Movies

Note the drop in movie viewing in 2000: That's when we first got cable. Movies that I highly recommend are marked with *.

Movies I saw in 2008

April
* Making Trouble
Smart People

February
* War Dance
* The Savages
* Lust Caution
* Persepolis
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

January
Walk Hard
Recycle
* Kicking It
* Phoebe in Wonderland
* The Visitor
* Trouble the Water
* Frozen River

Movies I saw in 2007

December
* What Would Jesus Buy?
* Margot at the Wedding
* Juno

October
* Darjeeling Limited
* Into the Wild
* Lars and the Real Girl

September
* King of Kong

August
* Superbad
* Rocket Science
* Once

July
The Simpsons Movie

June
* Knocked Up
* Waitress
* Sicko

May
Spider Man 3
Year of the Dog
Sherry Baby
Freedom Writers

April
* An Unreasonable Man
The Namesake
Akeelah and the Bee
Wordplay
* Letters From Iwo Jima

March
* Bridge to Terabithia

February
The Matador
* Pan's Labyrinth
* The Last King of Scotland

January
* Little Children
* Manda Bala
* On a Tightrope
If I'd Known I Was a Genius
* Blame It on Fidel
* Autism Everyday
Padre Nuestro
* Grace is Gone

Movies I saw in 2006

December
Casino Royale
* Babel
* Blood Diamond
* The Good Shepherd
* The Pursuit of Happyness

November
Marie Antoinette
* The Illusionist
Borat
Fast Food Nation
For Your Consideration
* Stranger than Fiction

October
* The Science of Sleep
* Running with Scissors

September
* Who Killed the Electric Car
Half Nelson

August
Corpse Bride
Over the Hedge
* Little Miss Sunshine

July
* Pirates of the Caribbean
* Girlhood
Lilya 4-ever
Pirates of Caribbean II
* The Devil Wears Prada
The Human Stain

June
Transamerica
Tsotsi
* A Prairie Home Companion
* An Inconvenient Truth
* Rize
* Ray

May
* Everything is Illuminated
* Friends with Money
Brick

April
* Thank You for Smoking
* Capote
* Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns

March
* The World's Fastest Indian
Proof
* Why We Fight
* Jarhead

February
* Cinderella Man
* Munich
Yours, Mine, and Ours
Match Point
* Duma

January
Winged Migration
The Maldonado Miracle
* Memoirs of a Geisha
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
* Brokeback Mountain
* The World According to Sesame Street
Gunner Palace
* This Film Is Not Yet Rated
* God Grew Tired of Us
* Quinceañera

Movies I saw in 2005

December
Casa de los Babys
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
* Syriana
* Beyond the Sea
* Walk the Line
HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

November
* The Lost Boys of Sudan
* North Country
The Woodsman
* Shop Girl
* Good Night and Good Luck
Inside Deep Throat
* The Squid and the Whale
Pride and Prejudice

October
* Empire Falls
* My Life Without Me
Goodbye Lenin
Catch Me If You Can

September
Big Fish
* The Constant Gardner
* Broken Flowers
Love Actually
* Me, You, and Everyone We Know

August
Angels in America
Sylvia
* Million Dollar Baby
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Under the Tuscan Sun
Team America
* Mansfield Park

July
We Don't Live Here Anymore
Howl's Moving Castle
Iron Jawed Angels
* March of the Penguins
* Osama
* Crash
In Good Company
* Rabbit-Proof Fence

June
* Devil's Playground
Wall Street
Word Wars
Talk to Her
* Mad Hot Ballroom
* Downfall
The Barbarian Invasions
* City of God

May
* Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
* Frida

April
In the Bedroom
* 21 Grams
* Mona Lisa Smile
Vera Drake
Kungfu Hustle
Spanglish

March
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Shall We Dance?
* Born Into Brothels

February
* Finding Neverland
Bad Education
* The Aviator
Fat Albert
* Hotel Rwanda

January
* Kinsey
Spider Man 2
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Saved
* Thumbsucker
* Bullets in the Hood
* The Education of Shelby Knox
* Heights
* Strangers with Candy
* Murderball
* Hustle and Flow

Movies I saw in 2004

December
* The Door in the Floor
Polar Express
* A Series of Unfortunate Events
Meet the Fockers
* The Life Aquatic
* A Very Long Engagement

November
* I Heart Huckabees
* The Incredibles
Napoleon Dynamite
Touching the Void
* Sideways

October
* Pieces of April
What the Bleep

August
* The Corporation
* Garden State
* Maria Full of Grace

July
* Fahrenheit 9/11
* The Control Room
* Before Sunset
Donnie Darko
Waking Life

June
* Harry Potter 3
* Supersize Me
* American Splendor
The Terminal

May
Mean Girls
Shrek 2

April
The Best Two Years

March
The Dreamers
* Eternal Sunshine

February
* The Triplets of Bellville
Girl with a Pearl Earring

January
Seven Times Lucky
* The Motorcycle Diaries
* Dig
Primer

Movies I saw in 2003

December
* Cold Mountain
* In America

November
Master and Commander
* Elf

October
* Intolerable Cruelty
The Shape of Things

September
* Freaky Friday
** Dirty Pretty Things
* Lost in Translation
* The Magdalene Sisters

August
* Spellbound
* Capturing the Freidmans

July
* The Crimes of Father Amaro
* Whalerider

June
Confidence
* Russian Ark
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
* The Spanish Apartment

May
Laurel Canyon
* A Mighty Wind

April
* Bend It Like Beckham

March
The Emperor's Club
* White Oleander
* Moonlight Mile
* About Schmidt
* Nicholas Nickelby

February
* Adaptation
* The Pianist
* The Quiet American
* The 25th Hour
Pumpkin

January
* The Hours
* Chicago
* Dot the I
Unchained Memories
* Thirteen
* The Station Agent

Movies I saw in 2002

December
* Far From Heaven

November
Dog Town and z Boys
Harry Potter II

October
Punch Drunk Love
Walkabout
* Bowling for Columbine
* Real Women Have Curves

September
* Eight Women
* Igby Goes Down
Kissing Jessica Stein

August
The Road to Perdition
* Love Story
Vanilla Sky
* Love and Sex
* The Kid Stays in the Picture
* Iris
* Possession

July
* Gosford Park
Happenstance
Novocaine
The Majestic
* Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Storytelling
I am Sam

June
* About a Boy
* The Importance of Being Earnest
* Monsoon Wedding
The Aniversary Party

May:
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Startup.com

April
* Ghostworld

March
Shallow Hal
* Beautiful Mind

February
Moulin Rouge
Town and Country
Metropolis
* Hearts in Atlantis
* Italian for Beginners

January
Lord of the Rings 1
* Amelie
* Captain Correli's Mandolin
* Kandahar
Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Movies I saw in 2001

December
Ocean's 11
* The Royal Tenenbaums

November
* The Sidewalks of New York

October
Serendipity
* Riding in Cars with Boys

September
Blow Dry
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Say It Isn't So
* The Insider
Footloose
* The Dish
Gods and Monsters
Someone Like You
Blow
* Amores Perros

August
Save the Last Dance
Duets
* Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Seven Girlfriends
American Pie 2
* Pollock
* Lolita
* Annie Hall

July
State and Main
Drop Dead Gorgeous
* Finding Forrestor
AI
* Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?
Legally Blonde
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Requiem for a Dream
The Road to Park City
* Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Wonderland

June
* This is Spinal Tap

May
Not One Less
Charlie's Angels
Memento

April
* Girlfight

March
* Woman on Top
* The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Nurse Betty
* Pay It Forward

January
Red
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Soft Fruit
Waking the Dead
* Traffic

Movies I saw in 2000

December
* The Adventures of Sebastion Cole
Family Man
Cast Away
Jesus' Son
* Chocolat

November
* Billy Elliot
American Pimp
Gladiator
* Bossa Nova
* You Can Count on Me
* Me Myself I

October
The Matrix
* Best of Show

September
* Any Given Sunday
Barefoot in the Park
* Almost Famous

August
The Beach
Boys Don't Cry
Fast Cheap and Out of Control
Whatever It Takes
Scream 3
* Saving Grace
* Sleepy Hollow
Office Space

July
* Snow Falling on Cedars
* The Straight Story
* The Green Mile
* East is East
Relax, It's Just Sex
* Where the Heart Is
Magnolia

June
Superstar
* Boys and Girls
* The End of the Affair
* The Virgin Suicides

May
* All About My Mother
Three to Tango
* Sneakers
Wishful Thinking

April
* High Fidelity
Fight Club

March
* My Dog Skip
* Erin Brokovich
* Dog Park

February
The Very Thought of You
* Twin Falls, Idaho
Playing by Heart
* Wonder Boys

January
Cruel Intentions
Go
* Little City
* Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Supernova
Girl Interupted
* Splendor
*American Movie

Movies I saw in 1999

December
SLC Punk
* The Loss of Sexual Innocence
The Lover
* Anywhere But Here
The Other Sister
* Dogma
* Lovers of the Arctic Circle
* The Cider House Rules
* Tumbleweeds
The Love Letter
Henry Fool
* Being John Malkovich
The Talented Mr. Ripley
* 35 Up

November
A Walk on the Moon
The Messenger
Can't Hardly Wait
Hideous Kinky

October
Home Fries
200 Cigarettes
* American Beauty
* Ten Things I Hate About You
* The Story of Us
The Out of Towners

September
* Run Lola Run
* Outside Providence
Xiu Xiu
* American Pie
Sleep With Me

August
The Thin Red Line
* Risky Business
* She's All That
* A Civil Action
Dancing at Lughnasa
* Tango
Runaway Bride
* The Blair Witch Project
EdTV

July
American History X
The 60's
My Name is Joe
* Eyes Wide Shut
Dance With Me
The House of Spirits
Rope

June
Sixteen Candles
The Dreamlife of Angels
Armagedon
Immortal Beloved
* Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
* Europa, Europa

May
* Slam
You've Got Mail
* Election
Star Wars: Phantom Menace
In the Company of Men
* War of the Buttons

April
Friends and Neighbors
* Dangerous Beauty
The Truman Show
* Pecker
Meet Joe Black

March
Secrets and Lies
The Slums of Beverly Hills
* Eat Drink Man Woman
Close to Eden
* Orlando
* Digging to China
* Mr. Jealousy
What Dreams May Come
A Simple Plan
Polish Wedding
* Pleasantville

February
* Alice
Umm Kulthum: Voice Like Egypt
Paradise Road
* Party Girl
American Graffitti
* Life is Beautiful
Pi
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
* The Piano
The Van

January
Camilla
Truman
Cousin Bette
Jackie Brown
Suicide Kings
Everest
* The Freshman
A Fish Called Wanda
* Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
* Patch Adams
* Muriel's Wedding
Mighty Aphrodite
The Whole Wide World

Movies I saw in 1998

December
* Elizabeth
* The Land Girls
* Clockwatchers
A Price Above Rubies
Deconstructing Harry
Father's Day
Psycho
Stepmom
* The Imposters
* Shakespeare in Love
Next Stop, Wonderland
Like Water For Chocolate

November
* Rosie the Riveter
* Orgazmo
Very Bad Things

October
* One True Thing
Birth of a Nation
Incident at Oglala
* Who Killed Vincent Chin
Modern Times

September
* Simon Birch
Buffalo 66

August
Gattaca

July
* Something about Mary
* Smoke Signals
* Welcome to Sarajevo
Washington Square
Poinette