / 5   [qba]
   July 12 Lola   (1961, France, D: Jacques Demy)   3.25 / 5  
   July 11 Beijing Bicycle   (2002, China, D: Wang Xiaoshuai)   2.5 / 5  
   July 10 The Devil's Backbone   (2002, Spain/Mexico, D: Guillermo Del Toro)   4.25 / 5   [r]
   July 9 Nowhere To Hide   (nr-1999, South Korea, D: Lee Myung-Se)   2.75 / 5   [dvd]
   July 8 Dogtown And Z-Boys   (2002, USA, D: Stacy Peralta)   3.5 / 5  
   July 7 Betty Fisher And Other Stories   (2002, France/Canada, D: Claude Miller)   3.25 / 5  
   July 6 Red Desert   (1964, Italy, D: Michelangelo Antonioni)   3 / 5  
   July 5 Death In Venice   (1971, Italy, D: Luchino Visconti)   3.75 / 5  
   July 5 Journey To Italy [aka Voyage To Italy]   (1953, Italy, D: Roberto Rossellini)   2 / 5  
   July 2 Umberto D.   (1952, Italy, D: Vittorio De Sica)   4 / 5  
June
   June 29 Buchanan Rides Alone   (1958, USA, D: Budd Boetticher)   3 / 5  
   June 28 Tiger Cage   (1988, Hong Kong, D: Yuen Wo Ping)   2.75 / 5  
   June 27 Die Bad   (nr-2000, South Korea, D: Ryu Seung-Wan)   2.5 / 5   [dvd]
   June 26 Minority Report   (2002, USA, D: Steven Spielberg)   3.25 / 5  
   June 25 Frailty   (2002, USA, D: Bill Paxton)   2 / 5  
   June 25 Seven Men From Now   (1956, USA, D: Budd Boetticher)   3.5 / 5  
   June 22 CQ   (2002, USA/France/Italy, D: Roman Coppola)   3.75 / 5  
   June 21 Sweet Smell Of Success   (1957, USA, D: Alexander Mackendrick)   4.5 / 5  
   June 21 Ride Lonesome   (1959, USA, D: Budd Boetticher)   3.75 / 5  
   June 20 The Tall T   (1957, USA, D: Budd Boetticher)   3 / 5  
   June 19 Sebastiane   (1976, UK, D: Derek Jarman & Paul Humfress)   2 / 5  
   June 19 Kissing Jessica Stein   (2002, USA, D: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld)   2.75 / 5  
   June 17 Dead Or Alive   (2002, Japan, D: Takashi Miike)   3 / 5   [r]
   June 16 Bad Taste   (1987, New Zealand, D: Peter Jackson)   3 / 5   [r]
   June 14 Glass Tears   (nr-2001, Hong Kong, D: Lai Miu-Suet)   1.5 / 5  
   June 14 A Tale Of The Wind   (1988, France/Netherlands, D: Joris Ivens)   2.75 / 5  
   June 11 Platform   (2002, China, D: Jia Zhangke)   3 / 5  
   June 10 Dog Days   (2002, Austria, D: Ulrich Siedl)   2.5 / 5  
   June 8 Little Cheung   (nr-1999, Hong Kong, D: Fruit Chan)   2.75 / 5  
   June 7 Durian Durian   (nr-2000, Hong Kong/China/France, D: Fruit Chan)   3 / 5  
   June 6 Eloge De L'Amour   (2002, France/Switzerland, D: Jean-Luc Godard)   3 / 5  
   June 5 Monster's Ball   (2002, USA, D: Marc Forster)   2.5 / 5  
   June 5 Last Orders   (2002, UK, D: Fred Schepisi)   3 / 5  
   June 4 Down From The Mountain   (2002, USA, D: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker)   3.75 / 5  
   June 4 Young Frankenstein   (1974, USA, D: Mel Brooks)   3.5 / 5  
   June 2 Nine Queens   (2002, Argentina, D: Fabián Bielinsky)   3.25 / 5   [fest]
   June 2 E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial [20th Anniversary Edition]   (1982, USA, D: Steven Spielberg)   3.5 / 5  
May
   May 31 Shaolin Soccer   (nr-2001, Hong Kong, D: Stephen Chow & Lee Lik-Chi)   3 / 5   [dvd, orig]
   May 30 From The Pole To The Equator   (1987, Italy, D: Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi)   4 / 5  
   May 30 Criminal Animals   (1994, short, Italy, D: Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi)   2 / 5  
   May 30 Air [Aria]   (1994, short, Italy, D: Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi)   3.25 / 5  
   May 30 Passenger   (1960, Poland, D: Andrzej Munk)   2.5 / 5  
   May 30 The Men Of Blue Cross   (1955, Poland, D: Andrzej Munk)   2.5 / 5  
   May 29 The Sum Of All Fears   (2002, USA, D: Phil Alden Robinson)   2.75 / 5  
   May 28 Italian For Beginners   (2002, Denmark, D: Lone Scherfig)   2 / 5  
   May 27 Annie Hall   (1977, USA, D: Woody Allen)   3.5 / 5   [qba]
   May 26 Rainy Dog   (1997, Japan, D: Takashi Miike)   3 / 5   [video,qba]
   May 25 Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary   (tv-2002, Canada, D: Guy Maddin)   4 / 5   [tv]
   May 23 JSA   (nr-2000, South Korea, D: Park Chan-Wook)   3.25 / 5   [dvd]
   May 21 Y Tu Mamá También   (2002, Mexico/USA, D: Alfonso Cuarón)   3.75 / 5  
   May 20 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones   (2002, USA, D: George Lucas)   3 / 5  
   May 18 About A Boy   (2002, UK/USA, D: Chris & Paul Weitz)   3.5 / 5  
   May 18 The New Guy   (2002, USA, D: Ed Decter)   2 / 5  
   May 12 Storytelling   (2002, USA, D: Todd Solondz)   2.75 / 5  
   May 10 Spider-Man   (2002, USA, D: Sam Raimi)   3.75 / 5  
   May 5 Bollywood Bound   (nr-2001, Canada, D: Nisha Pahuja)   2.75 / 5   [fest,vp]
   May 4 Absolut Warhola   (nr-2001, Germany, D: Stanislaw Mucha)   2.5 / 5   [fest]
   May 4 Close Up   (1990, Iran, D: Abbas Kiarostami)   3.5 / 5  
   May 3 Daughter From Danang   (nr-2002, USA, D: Gail Dolgin & Vicente Franco)   3.25 / 5   [fest]
   May 3 A.B.C. Africa   (nr-2001, Iran, D: Abbas Kiarostami)   3.5 / 5  
   May 1 Devil's Playground   (nr-2002, USA, D: Lucy Walker)   3.5 / 5   [fest]
April
   Apr 30 Juvenile Court   (1973, USA, D: Frederick Wiseman)   3.75 / 5  
   Apr 29 Super 8 Stories   (nr-2001, Germany/Italy, D: Emir Kustarica)   3.25 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 26 Iris   (2002, UK/USA, D: Richard Eyre)   2.75 / 5  
   Apr 23 Public Housing   (1997, USA, D: Frederick Wiseman)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 22 Late Marriage   (2002, Israel/France, D: Dover Koshashvili)   4 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 22 Expecting   (2001, short, Israel, D: Sigalit Liphshitz)   2.5 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 21 The Believer   (2002, USA, D: Henry Bean)   2.75 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 21 Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso   (nr-2001, Netherlands, D: Simone de Vries)   3 / 5   [fest,vp]
   Apr 21 Mortimer Griffin And Shalinsky   (1985, short, Canada, D: Mort Ransen)   3.25 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 21 The Nose Job Jew   (2001, short, USA, D: Micah Smith)   2.75 / 5   [fest,vp]
   Apr 20 Black Hawk Down   (2002, USA, D: Ridley Scott)   2.75 / 5  
   Apr 18 Suspicious River   (2002, Canada, D: Lynne Stopkewich)   2.5 / 5  
   Apr 15 The Son's Room   (2002, Italy, D: Nanni Moretti)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 14 Monsoon Wedding   (2002, India/USA, D: Mira Nair)   3 / 5  
   Apr 11 Contraband   (1940, UK, D: Michael Powell)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 11 A Canterbury Tale   (1944, UK, D: Michael Powell)   4 / 5  
   Apr 10 Frankenstein   (1931, USA, D: James Whale)   3.75 / 5  
   Apr 10 The Wizard Of Oz   (1939, USA, D: Victor Fleming)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 9 Bottle Rocket   (1996, USA, D: Wes Anderson)   4.25 / 5   [r]
   Apr 8 Du Poil Sous Les Roses [Hair Under The Roses]   (nr-2000, France, D: Jean-Julien Chervier & Agnès Obadia)   2.5 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 7 Nuit De Noces [Wedding Night]   (nr-2001, Canada, D: Émile Gaudreault)   2 / 5   [fest,vp]
   Apr 7 Les Portes De La Gloire [The Gates Of Glory]   (nr-2000, France, D: Christian Merret-Palmair)   2.5 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 6 Mortal Transfer   (nr-2000, France/Germany, D: Jean-Jacques Beineix)   2 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 6 Oui, Mais ...   (nr-2001, France, D: Yves Lavandier)   3 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 6 La Faute À Voltaire   (nr-2000, France, D: Abdel Kechiche)   3 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 5 Trois Huit [Night Shift]   (nr-2001, France, D: Philippe Le Guay)   3.25 / 5   [fest]
   Apr 5 The Spy In Black   (1939, UK, D: Michael Powell)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 4 Viy   (1967, USSR, D: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Yershov & Alexander Ptushko)   3.5 / 5  
   Apr 4 Black Narcissus   (1947, UK, D: Michael Powell)   2.5 / 5  
   Apr 3 Wavelength   (1967, featurette, Canada/USA, D: Michael Snow)   3 / 5  
   Apr 3 Side Seat Paintings Slides Sound Film   (1970, short, Canada, D: Michael Snow)   2.5 / 5  
   Apr 2 Panic Room   (2002, USA, D: David Fincher)   3.5 / 5  
March
   Mar 31 Trudeau   (tv-2002, Canada, D: Jerry Ciccoritti)   2.75 / 5   [tv]
   Mar 30 The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp   (1943, UK, D: Michael Powell)   3.75 / 5  
   Mar 30 The New Gulliver   (1935, USSR, D: Alexander Ptushko)   3 / 5  
   Mar 29 Withnail And I   (1987, UK, D: Bruce Robinson)   3.75 / 5   [r, ld]
   Mar 29 The Stone Flower   (1946, USSR, D: Alexander Ptushko)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 29 Blade II   (2002, USA, D: Guillermo del Toro)   3 / 5  
   Mar 28 Vanilla Sky   (2001, USA, D: Cameron Crowe)   2.5 / 5  
   Mar 27 A Matter Of Life And Death   (1946, UK, D: Michael Powell)   3 / 5  
   Mar 25 Tape   (2002, USA, D: Richard Linklater)   2.75 / 5  
   Mar 24 The Bride With White Hair   (1993, Hong Kong, D: Ronny Yu)   5 / 5   [r]
   Mar 23 The Small Back Room   (1949, UK, D: Michael Powell)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 23 Erotikon   (1920, Sweden, D: Mauritz Stiller)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 23 The Ballerina [Ballettprimadonnan]   (1916, reconstruction / fragments and stills, Sweden, D: Mauritz Stiller)   2.75 / 5  
   Mar 21 Ali   (2001, USA, D: Michael Mann)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 20 Basic Training   (1971, USA, D: Frederick Wiseman)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 19 The Princess And The Warrior   (2001, Germany, D: Tom Tykwer)   3 / 5  
   Mar 19 Hospital   (1970, USA, D: Frederick Wiseman)   4 / 5  
   Mar 18 Waking The Dead   (2000, USA, D: Keith Gordon)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 18 Dead Or Alive 2: Birds   (nr-2000, Japan, D: Takashi Miike)   3 / 5   [video]
   Mar 15 High School   (1969, USA, D: Frederick Wiseman)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 15 Sir Arne's Treasure   (1919, Sweden, D: Mauritz Stiller)   2.75 / 5  
   Mar 14 *Corpus Callosum   (2002, Canada, D: Michael Snow)   2.5 / 5  
   Mar 13 Thieves Like Us   (1974, USA, D: Robert Altman)   3 / 5   [qba]
   Mar 11 The Hot Spot   (1990, USA, D: Dennis Hopper)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 10 Stubble Trouble   (2001, short, USA, D: Joseph E. Meredith)   2.75 / 5  
   Mar 10 Give Up Your Aul Sins   (2001, short, Ireland, D: Cathal Gaffney)   2.5 / 5  
   Mar 10 A Man Thing [Meska Sprawa]   (2001, short, Poland, D: Slawomir Fabicki)   2 / 5  
   Mar 10 Strange Invaders   (2001, short, Canada, D: Cordell Barker)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 10 Speed For Thespians   (2001, short, USA, D: Kalman Apple)   3 / 5  
   Mar 10 For The Birds   (2000, short, USA, D: Ralph Eggleston)   3 / 5   [r]
   Mar 10 Copy Shop   (2001, short, Austria, D: Virgil Widrich)   3 / 5  
   Mar 10 Gregor's Greatest Invention   (2001, short, Germany, D: Johannes Kiefer)   2 / 5  
   Mar 10 The Accountant   (2000, short, USA, D: Ray McKinnon)   3 / 5  
   Mar 10 Fifty Percent Grey   (2001, short, Ireland, D: Ruairi Robinson)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 10 The Business Of Strangers   (2002, USA, D: Patrick Stettner)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 10 Family Dinner   (2002, short, Canada, D: Skander Halim)   3.5 / 5  
   Mar 9 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone   (2001, USA, D: Chris Columbus)   2.75 / 5  
   Mar 8 In The Bedroom   (2001, USA, D: Todd Field)   4 / 5  
   Mar 7 The Evil Dead   (1982, USA, D: Sam Raimi)   4 / 5   [r]
   Mar 5 The Sound Of Music   (1965, USA, D: Robert Wise)   3.25 / 5  
   Mar 4 Bridget Jones's Diary   (2001, UK, D: Sharon Maguire)   2 / 5  
   Mar 3 Lantana   (2002, Australia, D: Ray Lawrence)   2.75 / 5  
February
   Feb 28 Spy Game   (2001, USA, D: Tony Scott)   2.5 / 5  
   Feb 26 Whispering Pages   (1993, Russia, D: Alexander Sokurov)   2.75 / 5  
   Feb 25 Open Your Eyes   (1997, Spain, D: Alejandro Amenábar)   2.75 / 5  
   Feb 23 The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimenson   (1984, USA, D: W.D. Richter)   3.25 / 5   [r, dvd]
   Feb 21 Waking Life   (2001, USA, D: Richard Linklater)   4 / 5   [r]
   Feb 20 Oriental Elegy   (1996, featurette, Russia, D: Alexander Sokurov)   3.25 / 5  
   Feb 20 A Humble Life   (1997, Russia/Japan, D: Alexander Sokurov)   3.25 / 5  
   Feb 20 The Heart Of The World   (2000, short, Canada, D: Guy Maddin)   4.5 / 5   [r]
   Feb 20 Film(dzama)   (2001, short, Canada, D: deco dawson)   4.25 / 5  
   Feb 20 Film(lode)   (2000, short, Canada, D: deco dawson)   3.5 / 5  
   Feb 20 Film(knout)   (1999, short, Canada, D: deco dawson)   4 / 5  
   Feb 20 Film(luster)   (1999, short, Canada, D: deco dawson)   3.5 / 5  
   Feb 20 Film(emend)   (1998, short, Canada, D: deco dawson)   3.75 / 5  
   Feb 20 The Goat   (1921, short, USA, D: Buster Keaton & Malcolm Sinclair)   3.75 / 5  
   Feb 19 Ocean's 11   (2001, USA, D: Steven Soderbergh)   3.5 / 5   [r]
   Feb 15 The Leg Fighters [aka Invincible Kung Fu Legs]   (1980, Hong Kong, D: Lee Tso Nam)   2.75 / 5  
   Feb 14 Orange County   (2002, USA, D: Jake Kasdan)   3.5 / 5  
   Feb 13 Dog Star Man   (1961-64, USA, D: Stan Brakhage)   3.5 / 5  
   Feb 11 Porn Star: The Legend Of Ron Jeremy   (2002, USA, D: Scott J. Gill)   3.25 / 5  
   Feb 9 The Count Of Monte Cristo   (2002, USA/UK, D: Kevin Reynolds)   2.75 / 5  
   Feb 9 To Kill A Mockingbird   (1962, USA, D: Robert Mulligan)   3.5 / 5  
   Feb 7 Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter   (2002, Canada, D: Lee Demarbre)   3 / 5  
   Feb 5 Metropolis   (2002, Japan, D: Rintaro)   2.5 / 5  
   Feb 4 Topkapi   (1964, USA, D: Jules Dassin)   3 / 5  
   Feb 2 Beauty And The Beast [Imax Re-release]   (1991/2002, USA, D: Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise)   3 / 5  
January
   Jan 29 The Wide Blue Road   (1957, Italy/France, D: Gillo Pontecorvo)   2.75 / 5  
   Jan 28 Un Crabe Dans La Tête [Soft Shell Man]   (2002, Canada, D: André Turpin)   3.75 / 5   [pre]
   Jan 28 The Heart Of The World   (2000, short, Canada, D: Guy Maddin)   4.5 / 5   [r]
   Jan 27 Treed Murray   (2001, Canada, D: William Phillips)   3.5 / 5  
   Jan 27 Three Stories From The End Of Everything   (2001, short, Canada, D: Semi Chellas)   3 / 5  
   Jan 26 Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner   (2002, Canada, D: Zacharias Kunuk)   2.75 / 5   [pre]
   Jan 23 Sympathy For The Devil   (1968, UK, D: Jean-Luc Godard)   3.5 / 5  
   Jan 23 Sobibor, Oct. 14, 1943, 4pm   (nr-2001, France, D: Claude Lanzmann)   2.5 / 5   [video]
   Jan 22 Under The Sand [Sous Le Sable]   (2002, France, D: François Ozon)   3.5 / 5   [video, pre]
   Jan 21 Donnie Darko   (nr-2001, USA, D: Richard Kelly)   3.25 / 5   [video]
   Jan 20 Our Song   (nr-2000, USA, D: Jim McKay)   3.5 / 5   [video]
   Jan 20 The Man Who Wasn't There   (2001, USA, D: Joel Coen)   3.75 / 5  
   Jan 19 Shallow Hal   (2001, USA, D: Bobby & Peter Farrelly)   3 / 5  
   Jan 19 The Tales Of Hoffman   (1951, UK, D: Michael Powel & Emeric Pressburger)   3.25 / 5  
   Jan 18 Filthy Guy [aka Return Of Secret Rivals]   (1978, Taiwan, D: Kam Yong)   1.5 / 5  
   Jan 17 Va Savoir   (2002, France, D: Jacques Rivette)   2.5 / 5   [pre]
   Jan 16 Freddy Got Fingered   (2001, USA, D: Tom Green)   2 / 5   [dvd]
   Jan 15 Amélie   (2001, France, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)   5 / 5   [r]
   Jan 14 Last Wedding   (2001, Canada, D: Bruce Sweeney)   2 / 5  
   Jan 14 Our Lady Of The Assassins   (2001, Colombia/France, D: Barbet Schroeder)   2.5 / 5  
   Jan 13 Southern Comfort   (nr-2001, USA, D: Kate Davis)   3 / 5   [video]
   Jan 12 Baran   (2002, Iran, D: Majid Majidi)   3.5 / 5   [pre, video]
   Jan 12 The Town Is Quiet [La Ville Est Tranquille]   (nr-2000, France, Robert Guédiguian)   3.25 / 5   [video]
   Jan 11 Gosford Park   (2001, UK/USA, D: Robert Altman)   3.5 / 5  
   Jan 10 The Deep End   (2001, USA, D: David Siegel)   2.75 / 5  
   Jan 9 101 Reykjavik   (2002, Iceland, D: Baltasar Kormákur)   2.75 / 5   [video, pre]
   Jan 8 Mulholland Drive   (2001, USA, D: David Lynch)   4 / 5   [r]
   Jan 8 The Taste Of Others   (2001, France, D: Agnès Jaoui)   3.25 / 5  
   Jan 8 Elimination Dance   (1998, short, Canada, D: Bruce McDonald)   4 / 5   [r]
   Jan 7 Heist   (2001, USA, D: David Mamet)   3.25 / 5  
   Jan 6 Chain Camera   (nr-2001, USA, D: Kirby Dick)   3 / 5   [video]
   Jan 6 Last Resort   (nr-2000, UK, D: Pavel Pawlikowski)   2.5 / 5   [video]
   Jan 5 Go Tigers!   (nr-2000, USA, D: Kenneth A. Carlson)   3 / 5   [video]
   Jan 5 Chopper   (nr-2000, Australia, D: Andrew Dominik)   3.75 / 5   [dvd, r]
   Jan 3 The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition   (2002, USA/UK, D: George Butler)   3 / 5   [video, pre]
   Jan 2 Innocence   (2001, Australia/Belgium, D: Paul Cox)   2 / 5  
   Jan 2 Possibilities   (2000, short, Canada, D: Rob Gray)   2.5 / 5  
   Jan 1 The Royal Tenenbaums   (2001, USA, D: Wes Anderson)   3.5 / 5  


Notes: If the feature film listed is less than four years old, the year that accompanies it is the year of its release in Toronto. If the feature is older or if it has not been released in Toronto, the year listed is derived from the IMDB. In the latter case, the year is preceded by the characters 'nr'. TV movies are listed by year of first broadcast and are preceded by the characters 'tv'. Years for short films are retrieved from wherever I can find information.

Legend:
tv = I saw the movie on television
video = I saw the movie on videotape
dvd = I saw the movie on dvd
ld = I saw the movie on laserdisc
vp = I saw the movie projected from a video source
qba = print/video quality below average
r = repeat viewing -- I had seen the movie before
pre = pre-release viewing -- I saw the movie in advance of its release to Toronto theatres
tiff = I saw the movie at the Toronto International Film Festival
fest = I saw the movie at one of Toronto's many small film festivals
ot = I saw the movie outside of Toronto
orig = I saw the original-language version
dub = I saw the English-dubbed version
tntv = tentative grade; I was considerably distracted during the screening or missed significant sections of the film
zzz = I slept through a considerable portion of the film, so take my grade with a grain of salt

Confused by my idiosyncratic 5-star rating system? Here's an explanation.

My Scale What It Means Letter Grade 4-Star Scale Pro/Mixed/Con
5 / 5 All-time great A+ 4 Pro
4.5 / 5 One of the year's best A
4.25 / 5 Damn good A- 3.5
4 / 5 Very good B+
3.75 / 5 Quite good
3.5 / 5 Good B 3
3.25 / 5 Decent
3 / 5 Ok B- 2.5 Mixed
2.75 / 5 Almost, but not quite C+
2.5 / 5 Has its moments C 2 Con
2 / 5 Not good C- 1.5
1.5 / 5 Very bad D 1
1 / 5 Dire F 0

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