
Jack’s Riddle
I spoke three languages, wrote 400 words in 10 minutes, was 26 and ambitious.

The Cell
Tarsem Singh paints pretty pictures and poor Vince does serial killer — again.

Men in Black
Last men standing are black as gold, and very funny.

Married to the Mob
Hard not to like a Mafia spook with a hair salon called "Hello Gorgeous" —

The White Hotel
Trances, Freud, and memory — D.M. Thomas honors all three, but the whole doesn't quite gel.

The 25th Hour
David Benioff's borrowed time loses something on screen.

Frida
Nice try, Madame Taymor, but Miss Frida just looks a little too good.

I, Robot
Will just isn't anti-robot material. 2035 never seemed so... predictable.

Ghost Dog, The Way of the Samurai
If you have to choose between this Whitaker and Idi, pick this.

Bangkok 8
John Burdett's detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep brings home the Bangkok goods, and then some.

Seabiscuit
The horse that made the Depression folk hoarse. Fun.