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Documentary featuring Robert S. McNamara Directed by Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) Rated PG-13 for images and thematic issues of war and destruction 1 hour 47 minutes Winner of Best Documentary Feature Oscar in 2004 #25 on IMDb’s Top 50 Documentaries by average vote #9 on The International Documentary Association’s Top 25 Documentaries Robert [...]

Starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, and 3 CGI Chipmunks Directed by Tim Hill Rated PG for some mild rude humor 1 hour 32 minutes I know, you’re thinking “why would he even watch this movie – it’s got to be horrible.”  Well, it was mostly for the kids, but I was also a [...]

Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Rated PG (likely for adult themes) 2 hours 8 minutes #1 on AFI’s Top Mysteries (2008) #9 on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies (2007) Before seeing this movie I thought it was mainly about the fear of heights.  As it turns out, [...]

Entertainment Weekly came out this week with a list of their Top 100 Movies of the Past 25 Years.  While it’s hard to argue with Pulp Fiction occupying the top spot, I don’t buy Hannah and Her Sisters or Moulin Rouge being in the top 10.  Here are my 10 favorites from the list (EW rankings): Toy Story (5) Silence of [...]

Documentary Directed by Martin Scorsese Not Rated, but likely PG-13 for language 3 hours, 28 minutes I’m not a big fan of Bob Dylan, but when I saw that this movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and is the top-rated American documentary on IMDb, I thought it was worth a viewing.  No Direction Home traces the evolution [...]

Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monoghan, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris Directed by Ben Affleck Rated R for violence, disturbing images, drug content, and pervasive language 1 hour 54 minutes This is one of those crime/mystery films with a multitude of twists and turns that keeps you guessing until the end.  In it, two young detectives get [...]

Documentary Narrated by Keith David with Samuel L. Jackson as the voice of Jack Johnson Directed by Ken Burns Not Rated, but likely PG 3 hours, 40 minutes Having seen and enjoyed the Muhammad Ali film When We Were Kings, I had high hopes for this more recent biography of a heavyweight boxing champion (despite the fact [...]

Documentary Directed by Justine Shapiro and B. Z. Goldberg Not rated, but likely PG In Arabic, Hebrew, and English with English subtitles 1 hour, 42 minutes Coming in at #9 on IMDb’s top-rated documentaries, Promises tells the story of seven Palestinian and Israeli children living in close proximity during the ongoing conflict in Jerusalem.  It is [...]

Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and Romola Garai Directed by Joe Wright Rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality 2 hours, 3 minutes When you’re growing up, little siblings can be a pain in the neck.  When they do something to take your true love away from you for years, the pain [...]

Documentary Directed by Errol Morris (The Fog of War) Unrated, but likely PG or PG-13 for mature subject matter 1 hour, 42 minutes Widely considered one of the best documentaries of all time (#2 on The International Documentary Association’s List), The Thin Blue Line revisits and reenacts the murder of a Dallas police officer in [...]