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MOVIE REVIEWS

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Name	Web address	Description

ABOUT SCHMIDT: About Happiness	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!152.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 1, 2006

ALL THE KING'S MEN: The One and Only Kingfish	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!378.entry#trackback	Movie Review: June 20, 2007

AMERICAN BEAUTY: Yuppie Angst	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!153.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 1, 2006

ANIMAL HOUSE: Knowledge is Good	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!235.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 4, 2006

APOCALYPSE NOW: Why Were We in Viet Nam?	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!189.entry#trackback	Movie Review: October 17, 2006

APOCALYPTO: A Civilization in Decline	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!245.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 18, 2006

THE APOSTLE: Evangelism Revisited	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!372.entry#trackback	Movie Review: June 11, 2007

ATONEMENT: Perception and Reality	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!486.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 8, 2008

BABEL: A Circular Narrative	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!298.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 20, 2007

THE BANK JOB (2008): Movie About a Bank Heist	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!569.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 26, 2008

BATTLEGROUND – The Battered Bastards of Bastogne	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!285.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 5, 2007

BEN-HUR: Romans, Jews and Christians	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!410.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: September 18, 2007

THE BIG SLEEP (1946): Bogie and Howard Hawks	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!416.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: October 19, 2007

BILLY JACK: A Nostaligic Revisit	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!116.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 13, 2006

BLOWUP: Michelangelo Antonioni and the Need to Communicate Better	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!400.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 8, 2007

BRIAN’S SONG: A Tearjerker for Guys	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!308.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 1, 2007

THE CANDIDATE (1972): A Cute Political Movie	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!650.entry#trackback	Movie Review: June 24, 2008

CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR: The Enemy of Our Enemy	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!492.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: January 15, 2008

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES: John Irving, Piety and Abortion	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!338.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 16, 2007

COOL HAND LUKE: An Irreverent Savior	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!335.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 2, 2007

Crash: A Typical Oscar Winner	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!117.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 13, 2006

DEAD POETS SOCIETY: Typecasting	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!225.entry#trackback	Movie Review: November 28, 2006

THE DEPARTED: Lots of Dead Bodies	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!290.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 12, 2007

ED WOOD: Film About the “Worst” Film Director	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!456.entry#trackback	Movie Review: November 30, 2007

ELMER GANTRY: A Huckster Redeemed	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!310.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 1, 2007

A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957): “Demagogue in Denim”	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!579.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 9, 2008

FIELD OF DREAMS: Saint “Shoeless” Joe	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!274.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 24, 2007

FIGHTING TOMMY RILEY: Manhood versus Macho Posturing	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!539.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 20, 2008

FLAGS OF OUR FATHER: Iwo Jima	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!198.entry#trackback	Movie Review: October 30, 2006

THE FOUNTAINHEAD (1949): Ayn Rand in Hollywood	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!603.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 27, 2008

THE FRENCH CONNECTION: War Against Opulence	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!422.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: November 1, 2007

THE GREAT DEBATERS: “Debate is a Blood Sport!”	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!490.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: January 15, 2008

THE GREAT WHITE HOPE: And the First Black Heavyweight Champion	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!343.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 25, 2007

HENRY & JUNE: NC-17	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!226.entry#trackback	Movie Review: November 28, 2006

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Search for Meaninglessness	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!405.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: August 16, 2007

HOOP DREAMS: “If I’m Not in the NBA”	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!472.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: December 27, 2007

HUD – Hoof & Mouth Disease as Theme	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!356.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 22, 2007

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008): Phone Home Indiana Jones	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!643.entry#trackback	Movie Review: June 17, 2008

INTO THE WILD: Somewhat Refreshing	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!430.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: November 5, 2007

IRON MAN (2008): Where Have You Gone, Ozzy Osbourne?	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!592.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 7, 2008

JUNO (2007): The Pregnant Super Hero	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!513.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: February 12, 2008

KINSEY: Let’s Talk About Sex	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!258.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 3, 2007

KITE RUNNER: Growing up in Afghanistan	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!488.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 8, 2008

KNOCKED UP - Made for Television	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!380.entry#trackback	Movie Review: June 27, 2007

THE LAST DETAIL: Low Budget Classic	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!130.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 3, 2006

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND: Idi Amin	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!320.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 6, 2007

LA VIE EN ROSE (2007): Edith Piaf	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!577.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 4, 2008

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA: The Other Side	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!299.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 20, 2007

LITTLE BIG MAN (1970): And the Strangeness of the White Man	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!585.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 24, 2008

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Movie About a Dysfunctional Family	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!281.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 29, 2007

LIVES OF OTHERS: Behind the Iron Curtain	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!328.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 15, 2007

LORD OF THE RINGS – THE RETURN OF THE KING: Great for Kids	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!179.entry#trackback	Movie Review: October 5, 2006

LUTHER: Gentle Look at the not so Gentle Monk	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!350.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 7, 2007

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS: A Good Bird Flick	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!129.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 3, 2006

MAS*H: Directed by Robert Altman	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!216.entry#trackback	Movie Review (and Obituary): November 22, 2006

McCABE AND MRS. MILLER: Imagined Sins	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!349.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 7, 2007

MICHAEL CLAYTON: Lawyers and the Evil Corporate Client	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!458.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 3, 2007

MILLION DOLLAR BABY: Movie With a Split Personality	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!167.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 19, 2006

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: The Butcher of la Cabana*	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!520.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: February 19, 2008

MUNICH: A Movie Inspired by Something	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!133.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 3, 2006

MY LIFE AS A DOG (1985): Swedish Warmth	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!667.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: July 17, 2008

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN: The Theology of Joel and Ethan Coen	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!474.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: December 27, 2007

NO DIRECTION HOME: Short Story of Bob Dylan	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!238.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 4, 2006

NORTH DALLAS FORTY: Child’s Play	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!243.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 18, 2006

PAN’S LABYRINTH: The Cost of Imagination in Franco’s Spain	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!309.entry#trackback	Movie Review: March 1, 2007

PASSION OF THE CHRIST: Jesus is Shunned by Hollywood	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!122.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 14, 2006

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST – Worthy Sequel	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!154.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 1, 2006

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS: The Elusive American Dream	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!341.entry#trackback	Movie Review: April 18, 2007

THE QUEEN: What is Nobility?	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!300.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 20, 2007

RAGING BULL (1980): Jake La Motta	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!670.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 22, 2008

ROCKY BALBOA: Punchy	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!259.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 3, 2007

ROGER & ME: Story of Flint, MI	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!237.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 20, 2006

RUNAWAY TRAIN: The Philosopher Convict	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!174.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 25, 2006

SEABISCUIT – A Horse is a Horse	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!284.entry#trackback	Movie Review: February 5, 2007

SICKO: Michael Moore and National Health Care	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!388.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 17, 2007

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE: It’s a Cartoon	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!399.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 8, 2007

SLAP SHOT: Old Time Hockey	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!244.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 18, 2006

THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Oil!	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!505.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 28, 2008

THIS IS SPINAL TAP: The Story of Rock & Roll	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!236.entry#trackback	Movie Review: December 4, 2006

THUNDER ROAD: Moonshining and Individualism	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!396.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: July 31, 2007

TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE – Modern Tale of Morality	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!275.entry#trackback	Movie Review: January 24, 2007

United 93: An Open Letter to a Critic	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!115.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 13, 2006

WAG THE DOG: Politics as Usual	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!357.entry#trackback	Movie Review: May 22, 2007

WILD STRAWBERRIES: Ingmar Bergman and Loneliness	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!401.entry#trackback	Movie Review: August 8, 2007

WINDWALKER: The Magic of the Cheyenne	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!387.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 17, 2007

WISE BLOOD: "The Church of Christ Without Christ"	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!384.entry#trackback	Movie Review: July 3, 2007

WORLD TRADE CENTER – A Cautious Saga	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!155.entry#trackback	Movie Review: September 1, 2006

YEAR OF THE DRAGON: Aftermath of the Vietnam War	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!407.entry?&_c02_owner=1#trackback	Movie Review: September 10, 2007

MOVIES IN 2006: Year End Review	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!254.entry#trackback	December 23, 2006

September Reviews	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!151.entry#trackback	September 1, 2006

What We Would Like To Convey In Our Reviews	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!113.entry#trackback	July 13, 2006

More About This Website	http://catharticreviews.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!48920781E1560168!134.entry#trackback	August 3, 2006