25th Hour

25th Hour

Touchstone etc.

December 16, 2002

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Pretty forgettable, except for the poor dog.  David Benioff adapted his own novel, and Spike Lee directed.

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Rysher/ Paramount

April 3, 1996

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Richard Gere, crime, yawn.  This is based on William Diehl's novel and directed by Gregory Hoblit, four years before Frequency.

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

Focus Features

June 29, 2012

Historical Comedy?

DVD
C

I really liked this in the theater, but my interest in Wes Anderson quirkiness has definitely faded in the past decade.  Still, I do like the setting and the costumes, and scattered lines, in the first quarter hour.

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

Buena Vista, i.e. Disney

April 14, 2000

Comedy
DVD
C-

Kind of cliched.  Star Norton directed.

The Italian Job (2003)

The Italian Job (2003)

Paramount

May 30, 2003

Crime Comedy

DVD
D+

Not as stylish as the original, although at least I recognized more of the cast.  F. Gary Gray directed.

The Illusionist

The Illusionist

Freestyle Releasing etc.

January 22, 2006

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Kind of pretty but kind of flat.  This is based on the short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser and directed by Neil Burger.

Fight Club

Fight Club

20th Century Fox

October 15, 1999

Dramedy
DVD
D

A man resents a woman for crashing, under false pretenses, the support meetings he's been crashing under false pretenses.  This is based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel and directed by David Fincher.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Fox Searchlight
November 14, 2014
Dramedy
DVD
C

A washed-up actor (played by Keaton) has telekinesis.  Alejandro G. Iñárritu directed seemingly in one long, tracking shot, or at least the first quarter-hour anyway.