Kevin Eyman's Film Log
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No Stars - of no interest.
* - "Eh"; of interest, but not worth the time investment.
** - Decent to good; you might want to check it out.
*** - Good to very good; definitely worth your time and ducats.
**** - Masterpiece; of great interest and value.
Archived Logs:
| 2003 | - | 2004 | - | 2005 |
2006
August
August 22 - The Descent (D: Neil Marshall, 2005, UK, 99 min., DVD) ***
August 19 - Match Point (D: Woody Allen, 2005, USA / UK, 124 min., DVD) ****
August 14 - V for Vendetta (D: James McTeigue, 2006, USA / UK, 132 min., DVD) **
August 10 - Me and You and Everyone We Know (D: Miranda July, 2005, USA, 90 min., DVD) **
August 6   - Red Eye (D: Wes Craven, 2005, USA, 85 min., DVD) *
August 5   - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (D: Adam McKay, 2006, USA, 105 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) **
August 1   - Gaslight (D: George Cukor, 1944, USA, 114 min., DVD) ***
July
July 22 - Lady in the Water (D: M. Night Shyamalan, 2006, USA, 110 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) **
July 19 - Kingdom of Heaven (D: Ridley Scott, 2005, USA / Spain, 145 min., DVD) ** / C+
July 16 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (D: Gore Verbinski, 2006, USA, 150 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) ** / B-
July 8   - The 40 Year Old Virgin (D: Judd Apatow, 2005, USA, 116 min., TV) *** / B
Wedding Crashers (D: David Dobkin, 2005, USA, 119 min., TV) ** / C
July 4   - Night and the City (D: Jules Dassin, 1950, USA, 96 min., DVD) *** / B+
June
June 28 - Munich (D: Steven Spielberg, 2005, USA, 164 min., DVD) *** / B
June 24 - Jarhead (D: Sam Mendes, 2005, USA, 123 min., DVD) ** / C+
June 18 - Block Party (Dave Chapelle's Block Party) (D: Michel Gondry, 2006, USA, 103 min., DVD) *** / B
June 14 - Last Holiday (D: Wayne Wang, 2006, USA, 112 min., DVD) ** / C
June 8   - The Da Vinci Code (D: Ron Howard, 2006, USA / UK, 149 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) * / D
June 5   - Two for the Money (D: D.J. Caruso, 2005, USA, 122 min., DVD) ** / C+
June 1   - Marche de l'empereur, La (March of the Penquins) (D: Luc Jacquet, 2005, France, 85 min., DVD) ** / C+
May
May 31 - Choses secrètes (Secret Things) (D: Jean-Claude Brisseau, 2002, France, 115 min., DVD)
May 28 - Rumor Has It... (D: Rob Reiner, 2005, USA, 96 min., DVD)
May 26 - Into the Blue (D: John Stockwell, 2005, USA, 110 min., DVD)
May 23 - The Devil's Rejects (D: Rob Zombie, 2005, USA, 109 min., DVD)
May 18 - Friends With Money (D: Nicole Holofcner, 2006, USA, 88 min., 35MM @ AMC Esplanade, Phoenix, AZ)
May 16 - Pickup on South Street (D: Samuel Fuller, 1953, USA, 80 min., DVD)
May 11 - United 93 (D: Peter Greengrass, 2006, USA / UK, 111 min., 35MM @ AMC Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ)
March (part), April & May (part)
Last Days
The World
The Great Raid
North Country
Good Night, and Good Luck (D: George Clooney, 2005, USA, 93 min., DVD) *** / B+
Crónicas (D: Sebastián Cordero, 2005, Ecuador, 108 min., DVD) ** / B
Where the Sidewalk Ends (D: Otto Preminger, 1950, USA, 95 min., DVD) *** / B+
16 Blocks (D: Richard Donner, 2006, USA, 105 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) * / D+
Lucky Number Slevin (D: Paul McGuigan, 2006, USA, 109 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) ** / C+
Slither (D: James Gunn, 2006, USA / Canada, 95 min., 35MM @ Esplande, Phoenix, AZ) * / D+
Brick (D: Rian Johnson, 2006, USA, 110 min., 35MM @ Camelview, Scottsdale, AZ) *** / B
March
March 5   - Cinderella Man (D: Ron Howard, 2005, USA, 144 min., DVD) **
March 4   - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (D: Tommy Lee Jones, 2005, USA, 121 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) ***
March 3   - Junebug (D: Phil Morrison, 2005, USA, 107 min., DVD) ***
February
February 26 - Ultimate Avengers (D: Unknown, 2006, USA, 72 min., DVD) *
February 25 - The Matador (D: Richard Shepard, 2005, USA / Mexico, 96 min., 35MM @ Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ) ***
February 19 - Hustle & Flow (D: Craig Brewer, 2005, USA, 116 min., DVD) ***
February 15 - Grizzly Man (D: Werner Herzog, 2005, USA, 103 min., DVD) ****
January
January 29 - Chinjeolhan geumjassi (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) (D: Chan-wook Park, 2005, South Korea, 112 min., DVD) *
January 27 - Bubble (D: Steven Soderbergh, 2006, USA, 78 minutes, HDNet Movies) ***
January 24 - Rois et reine (Kings and Queen) (D: Arnaud Desplechin, 2004, France, 150 min., DVD) ***
January 19 - Brokeback Mountain (D: Ange Lee, 2005, USA, 134 min., 35MM @ Camelview, Scottsdale, AZ) ***
January 17 - Tian bian yi duo yun (The Wayward Cloud) (D: Ming-liang Tsai, 2005, Taiwan / France, 114 min., DVD) **
January 16 - Stupeur et tremblements (Fear and Trembling) (D: Alain Corneau, 2003, France / Japan, 107 min., DVD) ***
January 10 - King of Kings (D: Nicholas Ray, 1961, USA / Spain, 174 min., DVD) **
January 9   - Undertow (D: David Gordon Green, 2004, USA, 108 min., DVD) ***
January 5   - Casanova (D: Lasse Hallström, 2005, USA / Italy, 108 min., 35MM @ Camelview, Scottsdale, AZ) **
January 3   - Man on Fire (D: Tony Scott, 2004, USA / Mexico, 146 min., HBOHD) **
January 2   - Alexander (D: Oliver Stone, 2004, USA, 175 min., HBOHD) **
Cheaper by the Dozen (D: Shawn Levy, 2003, USA, 98 min., HBOHD) **
The Squid and the Whale (D: Noah Baumbach, 2005, USA, 80 min., 35MM @ Camelview, Scottsdale, AZ) ***
January 1   - Shadow of a Doubt (D: Alfred Hitchcock, 1943, USA, 108 min., DVD) ***