2002 in Review
- Chicago, A, fun entertaining movie delivers on everything
- We Were Soldiers, A, Vietnam gets the Blackhawk Down treatment
- The Quiet American, A, solid acting does justice to a great book
- Antwone Fisher, A, nice story about a guy figuring things out
- Spider-Man, A, great action movie, great hero, great villain
- Solaris, A-, beautiful, mysterious, brooding movie
- 24 Hour Party People, A-,
- Catch Me If You Can, A-, well-crafted story and fun to watch
- Dogtown and Z-Boys, A-, solid story of and by 70's L.A. skateboarders
- Spellbound, A-, very good story of kids in national spelling bee
- Treasure Planet, A-, great animation, strong story and characters
- The Two Towers, B+, impressive scale
- Signs, B+, neat hybrid of soul searching plus monster movie
- Bowling for Columbine, B+, compelling observations, few conclusions
- Adaptation, B+, interesting concept unravels
- Men in Black II, B+, pretty similar to the first, but it still works
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, B+, entertaining with neat effects
- City of God, B+, well-crafted story and strong characters
- The Hours, B+, depressing, but interesting interwoven stories
- Lilo & Stitch, B, good characters and message, but a little bumpy
- Attack of the Clones, B+, neat to watch, needs depth and fun
- Minority Report, B, sci-fi re-make of The Fugitive
- The Bourne Identity, B, well-executed but generic chase movie
- Bend It Like Beckham, B, good culture clash movie strikes right balance
- The Rookie, B, well made, if unsurprising, sports movie
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding, B, cute and funny with ethnic stereotypes
- Road to Perdition, B, quiet performances, kind of boring
- Spirited Away, B, pretty, nice story; just plain weird
- 8 Mile, B, realistic and gritty, but not much to it
- The Good Girl, B, well done but dark and meaningless
- Y Tu Mama Tambien, B, frank look at exaggerated teenage sexuality
- Star Trek Nemesis, B-, a really good TV movie
- The Secretary, C+, goes right past quirky to disturbed
- One Hour Photo, C+, overly long indie short film
- Sweet Home Alabama, C+, disappointing but cute
- Gangs of New York, C, big budget movie with a weak story
- About a Boy, C, self-indulgent main character isn't cute or funny
- Ice Age, C, hunted animals save hunter's child
- Igby Goes Down, C, dark with unlikable characters
- Austin Powers: Goldmember, D+, tired; the Goldmember character isn't funny